The Sports Medicine Department is a busy department within the UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic.
It is a fast paced working environment which involves the following responsibilities: Primary Responsibilities: 1.
To assist in the day-to-day running of the ward-based physiotherapy service and in-patient care 2.
To deliver a high-quality service of in-patient, pre-operative and post-operative patient physiotherapy following the SSC6 approach 3.
To refer where appropriate for engagement with the referring Consultant surgeon, Programs, Sports Physicians, outpatient rehabilitation.
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To assist in tracking the numbers of patients on a weekly basis being seen by inpatient physiotherapy and collate a monthly report of this data.
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To work on a rota to maintain a 7 day a week service.
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To ensure appropriate record keeping and electronic patient record, including billing, and maintenance of good practice in data recording and evidence based medicine.
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To develop on-going protocols and evidence based management in conjunction with the inpatient physiotherapy and outpatient rehabilitation teams.
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To take responsibility for roster, time management (TMS) and scheduling of inpatient physiotherapy team to suit the demands of the ward activity in conjunction with the Lead IPOP Physiotherapist.
Secondary Responsibilities: 1.
To contribute to the continuous professional development programme in the physiotherapy department 2.
To take an individual caseload in outpatient setting reporting to a stream lead 3.
To develop post-operative protocols in conjunction with outpatient stream protocols to fit with the SSC6 pathway 4.
To get involved in research within area of interest that leads to the possibility of publishing at least a poster or paper a year in a peer reviewed journal and national conference.
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To assist in the conduct an audit of service delivery on delegated topic of interest Reporting To 1.
Directly responsible to Head of IPOP Physiotherapy 2.
Secondary to Head of Physiotherapy The job description is not intended to be either restrictive or definite but is a guide to the general scope of the role; changes will take place in consultation with the post holder.
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