Physiotherapist

Job Title:  Senior Physiotherapist– Band 6  (2 roles)
Area:  Cambridgeshire NHS
Salary:  £negotiable  
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing                          
Job details:  Intermediate Care Team – D2A. JD available on request:

• To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team
• To be reasonable for own caseload and undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills
• To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions, provide adaptive equipment, rehabilitation programmes, and make recommendations for minor adaptations in line with current legislation
• To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making
• To provide support and education to peers, new staff non-registered staff and students
• To supervise junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensure that Assistant Practitioners and Integrated Care Workers deliver high quality patient care
• To be actively in teaching and supporting Assistant Practitioners and Integrated Care Workers to achieve competencies
• To be accountable for a delegated caseload held by Integrated Care Workers and Assistant Practitioners
• To prioritise all referrals according to clinical need and to allocate or signpost appropriately
• To provide a high standard of care
• To work in various community settings, this includes lone working, with access to Advanced Practitioners when required.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 08.30 – 16.30 (flex on start and finish times)
Code:  U.C682. 025009. B13110