Physiotherapist

Role & responsibilities

Job Specification

• A Bachelors Degree or an Associate Degree in physiotherapy
• Minimum of 1+ years experience in this position.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• The ability to build and maintain rapport with patients.
• Teamwork skills.
• Tolerance and patience.

Job Description:

• To be professional, legally responsible, and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.

• To ensure a high standard of clinical care to inpatient and outpatients under your management.

• To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients and to formulate effective, clinically reasoned treatment plans.

• To carry out timely assessment and treatment of a mixed caseload of inpatients and to facilitate safe discharge home from the hospital.

• To be competent in using a wide variety of assessment techniques and skills

• To assess patients needs for any rehabilitative equipment and aids to improve safety and functioning within the home.

• To train patients, cares, family members and other agencies on the use of any equipment issued.. To demonstrate highly developed therapeutic handling skills requiring dexterity, co-Ordination and palpation skills for accurate assessment, handling patients.

• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organize this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and service requirement, with the support of the Inpatient Team Lead Physiotherapist and Physiotherapy Manager.

• To participate in the weekend rota system

• To maintain and demonstrate your own clinical professional development by keeping up to date with new treatment trends and research, incorporating them into your work as necessary.

• To ensure best practice at all times by outcome evaluation, attendance at post graduate courses and reading current literature.

• To ensure high standards of cleanliness and presentation are maintained at all times.

• To be responsible for the safe use of equipment used within the physiotherapy department, notifying the Physiotherapy Manager of any equipment in need of repair or maintenance, and employing effective use of reporting systems already in place.

• To comply fully with all departmental and organizational policies and procedures.

• To be flexible and open to taking on duties with regard to both hospital and departmental administration.

• To demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff including imparting unwelcome news.

• To demonstrate the mental ability to remain concentrated and focused throughout a working day and respond to a variety of patient emotional needs.

• To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner.

• To represent the Physiotherapy service and/or individual patients at the multi-disciplinary team meeting and senior staff nursing meetings.

• To liaise with relevant physiotherapists, medical staff, nursing staff and other health Care professionals who may be in direct contact with the post holder with regard to patient care.

• To ensure timely and effective communication with the Physiotherapy Manager and senior/junior staff on all professional matters.

• To communicate effectively with patients and carers, in order to maximize rehabilitation potential and provide safe and efficient discharge plans.

• To respond to enquiries, telephone messages and emails (internal and external) in a timely manner. E-mail should be responded to or acknowledged within 48 hours.

• To use the hospital reporting systems for requesting and managing annual leave, sickness, study leave day and any other absence.

• To comply with the Health and Safety Policies of the hospital at all times to ensure the wellbeing of the post-holder, patients, visitors and other staff.

• To be aware of Health and Safety issues within the hospital and department.

• To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through continuing professional development activities and record this in a portfolio.

• To ensure that, as an individual practitioner, the post holder makes all reasonable efforts to develop and maintain the current background knowledge in the specialty area.

• To attend all the relevant mandatory training on time and provide copy of the certificate to Physiotherapy Manager.

• To actively participate in professional and multidisciplinary training and education.

• Maintain a professional portfolio for continuing professional development, recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities.

• To comply with the Organisations Equal Opportunities Policy and treat staff, patients, colleagues and potential employees with dignity and respect at all times.

• To ensure that Dr Kamakshi memorial Hospital resources are used efficiently and with minimum wastage.

• To comply with policies for personal and patient safety and infection control; this includes a requirement for rigorous and consistent compliance with hand hygiene and use of personal protective equipment

Perks and benefits

As per market standard