Specialty Physiotherapist Vascular, Emergency Surgery & GastroNHS
Job summary
o To provide high quality, safe and effective physiotherapy services to older adults presenting with acute and chronic complex vascular and surgical conditions as part of a cohesive multi-professional team.
o To work collaboratively with patients and their carers to effectively assess, goal plan and treat patients following admission to hospital and strive to maximise their independence and quality of life.
o To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists, support workers physiotherapy students
o To actively participate in quality improvement, clinical audit and research projects.
Main duties of the job
Deliver high-quality physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with vascular and surgical conditions, developing evidence-based, patient-centred care plans and evaluating progress against agreed goals. Communicate effectively with patients, families, carers and the multidisciplinary team, using strategies to overcome communication barriers and support informed consent, mental capacity assessments and best-interest decisions where required. Maintain accurate electronic clinical records and manage clinical risk in line with professional, legal and Trust standards, including manual handling and safeguarding. Coordinate care across multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to support safe discharge and continuity of care. Demonstrate advanced assessment, manual therapy and rehabilitation skills while managing complex presentations. Represent physiotherapy at MDT meetings and contribute to coordinated patient care. Organise and prioritise workload, adapting to changing clinical demands. Support the safe use of rehabilitation equipment and supervise, teach and appraise junior staff, assistants and students, deputising for senior staff when required. Contribute to education, maintain continuing professional development, apply current evidence to practice, and participate in quality improvement, clinical audit and service development to ensure compliance with national and local standards.
Job description
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About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.