Stonehouse Combined Practice (SCP)

• The SCP provides a primary care service to all service personnel at 42 Cdo Bickleigh 30 Cdo Stonehouse and 29 RA Cdo The Royal Citadel. The Senior Medical Officer (SMO) commands the Medical Centre and the Officer Commanding Rehabilitation (OC SCP Rehab) is responsible for managing the provision of a physiotherapy-led rehabilitation service and is accountable to the SMO.
• The Post Holder will provide an individual and group exercise rehabilitation service for personnel with musculoskeletal injuries who have been referred from physiotherapy.
• The Post Holder will hold the necessary qualifications and complete the necessary checks as per the ERI standards of proficiency to practice.

Purposes

Primary Purpose:

Provide assessment design and implementation of safe and progressive exercise treatment schedules for all injured 30 Cdo ranks referred by a Medical Officer or Physiotherapist.

To act as a subject matter expert (SME) on individual and group exercise therapy for patients with MSK injuries and provide an advisory service to patients other healthcare professionals (HCPs) GPs Consultants and military Chain of Command (CoC).

Lead in the development of exercise therapy resources and the specialist field of Primary Care Rehabilitation.

Building management of the PCRF gym.

Conduct practice audits service evaluations and quality improvement projects (QIPs).

Secondary Purposes:

Assist in teaching medical staff.

Maintenance stock-take and ordering of PCRF Physical Training Equipment (PTE).

Identify and promote injury prevention and MSK well-being at 30 Cdo through patient education and any other means.

Take-on role within the MDT to help maintain high standards of patient care at the Medical Centre.

Input medical exemptions for MSK on JPA

Authority

• The Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor is authorised to liaise with any Service or civilian organisation or individual in order to achieve his purposes.
• The ERI is accountable to the OiC Rehab (LM) and through him / her to the SMO. OC Log Sqn 30 Cdo is 1RO and CO 30 Cdo is 2RO.

Principal Tasks

As detailed below:

• Responsible for performing clinical assessments designing and implementing safe and progressive treatment schedules following MO / Physiotherapist diagnosis and referral.
• Plan and conduct individual and group exercise therapy sessions.
• Responsible for documenting on the medical record specific treatments given and individual progression / regression in respect of such treatments. The record must conform to the standards required for notes auditing.
• Liaise closely with the Physiotherapists / Doctors regarding the rehabilitation of patients and monitor progress through a weekly MDT meeting.
• Attend Unit Health Committees if required.
• Maintain database of patients under rehabilitation.
• Maintain proper use and maintenance of equipment materials and the accurate administration of any allocated inventories.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records of consultations on DMICP.
• Assist in departmental Healthcare Governance (HCG) through audit service evaluation and quality improvement projects (QIPs) as directed by OC Rehab.
• Promote and maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with local policy and Caldicott Guidelines.
• Advise patients and CoC on the prevention of training injuries.
• To attend Regional In-service Training when available.
• To take part in regular departmental clinical supervision and IST.
• Maintain current mandatory training as identified by DPHC and the Medical Centre lead.
• Support Physiotherapists Medical Officers and Medical Assistants with their own professional development where appropriate.

Secondary Tasks

As detailed below:

Establishment Duties (such as Duty Officer) as required by OC Log Sqn.

Support the Commando Forces Sgts Mess (CFSM) as required by RSM 30 Cdo.

Equality and Diversity

The responsibility for implementing the Departments Equality and Diversity policies is shared by all staff. The Post Holder has a responsibility to ensure that the working environment is free from harassment and that the dignity of others is respected. The Post Holder will ensure that their conduct or behaviour does not cause offence and will actively discourage colleagues from harassing others.

Data Protection

You must ensure compliance with the Data Protection act 1998 including the Data Protection Principles when dealing with any Personal Data including medical classed as sensitive in the Act.

Health & Safety

The Post Holder recognises and accepts that all staff have a duty to co-operate with line management and to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. See relevant Unit Standing Orders (USO).

Security

The Post Holder accepts responsibility for ensuring that the security implications of their activities are considered that security standards and procedures as laid down in JSP 440 are applied effectively and that prompt action is taken in the event of any security incident. See relevant USO.

Learning and Development

The Post Holder is responsible for ensuring that their training and development needs are identified and agreed with their Line Manager and are reviewed at the mid-year review and that the completed Personal Training and Development Plan is sent to the designated training authority.

Terms of Reference

The Post Holder is to ensure that they understand these Terms of Reference.