Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospital Sites
Physiotherapist – MSK Rotational
(MSK, Elective Orthopaedics and Hand Therapy)
22.5 hours per week
Fixed term Contract
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist to join our friendly team at Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital. The post-holder could be based at either Hillingdon or Mount Vernon hospital but may be required to rotate across site. At Hillingdon Hospital there is an MSK outpatients rotation and at Mount Vernon Hospital (situated in Northwood) there are options to rotate into the elective orthopaedic and hand therapy rotations as well as spinal and peripheral rotations in MSK outpatients. On both sites you will join the orthopaedic weekend rota (trauma at Hillingdon and elective at Mount Vernon) for which competency training is provided. (Orthopaedic weekends may become part of a 7 day working hours in the future)
You should have a good base of experience particularly in outpatients and orthopaedics with a good background knowledge of musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions. We are looking for an applicant with excellent clinical skills, compassion and enthusiasm to help in service developments, projects and audit. You will need to be adaptable and organised and enjoy playing a major role in supervising junior staff, assistant and technical instructor staff and undergraduate students on clinical placement.
The Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust is committed to evidence based practice and research is actively encouraged. Development of clinical skills is supported through a programme of regular in-service training, supervision, CPD and appraisal. Please read our candidate pack for more information about the hospital, Trust and the role on offer. This post requires a degree in Physiotherapy, or equivalent, and HCPC registration.
Please See Attached Job Description
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Graham Coombs Job title: Manager Therapies and Physiotherapy Outpatients Email address:
For further information, please contact Sarah Parsons, Elsa Glenday or Graham Coombs Manager MVH Therapies and Physiotherapy Outpatients THH,