Extended Scope Physiotherapist

Job summary

Welcome to Locala Health and Wellbeing proud to provide NHS community healthcare services. We help people have better lives and you can too.

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

If you are CARING and AMBITIOUS then join Locala and BE PART OF IT.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Extended Scope Physiotherapist to join our MSK team on a 12 months fixed term contract.

You will be joining a team which consists of Specialist Doctors and Extended Scope Physiotherapists alongside a dedicated admin team.You will be responsible for your own clinical caseload of patients with complex musculoskeletal pathology that traditionally would have been referred to secondary care services.

Main duties of the job

Utilising advanced assessment and clinical reasoning skills you will provide patients with an explanation of their condition, its prognosis and present them with the options for its management. You will be responsible for referring for patients for diagnostic tests and for surgical opinions to maximise conversion to surgery.

The service also delivers joint and soft tissue injections and point of care ultrasound imaging. We actively support CPD and appropriate clinical supervision will be given to enable you to acquire new skills as part of the role. You will also act as an expert resource for GPs, advanced nurse practitioners and Physiotherapists and actively be involved in pathway design and clinical audit.

You should be a confident MSK practitioner and communicator who thrives from engaging with a variety of colleagues both internally and externally and be passionate about developing your clinical skills to become the very best clinician you can become.

You should be flexible to the changing fast-paced nature of working in primary care and be naturally innovative, appreciate the role digital plays in healthcare services, and enjoy looking for ways to improve services to ensure the service continues to deliver evidence-based practice.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to suit the post we look forward to receiving your application.

About us

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension- We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities- We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated Good NHS healthcare services, as well as having a positive social impact in local communities.