MSK Physiotherapist

Job summary

External candidates - 12 month Fixed term contract only

Internal candidates - 12 month Secondment

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists who is dynamic, innovative and passionate. This is an opportunity for a team player to join a forward thinking MSK Department that works closely and collaboratively with the wider MSK Team, MSK Advanced Practitioners and our FCP Colleagues in Primary Care.

The ability to confidently triage, assess and manage a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions is essential. This role will involve overseeing junior members of staff and student physiotherapists.

Closing date : 18th October. Depending on numbers of applicants, this date may be brought forwards.

Interview date : 11th November

Main duties of the job

The post holder will receive support from the Adult MSK Physiotherapy Manager and the MSK Team Leads, as well as profession specific support as agreed locally. The post holder will be required to provide Physiotherapy assessments and interventions to the local community (aged 16 +). They will be involved in screening and prioritising of referrals and workload daily, delegation and assignment of work and management of a caseload of clients.

The post holder will also provide support to the other members of the outpatient team including clinical supervision to Band 5 Physiotherapists. They will oversee university students in their training and assessment. Where appropriate the post holder will be responsible for representing the Physiotherapy team at relevant meetings. The post holder will be expected to contribute to projects and developments taking forward Physiotherapy within the county as appropriate.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Job responsibilities

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and working alone as a highly skilled clinician providing guidance within their specialist field

To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands

To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload

To assess patients capacity, gain valid informed consent to treatment and where such capacity is lacking/absent to work within a legal framework in the management of the patient

To undertake the comprehensive assessment and accurate diagnosis of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using expert investigative analytical and enhanced clinical reasoning skills

To use expert clinical reasoning skills frequently with no access to other colleagues

To formulate individualised clinical management programmes utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to plan a specialised programme of care

To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, other disciplines and agencies to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy for each individual patient and to ensure continuation of the individualised treatment programme. This will include manual handling advice.

To be competent in using System one for computerised patient records and ensure notes are written up in a timely manner

• To supervise band 5 physiotherapists and oversee the training and assessment of student physiotherapists

For further information please see the attached job description for full details of the job role and personal specification

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Diploma qualification in Physiotherapy
• Registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Completion of Clinical Educators course
• Relevant MSK post graduate courses

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as an MSK physiotherapist in an Out-patient department.
• Experience of overseeing university students.
• Managing a large case load of MSK patients with a variety of conditions
• NHS MSK Out-patients experience - this can include as a university student

Desirable

• Overseeing the running of MSK exercise groups
• Experience of using System One or other Electronic Health Record Systems
• Minimum of 18 months MSK experience

Knowledge

Essential

• The ability to discuss the clinical reasoning process in the management of complex cases
• The ability to facilitate reflective practice and learning in others
• Very good communication skills both verbal and non-verbal
• The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges facing the physiotherapy service
• To have a good working knowledge of relevant national standards to which quality of practice should be monitored