Band 7 Highly Specialist MSK Physiotherapist

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Chipping Barnet; Sur place; GBP 42 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a skilled musculoskeletal physiotherapist to join an established team. The role is based across Barnet and Chase Farm, with cross-site working, and a mix of Telehealth and in-person consultations.

You will work with patients with complex conditions, applying a bio-psychosocial approach and supporting junior staff in teaching and clinical supervision. Excellent communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate experience with highly complex musculoskeletal conditions.
• Experience using bio-psychosocial assessment and management approaches.
• Able to teach and supervise junior staff and other health professionals.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsabilités

• Hold a complex caseload with autonomous clinical decision-making.
• Participate in teaching and supervision of junior staff and clinicians.
• Deliver care via Telehealth and face-to-face consultations across Barnet and Chase Farm sites.
• Apply cognitive behavioural principles to support self-management and adjust plans with patients.

Connaissances

Bio-psychosocial care

Autonomous practice

Communication

Team player

Formation

Postgraduate musculoskeletal rehab

Description du poste

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and enthusiastic clinician to join our well established, innovative team of musculoskeletal physiotherapists.

The posts are based at our main Barnet and Chase Farm sites and will include cross site working. Patient care will be a mix of Telehealth and face to face consultations and will involve extended hours and evening work dependent on demand. The successful candidate will have significant postgraduate experience of working with patients with complex conditions; working within a bio-psychosocial approach on a one-to-one basis as well as within a group context. They will share responsibility for supporting junior and less experienced staff working. They will be expected to participate in the teaching and training of more junior staff and other health care professionals as appropriate.

The successful candidate should be enthusiastic and passionate and have the motivation to encourage and facilitate best practice. We are looking for an individual who is an excellent communicator and team player.

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own professional activities in line with the standards of the Trust, Department, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). To have overall accountability for the planning and management of own complex and specialist caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. To utilise advanced clinical reasoning skills and evidence based knowledge to assess patients with highly complex presentations using a bio-psychosocial model and then to implement. physiotherapy management plans as an autonomous practitioner. To be able to explore complex and distressing personal histories, in a sensitive and supportive manner. To continuously assess, evaluate and modify treatment aims, objectives and desired outcomes in collaboration with the patient, any carers, and the multidisciplinary team. To use highly advanced communication and behaviour change skills to facilitate a long-term self-management approach with patients living with acute and/or chronic musculoskeletal conditions and pain. To use cognitive behavioural principles to increase a patient’s functional capacity incorporating, as appropriate but not exclusive to, education, goal setting, exercise, relaxation techniques and activity management.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Olivera Nikolic Job title: Therapy Services Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0208 216 4720