Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
About
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey, and Hampshire. As a Foundation Trust, we involve service users, carers, the public, staff, and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development.
Key details
Location
Site: Clayponds Hospital - Various
Town: London
Postcode: W5 4RN
Major / Minor Region: London
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (ECP various sites)
Salary
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inc Outer HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
Main area: AHP Physiotherapy
Job overview
* To provide clinical expertise in the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal problems and in the education and supervision of less experienced members of the musculoskeletal team.
* To support the management of the musculoskeletal team to deliver and develop high-quality seamless musculoskeletal services in primary and acute care settings.
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* To provide a comprehensive service to patients with physiotherapy needs at a variety of locations. Skills required include:
* Management of patients with complex musculoskeletal, orthopaedic, and rheumatological disorders and conditions.
* Advanced manual therapy and therapeutic exercise skills.
* Extensive knowledge of patient self-management and education.
* Excellent communication with consultants, GPs, and other healthcare professionals is essential in providing a holistic approach to patient management.
* To initiate and participate in the development of new ideas and the evolution of existing systems within Primary care and hospital-based musculoskeletal services.
* To provide structured supervision, in line with ERS guidelines, for more junior members of the team.
* To carry out annual appraisals and subsequently create professional development plans with more junior members of the physiotherapy team.
* To provide specific advanced-level teaching for more junior members of the team.
* To organise, coordinate, and deliver training for GPs and other healthcare professionals as required.
* To be responsible for helping to plan service development and implementing decisions.
Working for our organisation
The physiotherapy team is integrated with our interface service and there is an opportunity to work alongside Advanced Practitioners Physiotherapists and consultant Physiotherapists, as well as experienced senior physiotherapists. This is a non-rotational MSK post and thus some previous experience would be beneficial but not essential. We aim to provide a supportive environment with the chance to be involved in a range of innovative service projects.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course patients and service users when working in our healthcare settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To provide a comprehensive service to patients with physiotherapy needs at a variety of locations. Skills required include:
* Management of patients with complex musculoskeletal, orthopaedic, and rheumatological disorders and conditions.
* Advanced manual therapy and therapeutic exercise skills.
* Extensive knowledge of patient self-management and education.
* Excellent communication with consultants, GPs, and other healthcare professionals is essential in providing a holistic approach to patient management.
* To initiate and participate in the development of new ideas and the evolution of existing systems within Primary care and hospital-based musculoskeletal services.
* To provide structured supervision, in line with ERS guidelines, for more junior members of the team.
* To carry out annual appraisals and subsequently create professional development plans with more junior members of the physiotherapy team.
* To provide specific advanced-level teaching for more junior members of the team.
* To organise, coordinate, and deliver training for GPs and other healthcare professionals as required.
* To be responsible for helping to plan service development and implementing decisions.
* To deputise for musculoskeletal team leads, in their absence, with regards to day-to-day management tasks.
* To autonomously assess and diagnose patients with a diverse range of Musculoskeletal, orthopaedic, or rheumatology conditions, using appropriate assessment/diagnostic techniques, skills, and tools.
* To autonomously create individual treatment plans using a variety of appropriate physiotherapy treatment regimes for a range of patient groups including patients with complex and multiple musculoskeletal and medical problems.
* To adopt a problem-solving approach, engaging patients and carers in their treatment plan, negotiating on agreed outcomes, gaining consent, and educating patients on self-care.
* To evaluate and review treatment outcomes to facilitate discharge of patients.
* To deliver care in a range of settings including clinics, GP surgeries, and acute hospitals as required.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
* Graduate Diploma Physiotherapy/BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent level.
* HCPC Registration.
Desirable criteria
* CSP membership Special interest group membership.
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
* Good general experience, plus some specialist experience in musculoskeletal outpatients.
* Have participated in in-service training.
* Have been involved in service training evaluation/initiated service change.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of having sole responsibility for supervision of staff and students.
* MDT working within Trust.
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
* Relevant post-graduate courses completed or commenced.
* Awareness of research methods, patient outcomes, clinical governance, and audit.
* Good general background knowledge of orthopaedic conditions and their management.
* High-level knowledge of musculoskeletal conditions and their management, specifically spinal pain.
* Knowledge of pain management strategies for chronic conditions.
Desirable criteria
* Participation in research, outcomes, clinical governance, and audit.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential criteria
* Good communicator.
* Excellent organisational skills and time management.
* Thorough/reliable.
* Good problem solver.
* Able to work independently as a sole practitioner in GP surgeries.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Arti Upadhyay
Job title: Clinical Lead MSK Physio service
Email address: arti.upadhyay@cnwl.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07596889051
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