We are excited to welcome an experienced and enthusiastic physiotherapist to complete 8 month rotations between inpatient orthopaedics and MSK Outpatients.

The successful applicant will work onsite at the Royal Berkshire Hospital covering both inpatient orthopaedics covering elective and trauma wards and rotating onto MSK Outpatients.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the efficient, effective and safe management of both male and female patients referred to the physiotherapy team in designated area of work.

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical practice for patients under your management and to support more junior staff and students to do likewise.

To work at an experienced level by receiving referrals and independently assessing and treating own caseload of patients, ensuring evaluation and progression of treatment programmes to a high standard, and in line with National and Trust clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways where they exist.

To have clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, including those with complex and diverse conditions, and prioritise that work efficiently taking into account clinical and service priorities, using specialist clinical knowledge to underpin decisions.

About us

The Therapy Service at the Royal Berkshire Hospital are supported by the Networked Care Board. It is a progressive and forward thinking service which has close working partnerships with the Orthopaedic teams.The wider MSK team consists of therapists spread across Rheumatology, Orthopaedics (both inpatients and Outpatients), upper limb and lower limb clinical specialists.

The team is also committed to encouraging students through the department.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for full duties and main responsibilities.Don't hesitate to get in touch should you have any queries.

Person Specification

Application form

Essential

• Experience of working within a healthcare setting

Desirable

• Experience of working in MSK for 2 years

Essential/Desirable

Essential

• HCPC
• Specialist Body
• Previous experience of working in orthopaedics

Desirable

• Additional Courses in relevant field
• Involvement in research/service development

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Reading

RG1 5AN

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