Professional / Clinical responsibilities
To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of the post-holders work.
To carry out an assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including complex presentations, and using clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence-based practice, determines an appropriate care plan utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options.
To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of conditions including those with a complex presentation, with occasional guidance from specialist nurses.
To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend the best course of the intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans.
To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments effectively.
To coordinate intervention which may include other disciplines: advises and educates patient/carers/relatives/other health professionals.
To manage clinical risk within the caseload at all times.
To demonstrate physical ability to carry out specialist assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling.
To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, coordination and palpatory sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner, including but not limited to those in Continence Advisory Service.