Senior MSK Physiotherapist

NHS Jobs; Taunton (MA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 67,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Job summary

Senior Physiotherapist Taunton Hospital is a part-time role (22.5 hours per week) within our Physiotherapy team. It involves working with a multidisciplinary group to treat musculoskeletal conditions and post-operative cases, and to help patients achieve optimal health and wellbeing.

The post supports professional development with our Learning Academy and CPD funding. The role spans hospital and gym facilities, collaborating with nurses, AHPS and consultants to optimise recovery, under Nuffield

Qualifications

• Have a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent and HCPC registration.
• Evidence of ongoing professional training and CPD.
• Confident communicator with ability to engage with the public and healthcare professionals.
• Demonstrate excellent rehabilitation skills.
• Competent IT user with strong organisational skills.
• Prioritise and manage a varied workload effectively.
• Share our values of putting people first and holistic healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, effective clinical care.
• Adhere to Nuffield Health values: enterprising, passionate, independent and caring.
• Deliver evidence-based, Safe, Effective, Caring, Well-led and responsive care.
• Monitor the standard of treatment and engage in governance and audits.
• Participate in clinical audits and other quality assurance processes.

Skills

Communication

Rehabilitation skills

IT skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Holistic care values

Education

BSc in Physiotherapy

Job description

Senior Physiotherapist Taunton Hospital | Physiotherapy| Permanent | Part time | Up to £45,400 pro-rata depending on experience 22.5 hours per week

If you want to make a big impact on wellbeing of your patients, here's where you can. As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we're shaping the nation's health. We support and encourage postgraduate education with access to training, mentoring and career development - so we'll help shape your future, too.

The Role

You will see a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions and post operative cases, playing a key role in helping our patients achieve, maintain and recover to the level of health and wellbeing that they aspire to. You will work within a multidisciplinary team including nurses, AHPS and consultants in order to optimise the health and recovery of our patients. The hospital is brilliantly placed to support and mentor the successful candidate for this role, alongside our academy training programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, effective clinical care.
• Adhere to our values and beliefs at Nuffield Health, in which we encourage behaviour which is enterprising, passionate, independent and caring.
• Deliver excellent clinical care that is evidence based, Safe, Effective, Caring, Well-led and responsive to our patient's needs.
• Ensure on-going monitoring of the standard of treatment provided.
• Be compliant with all professional, clinical and integrated governance standards and participate in clinical audit and other quality assurance processes.

Qualifications & Key Requirements

• Have a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent, you'll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Demonstrate evidence of further professional training and continual professional development, reflecting your desire to develop as a practitioner.
• Be a confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively with the general public and other healthcare professionals.
• Be able to demonstrate excellent rehabilitation skills.
• Be a competent and confident IT user with strong organisation skills.
• Have the ability to prioritise and deal with your varied workload in an effective and timely manner.
• It's equally important that you share our values. We believe in putting people first and providing personalised, holistic healthcare.

This is a part-time position working across both the hospital and gym facilities. The successful candidate will ideally be available to work from midday through to the evening on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Supporting your growth

We're committed to the professional development of all our clinical colleagues. Inside our Learning and Development Academy, you'll discover a range of internal CPD courses and online content to support your clinical and professional development. As a Nuffield Health Physiotherapist, you'll also enjoy opportunities to apply for funding support towards your relevant CPD activity and postgraduate study. Plus, you can access further professional development opportunities via the large number of apprenticeship programmes we offer.

Benefits

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.