Are you looking to specialise in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy?

We are currently recruiting for a full time band 5 physiotherapist within our Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy service. At CNWL we pride ourselves on our staff development and delivering high quality care in community services.

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Please note that interviews for this post will be face to face.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be part of an enthusiastic, supportive and forward thinking team. The role will consist of approximately 6-monthly rotations based across Uxbridge Health Centre, Eastcote Health Centre and the Warren Medical Centre in Hayes, which are all within the London Borough of Hillingdon.

When you join our friendly team you will have your own clinical caseload, assessing and rehabilitating patients through both face to face and virtual (telephone/video) consultations, and in gym settings delivering classes once Covid restrictions allow. Recent post graduate experience is essential and recent post graduate experience in musculoskeletal outpatients and working within a health service sector, either acute or community is preferred.

The Physiotherapy team has a good working relationship with the First Contact Practitioner's (FCP's) working in GP practices and the Extended Scope Practitioner's (ESP's) working at The Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital. We receive referrals from GPs, FCPs and the ESPs. At CNWL we have and continue to work closely with the acute hospital trust in Hillingdon on a number of joint projects including the development of the Hillingdon MSK website.

About us

Our service is committed to CPD and promoting evidence-based practice and a high standard of care throughout. We offer an extensive professional development programme for all staff. The successful candidate will have weekly supervision sessions with their supervisor, participate in in-service training, attend study days and may have the opportunity to assist with mentoring students. Clinical supervision will be provided by band 6 and band 7 staff with a diverse range of experience and specialty including pelvic health and vestibular problems. We also have a number of staff members currently completing Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) training. Many of the band 5 staff previously recruited have gone on to be promoted to band 6 posts within our MSK service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities: Clinical

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of the practitioners professional

To take responsibility for the assessment, treatment and advice of patients referred by senior medical staff, General Practitioners or other health professionals including extended scope

To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses, prognoses and recommend best course of intervention in a wide range of highly complex musculoskeletal conditions.

To be responsible for own case load and may be consulted for advice and guidance by less experienced team members and other health care

To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments

To co-ordinate intervention which may include other disciplines advises and educates patient/carers/relatives/other health

To manage clinical risk within own caseload at all

To be responsible for maintenance of accurate written records using POMR system, to include comprehensive progress and discharge reports to medical

To use knowledge to refer to other health disciplines as

To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic

To demonstrate dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.

To be competent in assessing a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions based on theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, often in situations where conflicting evidence is

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
• HCPC registration
• Relevant CPD
• Evidence of up to date and detailed CPD portfolio

Experience,skills and abilities

Essential

• Experience at undergraduate level in Musculoskeletal rotations
• Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Basic understanding of computers and their applications
• Previous experience at Band 5 level to include rotations outside of MSK Physio e.g. Orthopaedics/Medical/Care of the Elderly
• Excellent verbal & written skills
• Able to present information in a clear and logical manner
• Good presentation skills

Desirable

• Experience of service developments
• Working knowledge of all areas of Clinical Governance including quality, audit and risk management

Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics

Essential

• Ability to work with distressed or aggressive patients
• Team worker
• Ability to listen and reflect
• Flexible approach to service needs, prepared to work in any location

Other

Essential

• Car driver/owner

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CNWL MSK Physiotherapy Clinics in Hillingdon ( post is rotational across sites)

Uxbridge Health Centre

Hillingdon

UB81QJ

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333-G-HC-1416