Are you a highly qualified Physiotherapist looking to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives through personalised and innovative care?
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital are currently seeking experienced Physiotherapists to provide a high quality, responsive service for patients at Doncaster Royal Infirmary working as part of the physiotherapy practitioner service.
Doncaster Royal Infirmary is a large acute hospital with over 500 beds, a 24-hour Emergency Department (ED), and trauma unit status. In addition to the full range of district general hospital care, DRI also provides some specialist services including vascular surgery. It has inpatient, day case, diagnostic and outpatient facilities.
By joining NHS Professionals and working on the bank at Doncaster, you can instantly help the Trust to continue to improve the life chances and wellness of the diverse communities across Doncaster.
Main duties of the job
1. Undertake the advanced practice assessment and management of complex musculoskeletal disorders
2. Teach/mentor physiotherapists/other colleagues
3. Administer peripheral joint and soft tissue corticosteroid injections
4. Order investigations such as bloods and X-rays
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 responsibilities
1. Very experienced Band 8 undertaking advanced practice assessment and management of complex musculoskeletal disorders.
2. Broad experience in teaching/mentoring physiotherapy & other colleagues.
3. Very experienced in discussing more complex cases with medical colleagues.
4. Strong mentoring skills with other clinical staff.
5. Strong evidence of service improvement & evaluation.
6. Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy. Relevant MSc State Registration HCPC.
7. Evidence of working at Masters Level (or equivalent) across all 4 pillars of advanced practice (clinical, leadership, education and research/evaluation).
8. Qualified and competent to administer peripheral joint and soft tissue corticosteroid injections.
9. Non-Medical prescriber.
10. Experience/knowledge ordering of investigations, such as bloods/ X-rays.
11. Portfolio evidence of reflective practice and relevant experience.
12. In-depth knowledge of clinical guidelines, evidence base and professional standards required in delivering musculoskeletal service.
13. Experience working with a variety of MSK disorders.
14. Experience in assessing and managing patients with a variety of disorders e.g. neurology.
15. Experience of teaching to multidisciplinary team including medical colleagues.
16. Experience working in primary care settings.
17. Membership CSP.
18. Management / Leadership modules (level 7 or equivalent).
Person Specification
Experience
* Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience working in the NHS.
* Experience of working with a variety of MSK disorders.
Qualifications
* Current relevant professional registration (HCPC Registration).
* Evidence of working at masters level or equivalent across all 4 pillars of advanced practice.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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