To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to patients with orthopaedic conditions following trauma or elective surgery. To support junior staff both physiotherapists and assistants This job will be based at Wrightington on the elective ward but time will be spent at Wigan hospital in trauma as the service requires. To act as a source of knowledge on the management of patients presenting with a wide range of orthopaedic conditions and provide an advisory/educational service to patients, relatives, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals. To take a role in the specialist assessment and treatment of patients within the orthopaedic speciality who may have complex and or chronic presentations. To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from a senior physiotherapist is available if required, clinical work is routinely evaluated. To work jointly with staff from social services, hospital trusts, primary care trusts, education, etc., in providing rehabilitation and co-ordinating discharge. To educate and train physiotherapists, other health professionals and physiotherapy students in the management of physiotherapy conditions as appropriate in current rotation.