Highly Specialist Physiotherapist

Employer
St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location
London
Salary
£51,488 to £57,802 per annum
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 site.About usA thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role. The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to take.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the job description for further detail. We would also be happy to receive enquires about the post via email and telephone.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: oHydrotherapy, Women's Health, Hands and Plastics, A&oExperience 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 HospitalLondonSW17 0NQAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.200-NN-6200798-AHP-Z Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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