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    199-5640754-FM-MT - Personal Specification Physiotherapy Learning Disability B4

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    199-5640754-FM-MT - Personal Specification Physiotherapy Learning Disability B4

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    PERSON SPECIFICATION

    JOB TITLE: Physiotherapy Technician BAND: 4

    DEPARTMENT: Community Learning Disability Team DATE:

    HEADINGS ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE HOW TESTED


    EDUCATION AND NVQ level 3 in Allied A/I
    QUALIFICATIONS Health profession
    support-
    Physiotherapy and OT
    or evidence of further
    training/education
    relevant to post

    OR

    NVQ level 3 in Health


    and Social care or
    evidence of further
    training/education
    relevant to post

    KNOWLEDGE AND A/I


    UNDERSTANDING Basic understanding Basic wheelchair
    of challenges and assessments.
    needs of Learning
    Disability Clients.
    Manual handling
    techniques
    Sound knowledge and
    a highly specialised
    Educating clients and
    experience of
    carers in using mobility
    assessing clients,
    aids.
    implementing and
    progressing
    treatment, within own Basic understanding of
    scope of practice. clinical governance and
    implications for the
    physiotherapy service.
    To have an
    awareness of the
    behavioural Understand statistical
    challenges and requirements and audit
    physical limitations of within the service.
    Learning Disability
    Clients and adapt
    your approach to this
    need.
    HEADINGS ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE HOW TESTED

    Knowledge of a wide
    range of approaches
    to the Physiotherapy
    management of
    people with Learning
    Disabilities.

    EXPERIENCE Greater than one year’s A/I


    Experience of working experience working
    in Physiotherapy in with Learning
    Learning Disabilities Disabilities
    dealing with some
    routine and non-
    routine procedures,
    practices and
    activities..

    Proven experience of
    undertaking non-
    complex
    assessments.

    Clinical experience of
    rehabilitation of
    Learning Disability
    clients.

    Experience of working
    independently without
    supervision and taking
    the initiative
    appropriately.

    Experience of passing
    on knowledge and
    skills to clients,
    carers, health and
    social care staff and
    other agencies.

    Experience of Multi-
    Disciplinary Team
    working.

    2
    HEADINGS ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE HOW TESTED
    Experience of working
    in various community
    settings

    SKILLS/ABILITIES Presentation skills A/I


    Ability to teach and Teaching skills
    educate clients and Ability to present
    other professionals. information in a clear
    and logical way.
    Ability to cope with
    sensitivities of the Ability to provide
    service and maintain services in restricted
    confidentiality. and contained
    environments.
    Ability to maintain
    accurate and legible Ability to work with
    client records. clients in
    abusive/hostile
    Excellent situations.
    communication and A/I
    liaison skills.

    Ability to multi-task

    Ability to work in an
    often pressurised and
    unpredictable
    environment.

    Excellent
    organisation,
    prioritisation and
    delegation skills,
    without immediate
    qualified staff support.

    Excellent
    interpersonal and
    communication skills,
    and the ability to A/I
    communicate with
    people with diverse
    communication
    needs.

    3
    HEADINGS ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE HOW TESTED
    Ability to teach and
    observe others within
    own scope of practice.

    Ability to identify key


    indicators, which
    indicate a need for
    onward referral to
    Physiotherapist, OT,
    wheelchair services,
    Orthotics and the
    multidisciplinary team.
    Good time
    management and
    skills to manage
    changing demands
    and priorities.

    Ability to recognize an
    emergency situation
    and escalate to
    appropriate health
    professional and deal
    with situation,
    showing an ability and
    willingness to assist.

    Able to empathise,
    advise, negotiate,
    persuade, motivate
    and influence

    OTHER Special interest in Car user/driver


    people with Learning
    Disabilities and
    chronic disease
    management.

    To work in an
    environment where
    work patterns will be
    disrupted by demands
    form other clients,
    carers and staff,
    throughout the day,
    on a daily basis.

    4
    HEADINGS ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE HOW TESTED

    High level of
    concentration.
    A= Application T= Test I=Interview

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