Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy - MSK
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 4 years (Until September 2028)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 110-AHP124-0924
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- Llantrisant
- Salary
- £35,922 - £43,257 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist - Musculoskeletal Outpatients
Band 6
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
This post is fixed term/secondment for 4 years until September 2028 to meet the needs of the service
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy across a range of specialist MSK services.
The job will provide exposure to a range of MSK conditions including persistent pain, upper and lower limb , rehabilitation, hydrotherapy and acute injuries.
To manage own daily caseload, supervise physiotherapy Health Care Support Workers, guide/mentor junior physiotherapists and physiotherapy students.
To work in the UHB outpatient department ensuring best current evidence based clinical management of patients referred to these areas.
Main duties of the job
We are really excited to welcome a new Specialist Physiotherapist to the MSK Physiotherapy team here at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
This is a great opportunity to develop your clinical skills managing acute and chronic injuries and be part of a dynamic team of MSK Physiotherapists.
The post holder will be responsible for the comprehensive assessment and identification of problems of patients, including those with complex presentation, producing a highly specialised treatment plan based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of physical treatment skills.
They will be required to work independently as part of our MSK OP team, with fantastic learning opportunities .
The physiotherapy department will be looking for an HCPC registered physiotherapist who can demonstrate previous comprehensive experience of working within the field of musculoskeletal physiotherapy; and have a good working knowledge of NHS systems and procedures.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of broad spectrum NHS training
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of NHS Health Systems
- Evidence of Specialist MSK interest/development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad range of Band 5 rotational experience
- Oncall competencies
Desirable criteria
- Band 6 Experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team or independently
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Cartwright
- Job title
- Clinical Lead MSK/ PH
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Laura Bevan Team lead RGH 01443 443277
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