Job overview
MSK Physiotherapist (Rotational) Band 7 - Permanent
Opportunities for 4 or 5 days working
The MSK Physiotherapy department at Whittington Health is pleased to offer you an exciting opportunity to work with us, a team that values you, your career, and your patients.
We recognise that our staff truly are our greatest asset, and that is why we want you to join our team.
Our service is based across seven sites in Islington and Haringey.
The Band 7 rotations are yearly and there are 3 options available: To work in clinical role with a clinical specialism; to have a site lead role with a clinical specialism; or a site lead with management role. Specialities include upper quadrant (including post op shoulders), lower quadrant (including ACL pathways), spinal and acute injury/ortho.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work and develop as an individual and as part of a team, gaining clinical and operational experience in a dynamic environment supported by the Senior MSK team.
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Main duties of the job
Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be expected to:
1. Triage electronic referrals regularly.
2. Effectively use and ensure that the electronic patient database records reflect your current caseload and activity; with timely discharge and outcome appointments.
3. Provide high quality physiotherapy including assessment, treatment and advice to patients with various Neuromusculoskeletal presentations.
4. Assess and treat own caseload of patients, and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner with support from senior staff when required.
5. Communicate with other health professionals, patients and carers with regard to the delivery of patient focused care.
6. Participate in departmental continuous professional development, departmental education and training, audit and evidence-based projects.
7. Undertake all necessary verbal and written documentation required for patient care.
8. Have clinical supervision on a regular basis with senior staff. Supervision can take the form of formal training, clinical reasoning, peer review, case reviews and reflective practise.
9. Supervise and appraise juniors and students.
10. Provide education, training and supervision to physiotherapists, students and other staff as appropriate.
11. Assist in the operation and development of MSK Outpatient Service provision across Whittington Health.
Please read the personal specification carefully to ensure your application clearly demonstrates all of the essential criteria. Please provide examples in your supporting information to show how you meet these criteria.
Or to speak to us, please feel free to get in contact.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
12. Good written/spoken English
13. Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy leading to HPC registration
Desirable criteria
14. Membership of professional groups
15. Recent and relevant post-registration training / courses in musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
16. Exp of working in MSK outpatients inc acute, chronic, GP, consultant and self referrals
17. Problem solving approach
18. Specialised knowledge and experience of working with a wide range of approaches to the clinical reasoning and management of patients with complex pain and movement dysfunction presentations
19. Post-registration physiotherapy experience in MSK
Desirable criteria
20. musculoskeletal outpatients Orthopaedics Sports injuries, Rheumatology Neuro/Elderly Rehabilitation
21. Working in the NHS
22. Specialised knowledge of the current management guidelines and evidence in the safe treatment of Musculoskeletal disorders
23. Knowledge of research process
24. Involvement in clinical audit/evaluation projects/service development
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
25. Specialised knowledge of the safe management of musculoskeletal disorders
26. Personally/professionally responsible
27. Ability to prioritise
28. Flexible approach to changing circumstances and departmental needs
29. Able to demonstrate good communication, report writing and presentation skills.
30. Able to work alone as an autonomous practitioner
31. Ability to self-motivate and motivate others
32. Able to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork
33. Good organisation, time management and prioritisation skills
Desirable criteria
34. Monitored/supervised: Physiotherapy staff students Assistants/clerical staff
35. Previous experience teaching Musculoskeletal physiotherapy staff/students and other professionals
36. Experience of undertaking departmental duties
37. Able to deputise for team leader / management
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
38. Demonstrate ICARE values in application form
39. To be confident in the use of electronic patient records and trust reporting systems
40. Strong ethos of team working and supporting colleagues to achieve team goals
41. Ability to carry out concurrent activities and work in an unpredictable work environment
42. Ability to cope with regular exposure to patients that may be distressed and may display aggressive or abusive behaviour.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
43. Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
44. Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
45. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
46. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
47. Participate in required training and supervision.
48. Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.