Job summary
Employer heading
MSK Specialist Physiotherapist
Band 7
Job overview
This exciting role is a real opportunity for a highly motivated individual to develop their musculoskeletal skills as part of our established MSK Physiotherapy service.
A dynamic and motivated individual would contribute to the MSK physiotherapy service based at various MSK Physiotherapy departments across the beautiful Herefordshire county managing an adult caseload of MSK patients across the spectrum of acute and chronic conditions in both primary and secondary care.
Whilst also benefitting from a committed and supported development program to support the progression of MSK service within Herefordshire.
The successful candidate would work as part of a committed and progressive MSK team including specialist physiotherapists, advanced practice and FCP colleagues.
Main duties of the job
This role will have a demanding clinical caseload of adult MSK patients, the successful candidate will be expected to provide a high quality service demonstrating advanced clinical reasoning for patients with diverse and complex presentations.
The successful candidate will be able to participate in local and national research and audit as well as identify and initiate improvement across the wider MSK service.
Working for our organisation
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification for detailed description of main duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/ degree in physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of post graduate courses/ CPD related to musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- Working towards stage 1 HEE Roadmap to FCP
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post graduate physiotherapy experience in MSK Outpatients including primary care
- Experience of supervision and teaching
Desirable criteria
- Experience at Band 7 or equivalent in MSK outpatients
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of MSK physiotherapy
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with a range of people
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Evidence of self directed learning & reflective portfolio
- Ability to manage specialist area
- Teaching and Supervision skills
- Problem solving approach
- IT skills
- Presentation & teaching skills
Desirable criteria
- Audit & Research
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Glen Hawkyard
- Job title
- Deputy MSK Physiotherapy Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01432 347644
- Additional information
Kimberley Davies
Advanced Practice Physiotherapist
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