Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
We are Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) and we are looking for an experienced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist to join our encouraging and friendly team at HMS Raleigh, Torpoint. We are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!
DPHC is a vibrant and fast-paced organisation that seeks to sustain and improve the operational efficiency of injured service personnel by provision of high-quality targeted rehabilitation.
Main duties of the job
As the successful candidate, you will ensure the provision of a comprehensive and professional physiotherapy/rehabilitation service for entitled personnel. This will include undertaking highly skilled and specialist work whilst providing a positive caring environment, in which patients can expect a high-quality professional service.
This position is advertised as full-time at 37.5 hours per week.
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
* Performing highly skilled physiotherapeutic assessment of patients referred by Consultants, General Practitioners and other Healthcare Professionals with diverse presentations and complex and acute/chronic physical conditions and sports injuries.
* Using clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis.
* Formulating, developing and delivering a specialised individualised treatment programme based upon evidence-based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning.
* Communicating effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for assessment and treatment, good understanding of their conditions and maximise their rehabilitation potential.
Qualifications
* BSc Hons Physiotherapy or equivalent.
* Consolidated post-graduate experience working as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist.
* Relevant experience in assessing and treating MSK disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions.
* Completed relevant courses and experience to the equivalent of post-graduate diploma level.
Registrations and Memberships
* Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
* Please provide your membership registration number.
* You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application.
* Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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