Physiotherapist at Wellpath

Job Summary

• To work as an autonomous practitioner in providing physiotherapy assessments and treatments and goal setting to own designated caseload of patients.
• To maintain up-to-date physiotherapy records in line with professional standards.
• To use evidence-based practice and specialist skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
• To liaise with other health care professionals, carers, and relatives. To provide education and training as required.
• To actively lead the organization of the health and social requirements of patients with musculoskeletal and neurological conditions.
• To participate in activities to further develop own development and other service developments.

Responsibilities
Clinical:

• To provide physiotherapy input to people with a variety of musculoskeletal, neurological, and other complex conditions.
• To provide physiotherapy input into the management of clients with highly complex needs.
• To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure the effectiveness of the intervention.
• To provide physiotherapy input into comprehensive interdisciplinary assessment/treatment/discharge.
• To discuss services and treatment options with potential clients and/or their relatives/carers.
• To provide comprehensive assessment/costing/rehabilitation potential reports including recommendations for family and carers.
• To ensure that clients are involved in the planning and prioritization of their rehabilitation plans wherever possible.
• To provide support, consultation, and advice on relevant physiotherapy issues to patients and carers.
• To contribute to the management of complex cases, ensuring coordination of services involved such as health, social, statutory, and voluntary services.
• To demonstrate a high level of clinical effectiveness by use of the evidence-based practice.
• To contribute to patients’ care and delivery of service. by developing skills beyond one’s own professional training.
• To train/supervise therapy assistants and students.
• Work as a lone practitioner with support available from a senior therapist if required.

Communication:

• To use appropriate methods of communication with patients and carers to maximize rehabilitation potential and their understanding of the condition. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, and gaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. Barriers to effective communication will regularly be evident, e.g. expressive and receptive dysphasia, loss of hearing, pain, fear, etc.
• To provide specialist spontaneous and planned advice, teaching, and instruction to relatives, carers, and other professionals, promote understanding of physiotherapy's aims, and ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
• To communicate effectively and collaboratively with all health and social care sectors to ensure the delivery of a coordinated service. This will include case conferences, joint sessions, and documentation.
• To provide consultation and advice to peers in their own profession and colleagues and other professionals in the broader health and social care settings.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree with 1-3 years experience
• Candidate to reside within Lagos.