MSK Static Physiotherapist

Job summary

The Solent Musculoskeletal Service (MSK) Service provides MSK assessment and treatment for patients presenting with a MSK presentation. We're looking for a static physiotherapist to join our team working from our key hub sites and other community settings. The MSK Service has a Specialist MSK Service managing those patients that require diagnostics or onward referral. the current vacancies are within our locations across Portsmouth and Southampton.

The MSK Service also has an expansive presence of First Contact Practitioners in our city localities.

Within the MSK Service there is also Adolescent MSK, Pelvic Health and Hydrotherapy and has close links with Persistent Pain Service. Chronic Fatigue and Podiatry. In our team, we ensure a supportive environment with plenty of development opportunities for all staff for their continual professional development and career progression.

The aim of the MSK Service is to improve individual's optimal health outcomes regarding musculoskeletal health through, advice, exercise, self-management, and treatment interventions.

If you have a strong Musculoskeletal bias that wants to develop their MSK skills and become involved in MSK service improvement and become the future leaders within the MSK service, then we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Responsible for implementing within your clinical practice the standards and policies in each specialty

Maintain a high standard of clinical care using evidence based practices and evaluate the outcomes.

Responsible as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant clinical caseload.

Undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients using investigative and analytical skills and seek guidance from senior staff

Devise an individualised physiotherapy management / treatment plan, using clinical reasoning skills, utilising a range of treatment options in formulating a programme of care in consultation with the patient.

Be professionally, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your professional activities working within codes of practice and professional guidelines.

Keep accurate, legible records of patient care in line with service guidelines

About us

Make a difference with us

If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. At Solent NHS Trust, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We are proud to be an organisation which is focused on our people and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.

To deliver great care that is safe, simple and easy to access

To be a caring, flexible and supportive place to work

To deliver the best value for money

Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture. They breathe life into our organisation -- guiding and inspiring all of our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.

In creating our values, we spent time listening to our employees and members. Based on what people told us, we created our HEART values to reflect the deep belief that we are caring organisation at the centre of our community: Honesty, Everyone counts, Accountable, Respectful, Teamwork.

We are an accredited Real Living Wage employer.

We encourage and support our staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19.