MSK Physiotherapist Band 6

Job summary

Exciting Opportunity - Band 6 MSK PhysiotherapistLocation: Chase Farm Hospital, London Borough of Enfield

We are looking for a dynamic, dedicated, and enthusiastic Band 6 Physiotherapist who would like to further their career in to the MSK speciality. You will be joining alarge, well-established, and friendly MSK team.

Our service has strong links with secondary care partners, and patients can be referred onwards via our Advanced Practitioner (APP) team when needed.

Why join us?

Be part of an integrated team working closely with therapy colleagues, health professionals in secondary and primary care, local authority, and voluntary sectors.

Make a real difference to patients in a diverse and multicultural North London community.

Interview Information:Please note that interviews will be face-to-face and include a practical component.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for assessing and managing GP referrals to our service, received via our highly regarded Self-Referral Portal. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical reasoning, diagnostic, and treatment skills.

What we offer:

Support from a highly experienced team, including Band 8a Advanced Practitioners (APPs)

Robust and flexible clinical support through:

Yearly appraisals

Regular supervision

Protected CPD time

A comprehensive In-Service Training (IST) programme

About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc Physiotherapy Or Recognised Diploma
• HCPC Registered
• Evidence of ongoing relevant CPD in portfolio

Desirable

• Attendance at relevant Post Graduate Courses

Experience

Essential

• Broad under graduate experience in core clinical areas
• Experience of working in the NHS or with NHS patients, in a private setting, including 1 years experience in MSK.
• Relevant clinical knowledge base underpinned by broader physiotherapeutic skills
• Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

• Participation in project /audit activities.
• Supervision/teaching of students or physiotherapy assistants

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
• Ability to prioritise and manage own work load in a busy environment with supervision
• Ability to process, manage and communicate sensitive information in relation to patient care and convey this in an appropriate and clear manner

Personal Qualities

Essential

• A strong commitment to patient care
• Reliable, flexible, motivated, diplomatic team worker who demonstrates appropriate initiative and good time management

Desirable

• Awareness of own learning style.

Other requirements

Essential

• Ability to meet the demands of the post including occasional travel