We are looking for a physiotherapist with experience working in an MSK setting, who can demonstrate they have gained significant knowledge and skill in the assessment and management of patients presenting with a wide range of MSK conditions and who has developed a special interest in management of common hand and wrist conditions.
Ideally you will have attained their BAHT I and preferably attended and passed one further BAHT II course or worked with a dedicated Hand Therapist.
Part Time hours available with hours split between general MSK and Hand Therapy.
You will be a strong team player with excellent communication and health coaching skills. You will be involved in the delivery and development of pathways and will support the development of junior staff and students. You will embrace innovation and integrated working and will be committed to following best practice to ensure patient centred care.
You will be actively involved in service development and will need to work on your own initiative as well as being responsible for the development of junior staff.
Please note you will be expected to work across North East Essex community to meet the needs of the service.
To work as part of the integrated team to deliver therapeutic input to patients in a clinic setting with the aim of returning them to maximum independent living, within a stimulating environment actively promoting self-management on all activities of daily living.
Working as an autonomous practitioner, you will provide specialist input to all patients that fall within their specialist field of expertise including Hand Therapy.
Work with colleagues across health, social care, mental health and voluntary sector to ensure holistic and joined up delivery of care.
Empower patients to make decisions about their own care and encourage them to exercise their rights and choices, signposting them to relevant community and voluntary services and supporting patient’s carers and assistants with management of risk.
Manage the work of junior staff, assistants, students and volunteers in own professional area.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Sunday 5 Jan 2025