Are you a passionate physiotherapist who has a keen desire to work in Primary Care, committed to service development and collaborative working?
Then this is the job for you.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a suitably qualified and highly motivated person to join our MSK team at one of our GP Practices based in Bradford.
Main duties of the job
You will need to have advanced skills in clinical reasoning, assessment and treatment of MSK conditions.
You will require strong communication skills and you will need to be committed to pursuing CPD. We provide in house CPD sessions lead by APs and we also provide regular supervision.
You will be working alongside an amazing team of physiotherapists and administrative staff. You will also have the opportunity to build good relationships with GP's, FCPs and APs within their own practices. You will need to be flexible in your approach to working and be confident with lone working when needed. You must be able to demonstrate good time management skills.
About us
Bradford Physiotherapy Clinic Ltd has been operating for more than 20 years in Leeds and Bradford with NHS contracts. We have made great connections with primary care services across both patches. Our wealth of experience contributes to our amazing outcomes. We have very high staff satisfaction which contributes to us having little employment turnover in the last 15 years.
Our work ethos is to provide quality over quantity and expect our physiotherapists to adopt this way of thinking too.
You will receive great pay and get the opportunity to work along side our physio and extended team.
Job responsibilities
Clinical
* To perform highly skilled and efficient physiotherapeutic assessment of patients.
* To use advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis and prognosis.
* To be confident with discussing cases with medical/ AHP colleagues and to be aware of when to refer onto other services e.g. the MSK team.
* To assess, develop and implement physiotherapy treatment for specialist caseload, and to provide advice in specialist field
* To formulate, develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes based upon evidence-based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning.
* To communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for assessment and treatment, providing the patient with good understanding of their conditions and maximise their rehabilitation potential.
* To be proactive with CPD and to demonstrate evidenced based practice through relevant reading and attendance at in service training.
* To ensure good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor quality as appropriate
* To have effective communication with all other centre personnel and with external medical personnel from other agencies / units.
* To work as physiotherapist in musculo-skeletal clinics where assessment, treatment recommendations, outcome evaluations and prognoses are developed under the lead of a consultant physiotherapist.
* To support any appropriate research in developing the centres evidence-based practice.
* To manage and prioritise own clinical caseload efficiently and effectively.
* To provide clinical reports to supply clinical prognoses and comprehensive discharge planning for authorised external requesting entities and / other health professionals
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP)
* Member of the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
* Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
* Current enhanced DBS
* PG Cert (or above) in relevant MSK field, working towards full MSc (Post Registration).
* Injection therapy Qualifications(s)
Experience
* The postholder must have completed core rotations as a band 5/ 6 physiotherapist to include MSK.
* Experience of assessing and treating patients with acute and chronic issues.
* Experience/ interest in chronic pain management
* 2+ years experience in an MSK post.
Knowledge
* NHS Experience.
* Excellent range of knowledge of MSK conditions and their management.
* Ability to manage your own caseload and complex needs.
* Understanding of governance and evidence based practice.
* Ability to demonstrate ongoing CPD.
* Experience of SystmOne
* Car owner/driver
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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