Physiotherapist

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsibility for People Management.
• To take responsibility for all aspects of service delivery, including providing leadership
• to Physiotherapy colleagues, providing cover for staff who are absent and deputising in
• the team leads absence.
• Deputising in the absence of the Registered manager/Team Lead can include
• operational/leadership duties such as supporting triage, waiting list management,
• attending meetings and delegation of work to Physiotherapy/support staff.
• To take a flexible approach to supporting colleagues in times of caseload pressure,
• including working with colleagues to maintain clinical cover across the team within the
• resources available.
• To co-ordinate the day-to-day activities of Physiotherapy and admin staff where
• applicable.
• To regularly supervise and line manage both workload and caseload of
• Physiotherapist/support staff, undertaking and recording line management meetings
• and appraisals, supporting the attainment of competencies, knowledge and achieving
• objectives set out in their personal development plan.
• To take responsibility and assist the team lead with the recruitment process of
• Physiotherapy and support staff e.g. taking part in interview panels, induction process
• and engaging with preceptorship programmes.
• To support Physiotherapy/support staff and other Livewell SW health and social care
• professionals, to develop their knowledge, experience, providing advice, guidance, and
• signposting where appropriate.

To regularly provide learning opportunities to Physiotherapy/support staff and

colleagues. This includes facilitating and providing instruction, training to supporting

their development, attainment of skills, and ability to reflect on professional and ethical

issues.

To attend student educator training and regularly supervise Physiotherapy students on

practice placement, in line with Livewell SWs Placement Guidance for Non-Medical

Undergraduate Learners and Students policy.

To support colleagues as a practice supervisor or supporting those completing the

Preceptorship programme, including acting as a Preceptor in line with Livewell SWs

Preceptorship Guidance document.

To participate in providing instruction, learning opportunities, experience and training to

health and social care staff and students, including those from other Livewell services,

professional disciplines and colleges as agreed with Team Lead.

To plan, organise and lead when delegated, both formal and informal treatments and

health education groups for both service users and formal/informal carers.

To educate service users and both formal/informal carers regarding the impact of

cognitive, perceptual, and physical deficits that affect patient safety and independence

in the hospital and home, leisure, and workplace.

To support team lead with complaint management and responses, assisting with

addressing and resolving complaints.

5.2

• Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources.
• On the rare occasion you may handle patient valuables as part of a home visit or
• community assessment, that you follow Livewell SWs policy Cash & Cheque Handling
• Procedures, section 6 Patient Money, section 7 Patient Travel.
• To assess, prescribe and authorise both general and specialist aids and adaptive
• equipment in line with the organisations and the Community Equipment Services policy
• and procedures.

On occasions make recommendations for/work with trusted assessor for minor

adaptations to increase / enable or compensate for independent function, teaching

compensatory techniques as required.

Where required may need to assess seating and positioning needs and treat as

appropriate including assessment for and prescription of standard wheelchairs and

accessories when accredited referring on to the wheelchair services as required for

assessment of complex and specialist mobility and seating needs.

If appropriate following specialist training or working with colleagues who have

undergone specialist training, recognise when there is a need to assess for splintingand positioning to prevent, treat and manage deformity and improve function for the

upper limb, fabricating splints which may be complex in nature.

To ensure all equipment and relevant clinical stock is accounted for, maintained, used

effectively and efficiently with risk assessments and appropriate training completed.

To ensure new or replacement equipment is not used by self or staff until it has been

commissioned in accordance with Livewell SW policy. Defective equipment is reported

and made safe without delay in accordance with Livewell SW procedures.

To utilise Livewell SW resources responsibly, following policy and guidance around the

security, useability, decontamination, and maintenance of assessment equipment

utilised in the clinical setting.

Authorise spend on services within operational and financial limits as designated by

role and banding.

To take responsibility for ensuring solutions are at all times cost effective and to work

within financial delegated limits.

To have a working knowledge of statutory and non-statutory funding and the

legislation/guidance that underpins these funding streams, ensuring service users meet

the eligibility criteria when advocating for/ utilising services on the service users behalf

(e.g. Care Act eligibility, Housing legislation etc)

To assess the need for short/long term care placements or care packages for service

users where required; factoring in the use of equipment, techniques or compensatory

methods that safely meet the service users care needs whilst aiming to preserve health

and social care budgets wherever possible.

To maintain high professional standards and conduct at all times, complying with the

standards of practice in line with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and all of

HCPC standards and regulations.

To follow Livewell uniform policy at all times, and to present in a professional manner.

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent reliable

• attendance.
• To comply with the Lone Working Policy and procedures, utilising safety devices and/or
• apps, and always informing the department of your whereabouts during work hours.
• To manage often competing clinical and non-clinical demands, prioritising the day-to
• day management of own caseload and that of the team, delegating activities as
• appropriate.

To work as an autonomous practitioner, independently organising, planning, and

• diarising a designated caseload to meet service priorities, readjusting plans as
• situations change and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical
• priorities and use of time.
• To manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, applying logical
• professional rationale that is based upon evidence based / person-centred principles to
• assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To ensure use of risk assessment in all areas of your work are undertaken and comply
• with Livewell SW Health and Safety policies and Lone Working Policy.
• To maintain up to date, accurate and complete records of all activity and clinical input
• (all formats of service user contacts, MDT care plans, assessments, reports), ensuring
• confidentiality at all times, complying with Livewell SW Health & Corporate Records
• policy and HCPC requirements for thorough and sufficient records.
• To provide written communication to outside agencies and charitable bodies to support
• the need for services and equipment on discharge from the service.
• To be responsible for the timely discharge of people from your caseload.
• To utilise and complete applicable outcome measures in your service and offer service
• user feedback mechanisms when facilitating the discharge of service users from
• Livewell SW services.
• To actively engage in caseload supervision with line manager, taking responsibility for
• ensuring own personal and professional development and statutory training
• demonstrating the ability to apply increasingly complex skills / knowledge as defined by
• identified competencies.
• To submit completed travel expenses in line with Livewell SWs Travel and Subsistence
• Expense Claims policy.
• To ensure all leave is requested in line with Livewell SW policy.
• To report accidents, incidents, complaints, or faulty equipment in line with Livewell SW
• policy and procedures.
• Responsibility for people who use our services.
• To ensure the service user is aware of the role and philosophy of Physiotherapy and
• components of the Physiotherapeutic process, utilising all means necessary toenable individuals to understand the nature and purpose of proposed actions orintervention, including explaining any possible risks involved.