Rotational Physiotherapist

Our delivery model is formed around a shared vision and innovative use of the wealth and diversity of both the clinical and managerial experience that the partnership brings and as such it will provide a truly holistic, person-centred service that no one partner could provide on its own.

The model focuses on care being provided through distributed clinical leadership using Primary Care Networks (networks of GP practices working together with combined practice populations of around 50,000); integrated community bedded services and specialist services with the development of pathways into and out of the acute trust.

To provide a high quality physiotherapy intervention to patients in a wide range of specialties via a four monthly rotational scheme whilst consolidating and further developing skills and knowledge learned throughout degree course.

To assess and implement treatment programmes as an autonomous practitioner.

To work unsupervised reporting back and receiving guidance and teaching from the senior physiotherapists on a daily basis.

• To assess, diagnose, plan and deliver treatment programme to
• To carry and prioritise own caseload and delegate appropriate work to
• To demonstrate the ability to carry out physiotherapy assessments and interventions including manual techniques and therapeutic handling in a competent
• To communicate effectively and sensitively condition related information with patients, carers and other members of the multidisciplinary team to gain consent to treatment and to inform/agree expected goals. This will at times include patients with barriers to understanding or communication, eg blind, deaf, dysphasic, children or people who do not have English as a first language.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings as the physiotherapy representative for individual patients and participate in the clinical decision making process at these
• Make accurate and complete treatment records of work undertaken and keep monthly statistics in line with CSP and physiotherapy service
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own professional and clinical
• To be responsible for assessing and managing clinical risk in relation to your own caseload, seeking guidance and help from senior therapists as
• To contribute to development of patient care by attending relevant team, departmental or other appropriate meetings and comment on recommended changes to clinical care or service provision.
• To take part in the Emergency OnCall and Weekend respiratory physiotherapy

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centered care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:

• The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Surrey County Council

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.

It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.

In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

Essential: - Degree in Physiotherapy; - HCPC Registration

Desirable: - Membership to CSP

Essential: - Broad spectrum pre-graduate experience/placements; - Sound knowledge of physical conditions; - Working knowledge of broad range of physiotherapy techniques and assessment skills; - Experience and/or working knowledge of physiotherapy within the NHS

Desirable: - Pre-graduate experience in community settings (preferably NHS); - Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team; - Previous experience of working as a Junior Physiotherapist

Essential: - Ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally with patients and other professionals; - Ability to organise and prioritise own workload; - Good time management; - Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day; - Competent IT skills; - Car driver/owner

Desirable: - Understanding of clinical governance and its implementation in the work place; - Problem solving skills