Description:
This is an exciting new role for a general Physiotherapist to participate in and contribute to delivering an agile, high-quality Physiotherapy service to a wide variety of inpatients and outpatients. Referrals are received from the neurology, oncology, cardio-respiratory, intensive care, rehabilitation, orthopaedic and surgical teams or via various outpatient routes. You will participate in the respiratory on-call rota and will have an opportunity to cover additional shifts over weekends.
You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen By
- Providing assessment, treatment, and discharge planning to a caseload of patients with a variety of clinical presentations. Your intervention will be both client-centred and evidence-based.
- Establishing and maintaining efficient communication within the multi-disciplinary team (both internal and external) to ensure a holistic and complete duty of care. This includes verbal, non-verbal or written communication, both in expression and active listening, to facilitate accurate comprehension of information.
- Assisting colleagues in other specialities as your caseload and competence allows. You will have an opportunity to grow and further develop in your profession through exposure to a varied patient caseload.
- Supporting Bupa's vision, mission statement and values.
- Establishing and maintaining efficient communication within the multi-disciplinary team (both internal and external) to ensure a holistic and complete duty of care. This includes verbal, non-verbal or written communication, both in expression and active listening, to facilitate accurate comprehension of information.
- Acting as a resource of specialist advice for patients, clients and colleagues within the scope of your experience and knowledge.
- Participating in hospital and departmental processes that support and encourage professional and personal development of yourself and your colleagues.
- Practising as an autonomous and accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical reasoning in undertaking specialist assessment in order to provide an individualised treatment programme for each patient.
- Providing appropriate information, education and support for your client group and their carers.
- Obtaining informed, valid consent on an ongoing basis which endeavours to keep patients involved in their own health care plan.
Key Skills / Qualifications Needed For This Role
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- DBS clearance
- Proven experience as a qualified Physiotherapist in an acute hospital setting
- Evidence of a broad range of clinical experience as a student and a band 5 physiotherapist to include AICU, surgery, respiratory, rehabilitation, neurology, and orthopaedics
- Sound clinical reasoning skills
- Knowledge of health and safety issues in a therapy setting