Specialist Physiotherapist- MSK

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Selby; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Holiday allowance 27-33 days

Relocation package up to 30% (cap £18k

Leave options

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease

Cycle to Work

Learning & Development

Discounts

Job summary

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Selby invites applications from experienced Band 5 or current Band 6 Physiotherapists for the Musculoskeletal Outpatients service at Selby War Memorial Hospital.

Join a dynamic MSK team with clinical support from Advanced Practice and Specialist colleagues, contribute to student training, and develop your MSK skills in a varied caseload across GP, self-referral and consultant referrals.

Qualifications

• Specialist physiotherapy assessment and management in MSK outpatients.
• Ability to support and train junior staff and students.
• Work independently within a defined area with access to senior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Specialist physiotherapy assessment and management of a designated MSK outpatient group.
• Provide support and training to junior staff and students within the department.
• Work with minimal supervision; clinical work reviewed against service objectives with senior support as needed.

Skills

Musculoskeletal physiotherapy

Communication skills

Organisation

Education

HCPC registered

Job description

Are you an experienced Band 5 or current Band 6 Physiotherapist, with an interest in developing and furthering skills in the Musculoskeletal specialty?

If so this could be the role for you!

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to work within the MSK service, which serves the York, Ryedale and Selby areas. The work base will be Selby War Memorial Hospital.

The service offers a varied clinical caseload of GP, self referral, consultant and APP referrals, through 1:1, gym appointments and teaching clinics.

Dedicated non-clinical time, and monthly team meetings are embedded into job plans. The team has clinical support from the MSK Advanced Clinical Specialists and the Advanced Practice Team.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the high standard of care provided for our patients, as well as supporting student and peer education.

We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking practitioner with the desire to develop and improve services. You must have relevant clinical experience, excellent communication and organisational skills.

We look forward to receiving your application!

• To undertake the specialist physiotherapy assessment and management of a designated group of patients, within the specialty of musculoskeletal orthopaedic out patients.
• To provide support, specialist advice and training to more junior members of staff and students. To act as a resource within the department and Trust, providing specialist information and advice regarding patients within the speciality of musculoskeletal outpatients.
• To be responsible for a defined area of service working without direct supervision, Clinical work is not routinely evaluated, however clinical work will be evaluated in line with Trust and service objectives. Access and advice is available from senior professional colleagues if required.

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mike Lee Job title: Business Manager Email address: [e-mail]