An exciting opportunity to be part of an expanding team providing support and care to the patients registered at The Grange Practice.
In preparation for our anticipated new larger surgery, we are expanding our in-house clinical team to better care for our patients. The successful candidate will have the opportunity, alongside our existing ESP Physiotherapist, to have input into the new working environment and furnishings for staff and patients alike.
The role will be to provide support to our ESP Physiotherapist, assisting patients while they are waiting for community physiotherapy services, treatment with the ESP, management of long-term conditions, and rehabilitation.
As we do not hold an AQP contract for full courses of physiotherapy at this time, the successful candidate would not be expected to provide long courses of treatment. There is an opportunity to develop this role with our ESP Physiotherapist.
This role is NOT an ARRS - you will be employed directly by the practice.
We are looking for someone with at least four years of post-graduate experience who must be experienced in all MSK and Orthopaedic areas, and ideally neurological too.
Main duties of the job
* Assessment of all MSK conditions
* MSK diagnosis
* MSK treatment for patients while waiting for onward support
* Provide support and education to patients with long-term/chronic conditions so they can better manage their conditions
* Short-term rehabilitation for suitable patients
* Work in a primary care setting providing support to other members of the team
* Clear communication and collaboration with the ESP Physiotherapist
* Clear communication with the patients
* Administer a clear treatment pathway and follow up for all patients on caseload
* Undertake self-directed learning
* Undertake CPD
* Attend the Clinical Meetings and whole team meetings held in the practice
Desirable duties would be as follows:
* Electrotherapy
* Manual therapy and taping
About us
The Grange Practice is a training practice based in Ramsgate, Kent. We have 8 GPs, 3 Nurse Practitioners, 3 Practice Nurses, 2 Nurse Associates, 1 HCA, 2 Clinical Pharmacists, 1 Pharmacy Technician, 1 ESP Physiotherapist, 1 Social Prescriber, 1 Care Coordinator, and a Dietician/Physician Associate. They are all supported by a large administrative team.
Our practice has worked hard over the last year to really embed and develop our practice values, which are Compassion, Respect, Integrity, and Good Humour.
As a training practice, we support GPs in training, Nurses in training, Sonographers in training, Physician Associates in training, and work experience students.
We hold an AQP contract for non-obstetric ultrasound, which also includes MSK scanning.
We encourage ongoing development of skills and knowledge relevant to roles and the practice.
Job responsibilities
An experienced Band 5 or 6 physiotherapist to support the FCP clinic.
* Physiotherapy Assessment, diagnoses, and management of all MSK/orthopaedic conditions as a gateway between FCP assessment and referral timeframes
* Intermediate Physiotherapy assessment, diagnoses, and management of chronic MSK/orthopaedic with no new symptoms, no longer requiring regular/consistent FCP appointments or discharged from specialist pain services; as a way to minimize unnecessary hospital admissions and/or presentations.
* Intermediate rehab planning of recently discharged orthopaedic/surgical patients who are in between transition of care from surgical to rehab to smoothen transition times between referrals.
* Onward referrals of suitable patients for external physiotherapy management, spinal and orthopaedic pathways.
* Support the FCP clinics with transition times and short-term rehabilitation for suitable patients identified to have shorter clinical prognosis and will benefit from subacute management; reducing the load for overloading of external referrals when not necessary.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc Physiotherapy
* GCSE Grade A to C in English
* MSc Degree in physiotherapy related area
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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