Job overview
We have opportunity for dynamic and enthusiastic Band 7 Physiotherapists to join our outpatient musculoskeletal service.
You will need core orthopaedic, manual therapy and exercise therapy skills and an ability to adopt a bio- psychosocial approach to the management of musculoskeletal patients. Experience of working in a musculoskeletal outpatient clinic setting that provides physiotherapy for GP and orthopaedic services is essential, as well as aproven ability in teaching, supervising and appraising band 6s, band 5s, and students.
All new staff appointed to posts at the Trust will be subject to a 6-month probationary period. This will give new staff members an opportunity to become familiar with the culture and working environment of the Trust.
Main duties of the job
To perform a highly advanced holistic therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver a highly specialised treatment plan
To hold responsibility for own caseload
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
Supervise, educate and assess the performance of staff and student therapists, this will include working with universities, to ensure competencies are met
To initiate and undertake evidence-based departmental audit and research projects, to further own and serviceclinical practice.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in ; we’ve opened at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we’ve been at the Health Service Journal Awards.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy & registered with HCPC.
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
2. Ability to demonstrate highly specialised skills in assessment and treatment of patients in line with current practise and research
Desirable criteria
3. Evidence of developing service provision
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. To have at least 18 months clinical experience in the relevant field during band 6 rotations and a minimum of 3 years post-graduate training
Desirable criteria
5. To have 4 years broad clinical experience during band 6 and band 5 rotations or equivalent.
6. Training of students on placements
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.