Band 6 MSK Rotational Physiotherapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Training and career development

Career opportunities across a large tr

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 rotational physiotherapist in London. The post moves through nine monthly placements in inpatient physiotherapy, with autonomous assessment and treatment of an own caseload across acute, chronic, and complex conditions.

Responsibilities include maintaining treatment plans and records, participating in weekend and on-call rotas, supervising junior therapists, and delivering education to staff and patients.

Qualifications

• Degree or graduate diploma in physiotherapy, or equivalent.
• Certificated graduate courses or equivalent in-house training in clinical specialty areas.
• HCPC registration as a physiotherapist.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat own caseload of inpatients autonomously, including acute, chronic and complex presentations.
• Maintain treatment plans, records and statistics.
• Participate in the weekend and on-call rota.
• Supervise and teach junior therapists, students and assistants.
• Teach within the multidisciplinary team and deliver staff and patient education groups.
• Undertake and present evidence-based projects and research under line supervision.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Autonomous practice

Communication

Team collaboration

CPD / reflective practice

Teaching supervision

MS Office

Education

Degree in physiotherapy

Graduate courses in clinical specialties

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This Band 6 rotational physiotherapy post with the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust moves the post holder through nine monthly placements in inpatient physiotherapy. The work centres on autonomous assessment and treatment of an own caseload with acute, chronic or complex conditions. Rotations span elderly care, rapid response, oncology, respiratory, surgery and liver transplantation, renal, and vascular and amputee care, with weekend and on-call duties. HCPC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Assess and treat own caseload of inpatients autonomously, including acute, chronic and complex presentations
• Maintain treatment plans, records and statistics
• Participate in the weekend and on-call rota
• Supervise and teach junior therapists, students and assistants
• Teach within the multidisciplinary team and deliver staff and patient education groups
• Undertake and present evidence-based projects and research, including departmental audit and suggested practice changes, under line supervision

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree or graduate diploma in physiotherapy, or equivalent
• Certificated graduate courses or equivalent in-house training in clinical specialty areas

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as a physiotherapist

Experience

• Acute hospital experience, including working within an MDT
• Broad clinical experience at Band 5 or above, with a good understanding of clinical guidelines
• Teaching, training and supervising staff, assistants and students
• Presenting to a range of groups
• Participation in audit or project work

Skills & knowledge

• Specialist clinical and core physiotherapy skills, with effective clinical reasoning
• Working autonomously, reflective practice, evidence of CPD and critical appraisal of research applied to practice
• Managing and prioritising a caseload and own time to deadlines
• Verbal and written communication on complex and sensitive issues
• Working within multi- and uni-disciplinary teams, and being proactive in service development
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Other

• Strong interpersonal skills, assertiveness and negotiation, with the ability to facilitate change
• Meeting Trust shared commitments, and physically fit to comply with manual handling guidelines

Nice to have

• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Membership of a special interest group
• Motivational interviewing or behaviour change training (CBT or facilitation skills)
• Experience of weekend working and emergency on-call working
• Recognising unacceptable behaviour and acting on it appropriately

What’s offered

• Flexible hours
• Generous benefits
• Training and career development
• Career opportunities across a large trust