Physiotherapist

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. • The post holder will demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills and have undertaken appropriate post registration training. • To have an understanding of Health and Social care policy and legislation for the service user group in relation to your professional practice. • To independently prioritise, maintain and manage a complex specialist personal caseload within the context of the Learning Disability Partnership. • To be proficient in the assessment, identification and treatment/intervention of the health needs of the learning disability population, including risk assessment, assessment of complex conditions e.g. mental health, epilepsy, challenging behaviour including forensic issues, palliative care etc. • To understand and have experience in respiratory, musculoskeletal, and neurological areas of physiotherapy practice to enable good clinical decisions, including whether to treat or refer. • To plan and implement specialist interventions that are enabling and client-centred. • To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability when planning and implementing physiotherapy interventions. • To set and communicate realistic and measurable clinical aims, using subjective, objective and functional markers to measure outcomes. • To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention. • Lead in the co-ordination of complex case work as a case manager for individuals. • To have a good understanding of the specific needs of the service user group including at times of crisis. e.g. during placement breakdowns, mental health and physical health relapses and periods of challenging behaviour. • To work collaboratively with service users, their carers and families as appropriate, to make decisions relevant to the service users individual needs. • To recognise the impact of a persons communication needs and tailor interaction to meet this need. Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. • The post holder will demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills and have undertaken appropriate post registration training. • To have an understanding of Health and Social care policy and legislation for the service user group in relation to your professional practice. • To independently prioritise, maintain and manage a complex specialist personal caseload within the context of the Learning Disability Partnership. • To be proficient in the assessment, identification and treatment/intervention of the health needs of the learning disability population, including risk assessment, assessment of complex conditions e.g. mental health, epilepsy, challenging behaviour including forensic issues, palliative care etc. • To understand and have experience in respiratory, musculoskeletal, and neurological areas of physiotherapy practice to enable good clinical decisions, including whether to treat or refer. • To plan and implement specialist interventions that are enabling and client-centred. • To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability when planning and implementing physiotherapy interventions. • To set and communicate realistic and measurable clinical aims, using subjective, objective and functional markers to measure outcomes. • To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention. • Lead in the co-ordination of complex case work as a case manager for individuals. • To have a good understanding of the specific needs of the service user group including at times of crisis. e.g. during placement breakdowns, mental health and physical health relapses and periods of challenging behaviour. • To work collaboratively with service users, their carers and families as appropriate, to make decisions relevant to the service users individual needs. • To recognise the impact of a persons communication needs and tailor interaction to meet this need.