25UHWA2011 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

25UHWA2011 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (COPD Outreach)

- Waterford, Ireland
- Full time, Permanent

Who We Are

University Hospital Waterford is a Model 4 teaching hospital that provides general medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity care to people living in South Kilkenny, Waterford City and County.The hospital provides specialty services to the population of the southeast c. 500 000 in the following areas of clinical practice: Cardiology (including Interventional Cardiac Procedures), Trauma Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Neurology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Urology, Vascular Surgery, ENT, Neonatolog

University Hospital Waterford is a Model 4 teaching hospital that provides general medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity care to people living in South Kilkenny, Waterford City and County.The hospital provides specialty services to the population of the southeast c. 500 000 in the following areas of clinical practice: Cardiology (including Interventional Cardiac Procedures), Trauma Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Neurology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Urology, Vascular Surgery, ENT, Neonatolog Show more

Skills and attributes

- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Planning and Managing Resources
- Evaluating Information and Judging Situations
- Managing and Developing (Self and Others)
- Commitment to Providing a Quality Serice
- Professional Knowledge and Experience

Description

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The initial vacancy is one specified purpose vacancy in this area.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Professional / Clinical

The Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist will:

- Identify and prioritise the requirements of the service within a constantly changing environment.
- Provide advanced physiotherapy assessment, management and treatment/appropriate interventions for patients assigned to his/her caseload.
- Ensure a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management is provided for patients under his/her care and ensure that professional standards of practice are adhered to.
- Work as the lead contact (advanced practitioner) in line with competency level, triaging, diagnosing, treating and managing of patients with postnatal related conditions.
- Collect and analyse data to evaluate the effectiveness of their input. He/she will be required to produce and present reports in relation to their service on request
- Be an expert clinical lead for Women’s Health Physiotherapy service
- Promote and ensure clinical effectiveness of Women’s Health physiotherapy services through performance management, education, audit and research
- Oversee, monitor and uphold the standards of professional practice through clinical audit, supervision and training.
- Operate within the scope of Physiotherapy practice as per CORU requirements and in accordance with local guidelines.
- Be responsible for a clinical caseload.
- Ensure a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management is provided for service users under his/her care.
- Operate within the scope of practice of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists
- Participate in weekend and bank holiday rotas as required.
- Ensure the privacy and dignity of the service user is respected at all times.
- Keep abreast of research and practice developments in relevant clinical area(s); advise on and, in collaboration with the Physiotherapy Manager, introduce improvements / changes to work practices, procedures, techniques or technology in light of new developments.
- Communicate with other Clinical Specialists nationally and internationally to further develop clinical excellence and research.
- Act as an advanced clinical advisor in the specialist clinical area(s) to Physiotherapists and other Health Care Professionals regarding the management of complex cases
- Keep accurate written and/or electronic records on the assessment, treatment, outcome and other information relevant to service users.
- Ensure the privacy and dignity of the service user is respected at all times.
- Serve on and provide specialist advice to committees / working groups that may be set up relevant to the area of clinical speciality.
- Participate in relevant service and professional meetings.
- Undertake other duties within the hospital as specified by the Physiotherapy Manager including maintaining their own ward competency level. This will also involve taking part in the on-call rota and weekend rotas.
- Contribute to forward planning and development pathways

Education & Training

The Clinical specialist Physiotherapist will:

- Participate in mandatory training programmes
- Take responsibility for, and keep up to date with Physiotherapy practice by participating in continuing professional development such as reflective practice, in service, self-directed learning, research, clinical audit etc.
- Be responsible for the induction and clinical supervision of staff in the designated area(s)
- Manage, participate and play a key role in the practice education of student therapists. Take part in teaching / training / supervision / evaluation of staff / students and attend practice educator courses as relevant to role and needs
- Engage in personal development planning, clinical supervision and performance review for self and others as required
- Initiate and participate in own continuous professional development and performance management with the Physiotherapy Manager and Respiratory Consultants
- Serve as a resource to contribute to the continuing professional development activities and education programmes of the physiotherapy services at Acute, community and regional levels, as appropriate.
- Attend where possible relevant post graduate courses and lectures.
- Agree and undertake appropriate training to provide advanced practice physiotherapy activities based on local service need, cognisant of Physiotherapy scope of practice and Legislation frameworks

Health & Safety

The Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist will:

- Develop and monitor implementation of agreed policies, procedures and safe professional practice by adhering to relevant legislation, regulations and standards
- Ensure the safety of self and others, and the maintenance of safe environments and equipment used in Physiotherapy in accordance with legislation
- Assess and manage risk in their assigned area(s) of responsibility
- Take the appropriate timely action to manage any incidents or near misses within their assigned area(s)
- Be responsible for the safe and competent use of all equipment, aids and appliances both by clients and staff under their supervision

Administrative

The Clinical specialist Physiotherapist will:

- Be responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of a quality service in line with best practice
- Oversee and monitor the standards of best practice within their Physiotherapy team
- Contribute to the service planning process
- Assist the Physiotherapy Manager in service development encompassing policy development and implementation
- Review and evaluate the Physiotherapy service regularly, identifying changing needs and opportunities to improve services
- Develop and promote quality standards of work and co-operate with quality assurance programmes
- Collect and evaluate data about the service area as identified in service plans and demonstrate the achievement of the objectives of the service
- Oversee the upkeep of accurate records in line with best practice
- Collate and maintain accurate statistics and render reports as required
- Represent the department at meetings and conferences as appropriate
- Inform the Physiotherapy Manager of staff issues (needs, interests, views) as appropriate
- Promote a culture that values diversity and respect in the workplace
- Participate in the control and ordering of Physiotherapy stock and equipment in conjunction with the Physiotherapy Manager
- Be accountable for the budget, where relevant
- Keep up to date with organisational developments within the Irish Health Service
- Engage in IT developments as they apply to clients and service administration
- Perform such other duties appropriate to the role as may be assigned by the Physiotherapy Manager

The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of he post while in office.

University Hospital Waterford is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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