Highly Specialised Physiotherapist - Musculoskeletal Outpatients

Highly Specialised Physiotherapist - Musculoskeletal Outpatients
Employer
St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location
London
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year pa. pro-rata inclusive of HCAS (20%)
Closing date
31 May 2024
Full time position providing Assessment and treatment of MSK physiotherapy patients, overseeing classes, supervision of team of band 5/6 staff, day to day operational team managementMain duties of the jobHigh quality assessment and treatment skills for MSK patientsGood organisation and time managementWorks autonomously and able to manage a busy MSK caseloadLeading classes and the delivery of group interventionsSupporting training and supervision of junior staff and students.Provide Team leadership and operational management to local siteAbout usSuccessful candidates will work for a leading MSK outpatient department with a wide variety of rotations. As a teaching hospital they will have lots of opportunity for personal and professional development and have the opportunity to work with experienced advanced physiotherapy practitioners and consultant physiotherapists.Job descriptionJob responsibilities**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**Person SpecificationQualifications and TrainingEssentialoDegree or equivalent in physiotherapyoHPC registrationoEvidence of CPD in musculoskeletal physiotherapy in the form of a detailed personal development portfoliooPostgraduate education/courses in musculoskeletal physiotherapyoRelevant special interest group membershipoMasters Degree or evidence of working at an equivalent level in musculoskeletal physiotherapyDesirableoFormal management trainingoMSc in musculoskeletal physiotherapyoMACP or equivalent clinical membershipoLeadership trainingExperienceEssentialoMinimum 4 years post registration experience of which 2 years are out-patient musculoskeletal physiotherapy at Band 6 level to include Consultant referrals , GP referrals, Rheumatology, Orthopaedic In-patients, Chronic Pain ManagementoExperience of Classes/Group work/CircuitsoAt least 1 year's experience of working in the NHS or equivalentoGood knowledge of complex pain syndromesoAdvanced knowledge of anatomy and physiology underlying musculoskeletal injuriesoGood working knowledge of all areas of Clinical Governance Including quality, audit and risk managementoUnderstands the legal responsibilities of the professionoGood understanding of research statistics and their evaluation and experience of their useoBasic understanding of computers and their applicationsoExperience of performance management of physiotherapists and studentsoExperience in teaching other members of the MDT teamoExperience of undertaking clinical auditoLone working experienceDesirableoExperience of: Hydrotherapy, Women's Health, Hands and Plastics, A& EoExperience of service developmentsoExperience with spreadsheets/data collectionoExperience of organising and chairing meetingsoExperience of lecturing externallyoExperience of the research processoExperience of operational team managementoPrevious experience at Band 7 in musculoskeletal physiotherapyoParticipation in weekend orthopaedic serviceSkills and knowledgeEssentialoFluent in written and oral English, with the ability to communicate complex/contentious information in a clear and logical manner to a range of audiences e.g. service users, carers, other professionals, stakeholdersoAdvanced clinical reasoning skills in musculoskeletal physiotherapyoResearch skillsoAbility to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR systemoGood presentation skillsoGood teaching, supervisory & appraisal skillsoProven organisational skills including prioritisation and delegationoAbility to lead and motivate others within the teamoAdvanced report writing skillsoAbility to work autonomously within specialist clinical areaoOn-call skills within orthopaedic specialist area and able to provide advice and patient assessment as a lone physiotherapist in an on-call situationoAble to lead team trainingoAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the differing needs of patientsoAbility to be self-motivatedDesirableoActively involved in research and contribution to evidenced based practiceoSkilled in risk assessmentoAbility to create Power Point presentationsoAbility to run courses-internal/externalOtherEssentialoCompliance with Trust's No Smoking Policy and Dress Code PolicyoProfessional attitude/behaviouroGood time managementoPhysically fit and able to comply with Trust manual handling guidelinesoAbility to work within a stressful and unpredictable environmentoAble to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activitiesEmployer detailsEmployer nameSt George's Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAddressSt George's Foundation NHS HospitalLondonSW17 0QTAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.200-NN-631796-AHP-Z Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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