MSK Physiotherapist B6

NHS; North Walsham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a motivated Band 6 Physiotherapist to join their MSK team. The role involves providing high-quality assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, with opportunities for professional development and team collaboration. Ideal candidates should possess a Degree in Physiotherapy and be registered with HCPC, while demonstrating excellent communication skills and a commitment to continuous personal development.

Benefits

Commitment to CPD

Leadership development

Team-based working atmosphere

Potential for career advancement

Qualifications

• Experience within Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.
• Experience at band 6 level.
• Supervisory skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and develop treatment plans for diverse patients.
• Deliver MSK services collaboratively with healthcare teams.
• Maintain accurate documentation and manage own caseload.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently

Critical appraisal

Self-directed learning

Education

Diploma / Degree/MSc in Physiotherapy

Registration with HCPC

Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our dynamic Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy within the North Norfolk area. Our team provide timely assessment and treatment of MSK conditions to improve our patients' quality of life and maximise their independence.

East Coast Community Healthcare's (ECCH's) friendly and supportive MSK physiotherapy team have a wide skill mix ranging from post graduate MSc/MACP to newly qualified staff and exercise professionals.

Our busy departments treat a wide variety of patients referred from GP's, Consultants, other health care professionals and via our patient self-referral portal.

The MSK Service also includes our MSK Assessment and Triage team and our MSK Foot and Ankle (Biomechanics) team, who are also happy to support specialist skill development. Quality is at the heart or our MSK Service and we grow and develop our services by nurturing the talent within our team. ECCH is renowned for its commitment to CPD, leadership development and research. If you are ambitious and want to fast track your career as part of an experienced and supportive team this could be the ideal post for you.

We are part of NoW MSK, who provide MSK services across Norfolk and Waveney.

Main duties of the job

A variety of assessment and treatment techniques including face to face, telephone, video, web triage and classes are utilised.

A structured training programme is provided by our MSK Service which includes regular in-service training with external speakers from local acute hospitals, clinical supervision within small groups and departmental peer review. Our team offers learning opportunities with Musculoskeletal Assessment and Triage (MATS) and Foot and Ankle services.

Please visit the NoW MSK website at https://norfolkandwaveneycommunityhealth.nhs.uk/msk/ to find out more about our MSK service and our clinicians.

AI

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About us

ECCH is a well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.

We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

Job responsibilities

Clinical

1. To be responsible for a defined case loadworking without direct supervision. Clinical support is provided through clinical/ professional supervision that takes the form of direct observation ofpractice or formal training / clinical reasoning sessions.

2. To be professionally and legally responsibleand accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management ofpatients in your care.

3. To be responsible for equipment used incarrying out physiotherapy duties, and to adhere to departmental equipmentpolicy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use ofequipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice.

4. To accept clinical responsibility for adesignated caseload of patients, and to organise this efficiently andeffectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. To ensure ahigh standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, andsupport more junior staff to do the same.

5. To undertake the comprehensive assessment ofpatients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative andanalytical skills.

6. To formulate an individualised physiotherapymanagement and / or treatment plan, using clinical reasoning skills andutilising a wide range of treatment skills e.g. manual physiotherapytechniques, patient education, electrotherapy, exercise classes, andalternative options in order to formulate a specialised programme of care.

7. To provide spontaneous and planned advice,teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, topromote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistentapproach to patient care.

8. To communicate effectively with patients andcarers to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding ofconditions. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, andgaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. Barriersto effective communication will regularly be evident e.g. loss of hearing,altered perception, pain, fear.

9. To assess capacity, gain valid informedconsent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients wholack capacity to consent to treatment.

PROFESSIONAL:

1. To maintain own clinical professionaldevelopment (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments andincorporate them as necessary into your work and to be an active member of thein-service training programme by the attendance and presentation at staffmeetings, tutorials, training sessions, external courses and reflectivepractice.

2. Maintain accurate, comprehensive andup-to-date documentation in line with legal and departmental requirements andcommunicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines inthe form of reports and letters.

3. To communicate effectively and workcollaboratively with medical, nursing and therapy colleagues to ensure deliveryof a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service.This will include discussion of patient care and discharge planning. Toprovide teaching / training to other members of the MDT.

4. Training, supervision and performancemanagement of junior staff, technical instructors, assistants and students,with assistance from more senior members of the physiotherapy team. This willinclude the use of formal appraisal documentation.

5. Participate in the staff appraisal scheme andPersonal Development Programme (PDP).

6. Undertake the measurement and evaluation ofyour work and current practices through the use of Evidence Based Practiceprojects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with more seniorphysiotherapists. To make recommendations for change.

7. Demonstrate a sound understanding of ClinicalGovernance and Risk Management and apply to work situation.

ORGANISATIONAL:

1.To deputise forthe Band 7 in terms of operational issues.

2.Be activelyinvolved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use ofthe department.

3.Be aware of theHealth and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies which may berequired to improve the safety of your work area, including the prompt recordingand reporting of accidents to senior staff, and ensuring that equipment used issafe.

4.To comply withthe organisational and departmental policies and procedures and to be involvedin the reviewing and updating as appropriate.

Anyother duties which might be considered appropriate by senior colleagues

• All roleswithin East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate ourValues and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide topatients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staffshould consider these as an essential part of their job role.
• Our Values outline the core behaviours that wecan all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.
• Underpinningour Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the rightactions we continue to build a strong culture.Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - MyAccountability, My Responsibility | Respect - RespectOur Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

• Good knowledge of physiotherapy in relevant area
• Forward thinking
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Self-directed learning
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to pass on skills / knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
• Excellent knowledge
• Critical appraisal
• Audit
• Research

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree/MSc in Physiotherapy
• Registration with HCPC
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD
• Relevant validated clinical courses

Personal Attributes

• Physical capacity to deal with moderate physical effort on a daily basis
• Physical and mental capacity to deal sensitively with patients who may have high levels of anxiety and aggression
• Capacity to concentrate for considerable periods of time during assessment and management of patients
• Able to work collaboratively within a team
• Able to work independently
• Committed to personal and team development
• Able to work with others and pass on skills and knowledge
• Able to maintain judgement under pressure
• Able to maintain motivation, drive, enthusiasm and confident
• Willingness and ability to work across different sites as part of MSK Site rotation
• The ability to travel across the community
• Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
• (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together)
• Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required

Experience

• Experience within Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
• Experience at band 6 level
• Supervisory skills

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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