Physiotherapist Band 7

Job title Physiotherapist Band 7

Reports to Home Manager

Qualifications

Fully Qualified Physiotherapist with HCPC

Registration

Oxford Postural Management Qualification

Contract Fixed Term Contract - 12 months Maternity Cover

Job purpose

To provide high-quality clinical physiotherapy assessment, intervention and oversight within

the therapy service, whilst supporting the effective day-to-day coordination and management of the therapy team.

The postholder will provide Band 7-level clinical leadership, ensuring that physiotherapy and wider therapy provision is safe, effective, evidence-based and person-centred. They will.support the therapy team with clinical supervision, caseload management, reporting,

Timetabling and day-to-day service coordination.

The role will include direct clinical work alongside responsibility for providing clinical

oversight and ensuring the therapy service operates effectively.

The postholder will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, care staff, families,

external professionals and NHS services to ensure residents receive appropriate and

coordinated therapy interventions.

Duties and responsibilities

Quality and Regulation

1. Adhere to the local Safeguarding policy, following the Duty of Candour

requirements

2. Understand the importance of privacy, dignity, choice and consent and uphold these

basic rights at all times.

3. To assess the residents’ capacity, gain valid informed consent to treatment and where

such capacity is lacking/absent to work within a legal framework

4. Contribute to the individualized person-centered care planning process of each

resident and recording appropriate interactions and observations.

5. Complete all regulatory and statutory training

requirements and comply with all

company policy and procedures whilst at work

6. Participate in the formal audit process and research opportunities at the request of the

General Manager

7. Ensure that all Chaseley policies are upheld.

8. Ensure that all regulations are upheld in line with Healthcare

Professionals Council, The Care Act, Health & Safety Executive and CQC

Care Home regulations and

requirements.

Clinical and Leadership

1. Provide Band 7-level clinical leadership and oversight to the therapy team.

2. Act as a senior clinical resource and provide advice and guidance to

physiotherapists, therapy assistants and other relevant colleagues.

3. Ensure therapy interventions are clinically appropriate, evidence-based, personcentred and responsive to individual needs.

4. Oversee the running of services to all outpatient attendees.

5. Support the team in managing complex clinical presentations and identifying when

further assessment, intervention or external referral is required.

6. Promote effective multidisciplinary working across the service.

7. Support the implementation and maintenance of appropriate clinical standards,

policies and procedures.

8. Identify and escalate clinical risks, safeguarding concerns and issues relating to

quality or patient safety.

9. To act as a member of the multidisciplinary team, sharing and disseminating

information with relevant team members. To liaise with outside agencies under the

direction of therapists.

10. To supervise, educate, assess the performance of a highly professional Therapy team

includes student placements.

11. Continuous monitoring and improving the team’s performance to align to quality

focused frameworks.

12. Participation and contribution in resident pre-admission, progress reviews and

discharge planning

13.To be aware of and adhere to relevant Health and Safety at work regulations.

14. To attend meetings as appropriate both internally and externally, sometimes outside

the normal working week and hours.

15. Undertake patient appointments as required.

16. Support the Band 6 Physiotherapist to complete biannual NHS reporting.

Administration

1. Responsible for the maintenance of records and ensuring timetables are produced in

a timely manner for residents and programmes are delivered in a timely manner.

2. Participate and contribute to the development of the Physiotherapy service in the

home.

3. To produce comprehensive resident related reports for other disciplines or agencies

relating to assessment findings and/or treatment outcomes

4. Complete daily entries into the care plan of all interventions and therapy delivered in a

Timely manner

5. To contribute and participate in recruitment and selection procedures as required

6. To contribute to the induction of new staff in the Therapy team

7. Responsible for ensuring the Data Protection Act 1998 is adhered too in relation to all

personal and health information

8. To be aware of policy and responsibilities in managing petty cash as required within

the role.

9. Maintain the day-to-day running of the Physiotherapy service

10. Responsible for ensuring the service has appropriate medical supplies

and materials for the Physiotherapist team

Professional.

1. To undergo training relevant to the development of the role and practice within their

level of competence in line with their professional body.

2. To actively participate in the measurement and evaluation of own work through audit,

Outcome measurement, the application of evidence based practice and research

where appropriate

3. To work within national clinical guidelines’ and have a good working knowledge of

relevant National Standards to which quality of practice should be monitored.

4. To identify and initiate projects including audit to review current clinical practice

5. To coach and develop Physiotherapy Assistants and other members of the care and

multi-disciplinary team as required

6. To maintain state registration with the HPC and to provide evidence of that registration

annually upon request

General

1. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining their own competency to practice

through continuing professional development

2. Establish professional working relationship with the residents their families and

friends

to provide a safe and reassuring environment

3. Work collaboratively within the clinical team to promote a healthy, professional and

friendly atmosphere for all residents and their families and friends.

4. Be professional, courteous and transparent in your communication.

5. Attend opportunities for clinical/personal training and development

6. Any other reasonable task requested by the General Manager which is within your

competence.

1. Working conditions

• Bank holiday and weekend working

• This is physically demanding,

you will be required to stand for extended periods of

time and do repetitive tasks with few breaks

• Double vaccinated against Covid-19

Job Title of positions to be directly supervised

Gym Instructor, Physiotherapist Band 6 and Physiotherapy Assistant

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Good leadership, at all levels of the organisation, shapes its culture into one where

people

who use the services and the quality of care come first

• strong & effective leadership

• a supportive and values-driven culture

• encouraging teams to work together

• stable management

• open and collaborative

Safeguarding

Chaseley Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of

vulnerable adults, employees and volunteers. All offers of employment with the

trust are subject to pre-employment checks which will include References,

Health, Right to Work in UK, a satisfactory Enhanced DBS. Please note that

under the GDPR, by making your application, you are consenting to Chaseley Trust

processing and retaining your personal information for the purposes of the application. You

have the right to withdraw your consent and ask for your data to be deleted at any time,

however it will then not be possible for Chaseley Trust to process your application any further.

Final Statement

Please note, irrespective of the post held, and at all times you are responsible for the health

and safety of yourself, colleagues, Residents and visitors.

This job description will be agreed between the jobholder and the officer to whom he/she is

accountable.

It is a reflection of the present position and will be subject to review and alteration in the event

of any future development within the Chaseley Trust. It will be used as the basis for the

determination of objectives