Job summary
Are you a compassionate and dedicated physiotherapistlooking to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives?
Wrighton Wigan and Leigh are currently seeking anexperienced Physiotherapist to provide a high quality, responsive service tomusculoskeletal patients within the primary care network as part of the MSKphysiotherapy team.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHSFoundation Trust is a major acute trust serving the people of Wigan and Leigh.Innovative and forward thinking, the trust is dedicated to providing the bestpossible healthcare for the local population in the Wigan Borough andsurrounding areas.
Main duties of the job
By joining NHSProfessionals and working on the bank at WWL, you can instantly help the Trustto continue to improve the life chances and wellness of the diverse communitiesacross the North West.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide musculoskeletal assessment, diagnosis, treatment andmanagement of patients presenting to the GP practice as a first point ofcontact.
act as a source of expertise on the management of complex andgeneral musculoskeletal patients providing an advisory service to patients
take a major role in the advanced assessment and treatment ofpatients within the speciality who may have complex and or chronicpresentation, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatmentindicated
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
2. HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
3. Significant experience at Band 6 level in an MSK field
4. Experience working as a first contact practitioner