An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a motivated individual to join this progressive team in supporting its continual commitment to deliver high quality patient centered care.

The HMR Adult MSK Physiotherapy team is a welcoming, forward thinking and innovative team providing a comprehensive community MSK Physiotherapy service for patients with musculoskeletal/orthopaedic issues. Referrals are received from GP's, secondary care consultants , emergency departments and through patient self-referral using an innovative on-line referral platform, Physio Direct.

Out-patient clinics are held in 6 geographical locations across HMR. Treatment locations are Rochdale Infirmary, Nye Bevan House Rochdale, Phoenix Centre Heywood, Alkrington Health Centre and Langley Clinic Middleton and Littleborough in the Pennines.

Staff are expected to provide extended hours cover including evenings and Saturday mornings (on a rota basis) where needed.

Key Requirements of the Person Specification:

You will need to be a HCPC registered Physiotherapist, with proven clinical experience and relevant post graduate CPD/study in the field of musculoskeletal/orthopaedic physiotherapy. Professional registration with the CSP is highly desirable.

If you are looking for a new challenge and think this is the ideal opportunity for you, please contact us for more information.

Main duties of the job

To initially triage referrals to determine acceptance to the service and decide appropriate pathway. To perform high quality, timely physiotherapy assessment and treatment of patients referred to the service in clinics held in appropriate treatment locations in the hospital or community. To develop, implement and modify individualized treatment programmes, using a person centered and goal focused approach to management. To use and follow Orthopaedic protocols to deliver appropriate and safe care that delivers positive rehabilitation outcomes for specific orthopaedic surgeries and interventions. To be responsible for your own clinical caseload including patients with complex needs. Training will be provided in any areas identified for development. To support the Service Lead to ensure that junior staff are clear about their responsibilities and accountability and that they have received appropriate training and supervision and are competent to carry out any duties that are delegated to them. To be responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of treatment plans to ensure maximum patient benefit and health outcomes and involve patients in service evaluation and design. To be actively involved in audit. Support the development of a culture of continual improvement, accountability and governance at all levels. To be a professional educator for undergraduate physiotherapy students.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three

core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a betterwork-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information

around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

https://www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

• HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Member of CSP

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Basic understanding of computers and their applications.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology to support relevant clinical skills and effective clinical reasoning.
• Good written and verbal communication skills. Including the ability to present information in a clear and logical manner.

Desirable

• Knowledge of areas of clinical governance including quality, audit, risk management and service evaluation
• Experience in presenting

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of CPD in musculoskeletal / Orthopaedic field
• Previous experience working as a band 5 physiotherapist in musculoskeletal/ Orthopaedic physiotherapy within the NHS
• Experience of liaison with other professionals and partnership working

Desirable

• Experience of taking students and completing an appropriate clinical educators course
• Experience working within a number of different clinical specialities

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Nye Bevan House

MaClure Rd, Rochdale

Rochdale

OL11 1DN

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