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Why should we employ you?

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Enthusiastic individual-keen to learn
Excellent communication skills-reinforced by my educators and the ability to build a rapport
Fit well into a team- lots of experiences of being in a team, appreciate that each individual is different, good sense of humour and approachable
Reliable-100% attendance at university placement and weekend work
Skills fall into your Trusts value

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What are your strengths?

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great communication skills-stroke 
Excellent team player- BIU
Reliable/ responsible -BIU
Enthusiastic - conferences, extra work experience 
Approachable 
Good sense of humour
Adaptable 
Welcome feedback and support
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What are your weakness?

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Put a lot of pressure on myself to do well= stress, how do I deal with stress?
I want the people around me to be happy= unrealistic expectations

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How would you cope if a rotation was change at short notice?

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Been in a similar situation with placement
Contact the new rotation to find out if they can provide advice
Explore the most relevant information e.g. guidelines
Discuss with peers
Be honest and open on arrival about knowledge and experience = patient safety
Explore research and textbooks throughout
Ask for observation with other members of MDT and have patient discussions to learn the role of each MDT member

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What can you do to ensure your HCPC registration?

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HCPC- standards of proficiency state:

  • maintain your CPD and continually develop your learning- attend conferences, talks and courses
  • keep yourself active
  • maintain confidentiality
  • safe and effectively working within own scope
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How would you promote physiotherapy to a student?

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Rewarding 
Helping people
Lots of areas to work in 
Hard work and commitment 
Requires using your initiative and independence as well as working within a passionate team of individuals
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Pros/cons of working by yourself? (Opposite for being in a team)

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Pros:
-one to one with patients so can build a rapport
- build confidence in own ability
- if safe to do so increases efficiency and amount of patients that can receive treatment
-less daunting to the patient
Cons:
- not always safe to do so
- limit input from others with different experiences and idea
-treatment sessions may be limited

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Talk about a situation which you have had to overcome?

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BIU- family meetings about life changing situations

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If a patient wanted to overdose?

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Discuss why they are feeling that way
Discuss with senior- confidentiality would need to be considered
Make sure to clearly document in notes
Advice patient to talk to a loved one or someone close to them
Explore appropriate support services to direct the patient to
Safeguarding

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Christmas you are short staffed what do you do?

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Prioritisation
Communication and delegation to support staff and rest of MDT
Appreciate how others work differently and try and collaborate
Take appropriate breaks = patient safety
Time management
Emotional support of others

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Why do you want a rotation?

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Develop learning in lots of different areas
Work with a range of different experience specialists
Fit into a variety of different teams
Not ready to settle into on strand
Like a challenge- continually test my skills and knowledge

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What is your understand of equality and diversity

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Equality- treating everyone as equals with respect and maintaining dignity,every 4 years nhs England set objective- also includes being inclusive of staff. Example- Leicester people where English isn’t first language
Diversity- welcome individuals and communities differences and treating everyone as an individual. Example-

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What is your understanding of confidentiality?

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Patients trust us with information, they have the legitimate expectations that this information with remain private
Confidentiality means only discussing information with the required individuals
There is a confidentiality model which includes, protect in the information, inform the patient of what it is used for, give the patient choice and continue to improve
The HCPC says that health professionals must know the limitations of confidentiality. Confidentiality can be broken if there is risk to the patient or those around them, however the information should still only be relayed to the required individuals and where possible the patient should be made aware that there info is being shared and the reason why.

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What is safeguarding?

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It is the combined responsibility of all health professionals to protect vulnerable children and adults
Each trust will have a safeguarding policy and most have a safeguarding lead who you can go to for advice
Links with confidentiality- limit of
Important that the individual involved is confident that there info is kept safe and only shared with the required individuals

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What are my personal values?

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Treat others how I would like to be treated
Punctual, reliable and organised
Help others and seek help from others when required

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How would I prepare for on call?

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Ensure I am confident with all the equipment, if not discuss with supervisor to fit in a time to practice
Call main respiratory wards day off on call to see if there are any potential patients and gain insight into the patient
Sort out accommodation
Create a crib sheet for answering the phone
Be aware of who to call if need advice during the night (on call supervisor)

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17
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How physiotherapists can prevent readmissions?

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Appropriate time of discharge
Appropriate equipment at discharge
Francis report- weren’t checking patients were safely discharged to a house, care doesn’t stop as soon as leaving the door
Communication between MDT of any concerns
Being aware of discharge opportunities not appropriate for all to go home
Support services in the hospital
Patient education

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How do physiotherapists improve early discharge?

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Communication between MDT
Starting planning early- from experience equipment takes time
Collaboration with family and patient (finding out wishes early)
Being aware of support services
Appropriate prioritisation

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19
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Areas of improvement identified from your placements?

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Msk- exercise progression, with only six weeks didn’t get to experience
Confidence discussing major life changing topics and decisions

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20
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What are you hoping to achieve in the first 12 months of this rotation?

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Successfully made the jump from a student to a qualified physiotherapist
Fitted in well into the team
Continually meeting the objectives set by myself and appraisals
Attended CPD events and identified so courses I would like to attend

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21
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Give an example of when you were particularly proud of yourself?

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ITU ECMO patient very grateful for effort and team work

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22
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Example of good communication?

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Stroke-SALT

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23
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If you were unable to see a patient what would you do?

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Delegate to support staff
Communicate with other MDT members, see if others have been to to the patient
Make others aware that hasn’t been seen
Ensure he is a priority the following day

24
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What clinical scenario could you of done better?

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Msk- young girl nervous about ankle break

25
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What is your understanding of the different between a band 5 and a student?

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Band 5- clinically and legally responsible for your own caseload, whereas as a student the educator is still responsible for the patient
Band 5- can be responsible for looking after and supporting students
More responsible for organising learning opportunities are requesting support and feedback

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Understanding of the role of a band 5?

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Clinical caseload of patient as an autonomous practitioner
Clinical reasoning skills
Supporting appropriate and early discharge
Recognise own limitations and seek advice from supervisors
Communicate sensitive information to patients/career and staff
Responsible for keeping accurate and timely patient notes

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How do you manage stress effectively?

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Exercise
Talk to friends and family
Discussions with educators
Make plans

28
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What does it mean to work autonomously?

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To work independently
Knowledge and skills required to decide on appropriate treatment
If someone tells you to perform a treatment you can use this autonomy to decide yourself whether it is the correct treatment for you patient
To work effectively autonomously you need support from MDT

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What makes a good team?

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Team players require listening skills, leadership qualities, openness and adaptability
Group of individuals who are familiar with one another and understand how others work
Regular communication
Supportive of one another- emotionally and clinically
Promote each other’s learning and abilities

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How would you support a support worker?

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Observe- feedback
Appraisals- discuss any issues or concerns
Allowing them to work to their capabilities
Promote their learning and progression- advice on interesting teaching opportunities
Value their work

31
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NHS issues?

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7 day services- 16% more likely to die on a Sunday, see the benefits of having and not having. Refer to 5 year forward 
Coordination between hospital and home- 17% readmissions for same reason, cost the nhs billions. Talk about appropriate discharge and preventing readmissions, communication with primary care e.g. GPS
Chronic pain- 7.8 million people in the uk have chronic pain, LBP patient cost the NHS £1,074 a year. Appropriate methods of treatment, talk about class and the psychological implications for the patient
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5 year froward plan?

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Plan initially develop in 2014, and set out in 2016 as a way to improve efficiency and patient care
Focused on- what we do at an individual level, population as a whole and maintaining quality and efficiency
Looked at reducing A&E to 4hrs for 95% of patients, avoiding deaths through a 7 day service, improving the amount of GPS, decrease of obesity and diabetes (taking a unhealthy food shops further away from schools), collaboration with third sector
3,000 more GP and 5,000 more nurses, aim now is on early discharge and delayed readmissions and keeping the elderly active

33
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What is clinical governance?

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Way in which NHS and staff are responsible for continually developing the care provided to patient
Includes- clinical leaderships, risk management, CPD and EBP, learning from complaints, reflection, patient voice, audits

34
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Financial pressures?

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Staffing

Bed blocking

35
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What are the challenges you face coming into this role?

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Step up from student to qualified
Moving somewhere new
On-call
Emotional challenges

36
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How would you show a patient they are care?

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Listen to their needs and try and meet their requirements
Maintain their dignity
Communicate with MDT to improve the continuity of care
Support friends and families
Incorporate them in their own treatment
Prepare for early and appropriate discharge
Support discharge

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How do you deal with a challenging patient?

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Discuss their issues
Inform them of why they are in hospital
Give them responsibility over their own care

38
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What did you learn from each of your placements?

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1- prioritisation, experience with patients and confidence in my own abilities
2- improved my communication, learning to deal with challenging patients and motivational
3- dealing with ethical dilemmas, importance of organisation and taking on a larger responsibility
4- time management and running group exercise classes

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What would you do if a patient falls during Rx?

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Check the patient was okay, take some obs
Request assistance from appropriate staff to assist patient into a safe position, check the patient is okay
Take appropriate steps to report incident
Reflect on incident to see if there was anything I could of done differently
Monitor patient for rest of the day, in the next sessions reduce goal and build back up
Talk to patient to see if they have any concerns

40
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What does being a physiotherapist mean to you?

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Working towards improve the life and the abilities of the patients you treat.
It is a very varied profession where you work for the acute to the minor conditions

41
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Why bath?

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Large teaching hospital
500,000 patients- lots of conditions 
International renowned specialists 
CQC rated care as outstanding 
Trust vales are the key aspects of care 
Range of services
42
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What are baths trust values?

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Everyone matters (treat everyone as individuals, take time to care, value and respect others)
Working together (communicate, actively listen, involve and empower others) 
Making a difference (proactive, speak up and willing to learn)
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Qualities of a good physiotherapist?

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Good communication 
Adaptable 
Reliable 
Inspiring
Motivational
Respectful of others
Good team player
Understanding
Cooperative
Delegate 
Sense of humour
Approachable 
Identify stress
Sensitive to others feelings
On going education
Allow career development 
Good role model to students 
Interested
Cheerful
Open to knew ideas
44
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RUH media releases?

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The forever friends appeal raising money for the RNHRD and therapy center
Spreading stories of those who have experienced therapy
These two facilities will continue the much needed therapies to 250,000 treated each year
Currently therapy services are all spread out= new centres would create a nurturing environment for all patients
RNHRD and therapies centre being built close to the main entrance, outpatient centre providing treatment, care and education for patient recovering from illness, injury or long term conditions
Bridge to connecting and signposting patients to resources and support in the community to enable patients to manage their daily lives
House rheumatology, therapies and pain management services under one roof
Facilities- clinical rooms, gym, education, hydrotherapy pool, assessment kitchen and discreet stair assessment

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Audit?

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Find out if healthcare is being provided in line with health care standards
SSNAP- first 6 months

46
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What are the 6c’s

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Care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment

47
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What makes an effective leader?

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Assertive
Engaging
Challenging
Methodical
Adventurous
48
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AHP in action

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How AHP can support the 5 year forward plan:
-drive improvements in health and well-being
-restoring and maintaining financial balance
-delivery core quality standards
E.g.:
-improve health and well being of individuals e.g. in community can promote self management and staying active
- solution to GP and emergency care, e.g. reducing inappropriate admissions
- use EBP- to reduce variation in care

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Mental capacity act (2005)?

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Designed to protect and empower people who may lack mental capacity to make their own decisions about care
Assume a person has capacity until proved otherwise
Where ever possible help people to make their own decisions
If you make a decision for someone it must be done in their best interest
MCA allows for a trust individual to make decision on their behalf
Person is unable to make a decision if they can’t
-understand the information relevant to make the decision
- retain that information
- use/ weigh up that information as part of the process of making the decision

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Appraisals?

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Clarify the roles and responsibility of the individuals
Enable support and feedback to be given
Contribute to the training needs, professional and personal development of individuals

51
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Give me and example of when you fitted in well to a team?

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BIU- small team, quickly learnt how individuals worked, supported each other through difficult discussions, humour, regular communication and all working towards the same goal

52
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Explain a time when you have shown care and compassion

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MSK outpatient- chronic pain
Discussed why she was feeling how she was feeling, encouraged her to do more - choir and go to the park/ zoo with the grandchildren

53
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Think of a time when you had to motivate

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ITU- ecmo and kept getting knocked back
Elderly rehabilitation- the use of humour and bargaining and reminding them of their goals and what they needed to do to achieve these goals

54
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Issue that you might face in the roll?

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Stress- could be emotional stress or stress due to the pressure put on you
Physical
Fitting in the continual learning around the work- something I believe I can meet, on placement I’m praised for extra reading etc I complete
Acute hospital- complexity of patients lots to learn
Regular change- having to appropriately transfer skills
Ethical dilemmas

55
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

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Hopefully working as a band 6
Supervising students and newly qualified
Attending teaching courses
Having found a field of physiotherapy which I enjoy
Taking a greater leadership role within the team I work
Taking on greater responsibility- trying to get my added competencies e.g. tracheostomy care

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