A Vacancy at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
BHFT Internal Candidates only
2x post30h(0.8)
This is an exciting opportunity for the right person totake on a band 7 developmental role working towards becoming a band 8a lower Limb Advance Practice Physiotherapist (APP)/8awithinthe Musculoskeletal Community Specialist Service (MSK CSS). We are looking for someone to join our team that we can support in working towards advanced practice under competencies and regular support from the team.
The Musculoskeletal Community Specialist Service (MSK CSS) will provide triage and assessment for peripheral joint musculoskeletal conditions that have not responded to first line conservative treatment/management. The team of Advanced Practice Physiotherapists work independently and are trained beyond the traditional role of Physiotherapy in their area of expertise. They work closely with Medical Consultants and other community services. Clinics will run across the West of Berkshire in a variety of settings including GP clinics and Community Hospitals. The service prides itself on delivering innovative and collaborative best practice to ensure high quality patient care.
• Your role within the service will involve triage and the assessment ofLowerlimb musculoskeletal conditions.
• You will have the opportunity to work alongside orthopaedic consultants and other APPs in both MSK CSS and the Integrated Pain and Spinal Service (IPASS).
• You willbe requiredto travel across West Berkshire
• You will be acting as a specialist resource providing advice and education to patients, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
1.You will need to be a dynamic and enthusiastic person with excellent communication skills, who has experience of collaborative working.
2. You should have a broad range ofmusculo-skeletal outpatient postgraduate experience as a senior musculoskeletal physiotherapist preferably within alowerlimb specialism and should also be able todemonstratean advanced level of clinical skill and reasoning.
3.Appropriate CPDactivity anddemonstratedcommitment to continuing education is essential. You will be supported withappropriate trainingto allow you to function at the required level
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 Jan 2025
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