Main area: Physiotherapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent - Band 5 musculoskeletal physiotherapist (static)
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (May require working across different clinical sites)
Job ref: 319-6954089MH
Site: Wansbeck General Hospital
Town: Ashington
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/02/2025 23:59
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
* Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
* Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
* A range of flexible working opportunities
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
* Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
* On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
* Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for applicants interested in developing their career in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy here at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The role would ideally suit an applicant currently working at Band 5 level with previous NHS rotational and musculoskeletal experience. The role is in musculoskeletal outpatients as part of our JMAPS (Joint Musculoskeletal and Pain Service) team in Northumberland. Clients will be referred by primary care, self-referral or from consultants. There will be some post-operative patients. Staff may be required at different clinical sites across the Trust.
CPD is actively encouraged within our teams and training is supervised by Senior Physiotherapy clinicians supporting staff to achieve their individual learning outcomes supported by a robust appraisal system.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
* To assess and treat an independent physiotherapy caseload.
* To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the supervision of senior physiotherapy staff.
* To assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for an individual clinical caseload.
* To liaise with senior staff on a regular basis to ensure appropriate management of patients.
* With guidance from senior physiotherapists, maintain a high level of evidence-based practice through continual review of current research, thus enhancing standards of patient care.
* To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To provide safe and effective musculoskeletal physiotherapy for patients, using evidence-based care.
* To identify patients’ capacity to consent to treatment and apply the departments consent protocol.
* To contribute to the supervision of technical instructors, physiotherapy assistants and students.
* To maintain a high standard of clinical record keeping in accordance with CSP guidelines and trust wide physiotherapy standards for documentation.
* To attend departmental meetings as appropriate.
* To attend relevant in-service training to consolidate undergraduate knowledge and increase skills.
Person specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
* BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
* Registered Physiotherapist with the Health Professionals Council
* Evidence of continued professional development through self-directed learning and in-service training record.
* Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience and knowledge
* Pre-registration experience in core areas e.g. orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory
* Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
* Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Other requirements
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.
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