Advanced MSK Physiotherapist with an interest in persistent pain

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as an Advanced MSK Physiotherapist specializing in persistent pain conditions. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic outpatient service, providing expert care for a diverse patient population. You'll lead clinical initiatives, mentor junior staff, and contribute to the development of innovative treatment pathways. With a strong commitment to community health, this organization values diversity and flexible working, ensuring that your contributions make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients. If you're passionate about advancing your career in physiotherapy, this is the role for you.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave

Salary sacrifice schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance for loans and savings

Local financial advice from Stockport Credit Union

Qualifications

• Experience in treating a variety of Musculoskeletal conditions.
• Ability to supervise and educate students to graduate standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced specialist Physiotherapy service for persistent pain conditions.
• Implement clinical guidelines and patient pathways.

Skills

Advanced clinical reasoning skills

Problem solving skills

Assessment and treatment techniques

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Leadership and motivational skills

Education

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy

Registration with the Health Care Professions Council

Management and leadership skills training

Job description

Advanced MSK Physiotherapist with an interest in persistent pain

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and self-motivated Band 7 Physiotherapist with a special interest in persistent pain conditions to join the Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy service based at Kingsgate House in the centre of Stockport.

The service is a busy and forward thinking provider of Adult Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy across multiple clinic sites in Stockport, receiving referrals for acute and chronic conditions from GPs, ESPs and Pain clinic. We have strong links with the acute Trust site and the Orthopaedic Assessment Service

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person who has experience in treating a wide variety of Musculoskeletal Conditions within a diverse population and is able to promote self-management and act as an expert in their field providing support to other members of the team.

Main duties of the job

As an integral member of the team you will be involved in pathway work within your specialist area, and implement appropriate clinical guidelines and patient pathways.

You will be responsible for the provision of an advanced specialist Physiotherapy service for patients referred with persistent pain conditions and for performing advanced assessments of patients with musculo-skeletal conditions, providing an accurate diagnosis and managing a defined caseload of patients with highly complex needs, using evidence based /patient centred principles in a variety of locations, maintaining associated records.

You will provide clinical and managerial leadership in your specialist area through clinical supervision, in service training and mentoring, supporting the team promote an efficient and effective service.

As part of your role you will commit to supervise, educate and assess the performance of students to a graduate standard and work with universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by thedegree level qualification.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• Registration with the Health Care Professions Council
• Clinical Educators/Field worker course or equivalent.
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
• M' level or equivalent courses in relevant speciality
• Management and leadership skills training accreditation

Experience

• Clinical experience as a Band 6 with specialist knowledge of Musculoskeletal conditions
• Supervision of senior and junior staff and students
• Broad base of clinical experience prior to specializing
• Experience of research and/or project management/service development
• Previous Band 7 experience in relevant post
• Experience of managing change

Knowledge

• Knowledge of a range of relevant conditions and their management
• An understanding of Clinical governance and evidence based practice
• Knowledge of recent NHS and Trust developments and their impact on the service

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced clinical reasoning skills & high level problem solving skills
• Ability to expertly use and apply a range of assessment and treatment techniques and approaches to the management of conditions relevant to MSK Physiotherapy.
• Ability to pass on knowledge and skills to others in both formal and informal environments
• Ability to communicate effectively and flexibly and to adapt communication style to the needs of patients, carers and staff.
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and to manage time effectively
• Ability to work to tight deadlines whilst working on multiple tasks
• Ability to lead, motivate and inspire others

Work Related Circumstances

• Ability to work flexible hours based on the needs of the service.
• Clear vision of the role and commitment to the speciality
• Car user

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.

£46,148 to £52,809 a yearpro rata per annum