About the role
Salary: £24 an hour
Why might this job interest you?
We have an exciting
opportunity for a Specialist Physiotherapist in West Hertfordshire NHS Trust to
join the Inpatient Therapy Department at Watford General Hospital. You will be
responsible for providing specialised assessment and treatment to patients with
complex physical and psychological needs, undertaking advanced
physiotherapeutic assessments, developing diagnoses and delivering
individualised treatment programmes. You will also be responsible for providing
expert advice, guidance and information to patients, carers, relatives and
other professionals, while supporting a coordinated approach to patient care
through effective communication with medical and nursing staff, social workers
and the wider multidisciplinary team.
As a
Specialist Physiotherapist, you will be responsible for managing your own
caseload and a defined area of the service or specific patient group, working
autonomously without direct supervision. You will be responsible for
undertaking all aspects of your clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner
and maintaining your professional development through regular clinical
supervision, formal training, clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences
and reflective practice. You will also be responsible for supervising,
educating and assessing junior physiotherapists, assistants, technical
instructors and clerical staff, as well as supporting physiotherapy students to
develop their clinical skills and knowledge to graduate standard. You will work
collaboratively with universities to ensure student teaching and clinical
practice meet the required degree-level standards.
Responsibilities of this job role