Senior Physiotherapist (Inpatient)
Core
Provide safe, effective, patient-centred physiotherapy assessment and treatment for inpatients admitted to the hospital, focusing on rehabilitation and post-surgical recovery.
Role type
Senior Inpatient Physiotherapist
Builds
Inpatient rehabilitation pathways and post-surgical recovery outcomes
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Rehabilitation
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical reasoning, evidence-based treatment planning, therapeutic exercise prescription, gait re-education, respiratory physiotherapy, mobility aid prescription, clinical supervision, audit and quality improvement
Preferred skills
Outpatient physiotherapy support, aquatic therapy, Joint School coordination
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Complete comprehensive physiotherapy assessments and develop individualised treatment plans; Deliver and evaluate rehabilitation, therapeutic exercise, mobility practice, gait re-education, and respiratory physiotherapy; Provide education and guidance to patients and families regarding home exercise programmes and self-management; Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support safe discharge or transfer of care; Maintain accurate clinical records; Provide day-to-day support, guidance, and supervision to junior staff, therapy assistants, and students; Contribute to clinical governance, audit, and service development; Work weekends and late shifts as part of the departmental rota
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with supervisory duties
