Specialist Physiotherapist

NHS Jobs; Huntingdon, Cambridge; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust is seeking a physiotherapist to deliver high-quality musculoskeletal care, act within CSP/CCS guidelines, and support junior staff. The role involves comprehensive patient assessment, developing tailored treatment plans, and coordinating service delivery across GP clinics as required.

The post emphasizes clinical accountability, contribution to governance, and proactive patient education within a community NHS setting in Cambridgeshire and

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive assessment of patients with complex presentations.
• Formulate individualized management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning.
• Interpret and analyse clinical and non‑clinical facts to support diagnoses and prognoses.
• Coordinate and ensure effective delivery of physiotherapy services in GP clinics / surgeries if required by the business manager.
• Provide teaching, advice and training to relatives, carers and other professionals.
• Participate in clinical governance sessions and contribute to policy development in musculoskeletal care.
• Treat patients in group settings of up to 15 and monitor group treatment sessions.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation in line with legal and departmental requirements.

Job description

To be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care. To ensure high standards of clinical care for patients and support more junior members of staff to do likewise. At all times post-holder will work within CSP and CCS guidelines. Evaluate and prioritise the referrals received based on clinical need and communication with the referring party. In complex cases this may be in conjunction with a Band 7 staff member. To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex and multiple presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care. To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognoses in a wide range of complex conditions and to recommend the best course of intervention, developing comprehensive discharges plans where appropriate. To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients. To accept clinical responsibility for a caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. To treat patients in group settings of up to 15 patients. To be responsible for assessing suitability of patients for group treatment and on-going monitoring of individuals within the group. To actively participate in working groups, clinical governance sessions and to contribute to the development of policy changes within musculoskeletal care that will impact on all service users. To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction and training to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care. To co-ordinate and ensure effective delivery of physiotherapy services in GP clinics / surgeries if required by the business manager. To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation in line with legal and departmental requirements.

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust