Critical Care Physiotherapist

To provide advanced assessment and treatment for patients with complex needs, and to provide experienced advice, guidance and information to patients, health and social care professionals, carers, relatives and other non professionals. To be an integral member of a team assuming delegated responsibilities for supervision of students, junior and assistant members of staff. Participates in evidence based projects and assists in implementing changes within designated team/area and setting and monitoring standards of practice. Uses initiative in day to day practice, identifying methods to improve the quality, safety and clinical effectiveness of the Therapy services and engaging with the team in a collaborative manner to implement change. To deputise for the Team lead Physiotherapists or Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for the Adult Critical Care workstream and contribute to improvements in service delivery and clinical practice. To assist the manager in service redesign and modernisation.

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• Identify areas of unmet patient needs and service gaps and/or areas requiring service development in consultation with service manager.
  
• Keep up-to-date with current local and national developments in relevant clinical area.
  
• Support Departmental and Trust strategies regarding Clinical Governance issues.
  
• Contribute as required to audit/research projects within own clinical area.
  
• Participate in the therapy training programmes.
  
• Lead and participate in the co-ordination of departmental and therapy service-wide initiatives.
  
• Assist within the team in supervision, appraisal, induction and co-ordination of junior staff and physiotherapy support workers; ensure practice meets required professional standards.
  
• Ensure safe and competent use of gym equipment during patient sessions and assist in supervising junior and student physiotherapists.
  
• Depute for the team’s more senior staff in their absence; manage day-to-day operational duties of the team.
  
• Organise and run in-service training and external courses.
  
• Be flexible in working day around clinical caseload and respond to unexpected situations (e.g., acute patient illness, urgent referrals, staff sickness).
  
• Contribute to improvements in service delivery and clinical practice.
  
• Assist the physiotherapy manager in service redesign and modernisation.
  
• Service Development and Quality Governance: assist in induction of new recruits, provide supervision and performance reviews, assist in training and practice placement education, audit/monitor performance against guidelines and standards, and contribute to research projects.
  
• Ensure therapy service responds to national initiatives and policies within Clinical Governance to keep practice evidence based.
  

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• Complies with the Professional Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, national guidelines and Trust procedures.
  
• Plans and allocates work to basic grade, technical instructor/assistant staff.
  
• Accepts responsibility for delegated service, departmental clinical and administrative duties.
  
• Reviews and reflects on own practice and performance via supervision and appraisal.
  
• Acquire clinical and professional skills according to the competency framework; maintain a professional portfolio for CPD.
  
• Risk management is a shared responsibility; staff receive education, training and support to meet this responsibility.
  
• Familiar with Major Incident Policy, Fire Policy, Information governance; understand local response plans and roles.
  
• Ensure duties and responsibilities comply with Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, statutory regulations and Trust policies; training/support available as required.
  

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• HCPC registered Physiotherapist
  
• ICU experience
  
• Experience supporting junior colleagues and students
  
• Written communication is logically presented, clear and coherent
  
• Evidence of prioritisation
  
• Able to provide some evidence of reasoning processes supporting application of credible clinical skills
  
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration
  

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.