Senior Physiotherapist

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & ACTIVITIES**:
**Duties**:

- Act independently to plan, implement, evaluate, treat and progress patient care to maximise rehabilitation potential efficiently and independently.
- Participate in physiotherapy in-service and as requested lead team in-service training proficiently.
- Produce and present projects to promote service development and / or personal development.
- Develop knowledge, skills and evaluation processes inpatient groups.
- Develop an area of specialization in sports physiotherapy with involvement in teaching and mentorship in this field
- Responsible for management and development of Physiotherapists as requested.
- Demonstrates leadership at staff professional development activities (case reviews, workshops, courses and in-services).
- Undertake a mentally and physically demanding job, whilst at the same time taking care to safeguard their own health and safety as well as colleagues and patients.
- Utilization of research skills and participation in research projects proficiently as requested
- Supervise clinical workload and provide day-to-day management of Staff Physiotherapists, to maximise efficiency and achieve desired quality of care.
- Utilizes a variety of assessment and treatment techniques and skills expertly.

**Necessary knowledge and Experience to be able to do the job**:

- 10-15 years of sports medicine physiotherapy experience of which a minimum of 2-3 years should be in a similar position / responsibility, preferably in a similar Industry.
- Proven leadership skill through clinical mentorship, teaching skills, peer reviews, publications, clinical specialization, supervisory experience and project development

**Skills and Abilities**:

- Ability to multi-task and to work with frequent interruptions.
- Meticulous and pays attention to detail.
- Ability to establish good working relationships and to work within a team.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Sports physiotherapy background would be advantageous.

**Education and Certification requirements**:

- PHD or Master’s degree in Sport Physiotherapy is desired
- Bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy or equivalent.

**Job specific technical Skills**
- Evidence of ability to work on own initiative and to evaluate own practise.
- Strong evidence of ability to manage orthopaedic and sports physiotherapy caseload proficiently and to help others do the same
- Solid orthopaedic and sports physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills and knowledge
- Personal insight and reflection skills and is aware of own strengths and weaknesses.
- Team Worker.