This is an exciting full time, permanent static position in the field of musculoskeletal practice, which will serve as an ideal opportunity for anyone wanting to specialize their skills in this area. Fantastic support will be provided within the friendly local team, which includes Advanced Practitioners and strength specialists. Support will also be accessible from other band 6s already based within the trust. Within this role you will have the opportunity to manage a varied caseload of MSK patients. You can expect personal and professional development on a daily ad hoc basis and through a formal 5 weekly in-service training and clinical supervision programme. The Trust provides a structure offering career mobility, coaching and/or mentoring.

We pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.

Main duties of the job

You will be working as part of a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy team, alongside other Physiotherapists, Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners, First Contact Practitioners, Physiotherapy assistants and students. You will also need to link in with the wider MDT across various platforms.

You will be required to assess, treat and manage a very varied caseload of patients as we receive referrals from GPs, the acute sector of Worcestershire and self-referrals. This will predominantly include patients with longstanding MSK conditions such as LBP, OA and tendinopathies as well as some acute conditions such as fractures and post-surgery.

We would expect you to contribute to high quality, patient-centered care using evidence-based knowledge and skill. There will also be an opportunity to assist with service development and to teach and supervise other clinicians and students and help to shape the future service delivery and workforce.

About us

We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community health services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.

We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.

We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.

We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.

At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.

We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Undertake physiotherapy assessments and treatment of patients who may have highly complex and acute / chronic presentation, to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatments needed, and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
• Formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning and utilise a wide range of treatment skills and options to deliver specialised programmes of care.
• Educate and train physiotherapists, health care professionals, physiotherapy students, carers and assistants in physiotherapeutic management. This includes contribution to CPD of the MDT.
• Accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, to organise / triage this efficiently and effectively regarding clinical priorities and use of time.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
• HPC registration
• Evidence of relevant post Graduate) courses / CPD maintained in portfolio

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 2 years post graduate experience including work in a variety of specialities
• Experience of supervision of junior staff or students.
• Experience of delegation to qualified / unqualified staff

Desirable

• Experience within relevant clinical field
• Experience at Band 6
• Experience working in NHS
• Experience of supervision of junior staff or students.

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Crowngate Physiotherapy Centre

Friary Walk

Worcester

WR1 3LE

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