About this role
Job summary
Liverpool Community Physiotherapy service provides therapy and rehabilitation in patients homes.We aim to promote independence and improve quality of life for people with physical problems caused by accidents, ageing, disease or disability. These include respiratory conditions, orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions, mobility issues, neurological conditions and those receiving palliative care.
If you're motivated, with therapy experience and skills, a passion to be part this service, and share our aim for perfect care, we'd like to hear from you.
The role involves working across Liverpool community teams (North, Central, South, Neuro, Rehab at Home, Care homes and Falls) on a rotational basis to provide support to our patients in their homes and other community settings, which will enable you to develop skills and flourish within your career. If this interests you, come and join our fantastic team.
We're a very supportive team with physiotherapists and assistant practitioners who work closely with our occupational therapy colleagues.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to effectively manage a caseload of patient's with multiple and often complex co-morbidities as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence based patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions of the patient group.
The post holder will provide leadership for junior staff, when appropriate, through supervision and appraisal. The post holder will participate in planning, development and evaluation of services provided, holding responsibility for defined service improvement projects.
The post holder will take a holistic approach in the assessment and treatment of patients, being responsible for the provision of appropriate, high quality therapy and care to a caseload which may be of a complex nature, using the appropriate model of care and evidenced based practice.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to effectively manage a caseload of patients with multiple and often complex co-morbidities as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence based/ patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions of the patient group.To prioritise designated Physiotherapy referrals according to need, risk and service capacityTo plan and implement patient centred individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals including sensory integration difficulties within rehab hub setting.To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.To ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual. To monitor, via performance management, the care plans developed for service users by all sector members to ensure that they are appropriate and of a high standard.To liaise with family members, carers, GPs and other professionals as necessary when completing the assessment and developing a care plan.Understanding risk assessment, being able to assess risk and complete management plans.The post holder will provide leadership for junior staff, when appropriate, through supervision and appraisal.The post holder will participate in planning, development and evaluation of physiotherapy services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects.The post holder take a holistic approach in the assessment and treatment of service users / patients, being responsible for the provision of appropriate, high quality care to a defined caseload which may be of a complex nature, using the appropriate model of care and evidencedbased practice.Work in partnership with other professional to enable patients / clients to be maintained in an appropriate environment, thus avoiding hospital admission.To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Physiotherapy profession and facilitate effective learning within the area of practice for all students and practitioners.
Person Specification
Skills Essential
Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills Risk assessment skills Ability to travel to work across boundaries Self-management and motivation skills IT literate Up to date knowledge and application of current best practice in physiotherapy Application of physiotherapy outcome measure and models of practice Application of the process of standard setting, audit, evaluation and review A sound knowledge of the core skills of physiotherapy and their application in this field
Knowledge Essential
Evidence of CPD/Short courses Awareness of current national and local agenda in health and social care Understanding of partnership working Understanding of the principles of care management Awareness of factors that contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy Evidence of being able to communicate complex information and advice on healthcare to patients/clients, carers and colleagues General knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
Qualifications Essential
Registered Physiotherapist with the Health Professionals Council Degree in Physiotherapy Enhanced DBS disclosure Teaching/mentorship qualification or equivalent or equivalent work-based experience
Desirable
Membership of professional body Practice placement education qualification Evidence of post registration study in a field relevant to post
Experience Essential
Demonstrable post registration/qualification experience in the identified specialised field of physiotherapy Experience of successful multi-agency working Demonstrable experience in relevant area of specialised physiotherapy practice or equivalent
Desirable
Management and clinical leadership experience Experience of service development audit and research practice relevant to the clinical area
Values Essential
Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address Community Physiotherapy, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
V7 Building, King's Business Park
Prescot
L34 1PJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)