MSK Physio PFD

Job responsibilities

Communication and Working Relationships

Operational Managers in Hospital and Community

Therapy Team Colleagues

Community Nursing Staff

GPs and Consultants

Affiliated Agencies and Services

Finance, Human Resources and Estates Departments

Directors and Non-Executive Directors

Service Users and Carer Groups

Management and Personal Development

• Manage own caseload
• Provide teaching, supervision, training etc. to junior staff
• Organise and actively participate in CPD
• Deputise for Team Lead Physiotherapist in their absence
• Participate in staff appraisal scheme as appraiser and appraisee
• Attend mandatory training according to Trusts requirements

Clinical Activities

Specialist assessment and treatment of patients with highly complex presentations

Use advanced clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence based practice

Formulate diagnosis and care plan using a wide range of treatment skills

Demonstrate highly developed skills for assessment and manual therapy of patients

To undertake internal (vaginal / anorectal) examinations for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (PFD) specialty

Continually reassess patients to progress and alter treatments effectively

Co-ordinate intervention e.g. MDT, patient, carers, other healthcare professionals

To assess and triage patients

Assess for specialist equipment and recommend its purchase

To motivate and encourage patients with complex conditions to achieve treatment goals

Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to progress rehabilitation and treatment. Patients may be dysphasic, depressed, deaf, blind or unable to accept diagnosis

Ensure effective and safe operation of patient group work

To participate in the inpatient weekend and Bank Holiday rota

Strategic Development, Planning and Organising

Assist in planning workload of juniors, students and support workers

Keep abreast of current organisational and clinical priorities

Plan, organise and prioritise own time, patient caseload, meetings, training and adjust plans as required

Organise and actively participate in post registration education within specialist area

Administrative

Manage clinical risk within own caseload

Record incidents and Safeguarding concerns appropriately

Responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive treatment records in line with Trust and CSP standards

Ensure valid informed consent is gained from patients

IT Systems and Processes

Use of keyboard and personal computer

Use of IT packages and other electronic booking systems

Able to record outcomes as required for contract deliverAble to access systems appropriate for role e.g. x-ray reports, Maxims, Webpacs

Knowledge

Essential

• Current professional registration - NMC, HCPC
• Professional qualification - RMN, RNLD, RNC, OT, PT, SLT
• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Evidence of further training relevant to specialty e.g. Post Graduate Courses

Desirable

• Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Evidence of a wide variety of Post Graduate musculoskeletal outpatient courses
• Membership of appropriate clinical interest groups
• AACP Registered

Experience

Essential

• Significant post qualification experience
• Significant experience in MSK Outpatients
• Broad range of post graduate experience of medical, surgical, orthopaedic and rehabilitation work
• Extensive experience of working within a multidisciplinary team, an in-depth understanding of their roles and respect for the other professionals within the team
• Experience of managing the risks associated with unsupervised / loan working with patients
• Willingness to undertake clinical education of Physiotherapy students
• Ability to manage own caseload

Desirable

• Experience of managing a team of people, including qualified and unqualified, in clinical care
• Previous Band 6 musculoskeletal outpatient experience
• Previous experience of PFD
• Previous NHS experience
• Previous experience in supervision of Physiotherapy students and Band 5 staff

Skills

Essential

• Up-to-date and specialist clinical skills
• High level of assessment skills
• Excellent communication skills-empathy, negotiation, and motivation, presenting of complex facts in an understandable way, re-assurance and support particularly to anxious people
• Ability to use most effective communication style for each context and culture. Ability to take action when equality and diversity is being compromised
• Analytical thinker
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
• Reflective practitioner with portfolio evidence to support this
• Evidence of participation in audit and research
• Good teaching ability/education experience
• Competent IT skills
• Presentation skills
• Time management skills
• Commitment to and understanding of teams and team working

Desirable

• Evidence of responsibility e.g. health and safety, steward, committee member

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).