Job summary
We're looking for an exceptional Physiotherapist and we want to hear from you! We're a successful Trust with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standards of clinical quality, patient care and staff experience. The key to our success is simple: our people. Their experience, knowledge, passion and ideas are our greatest resource. Your job, alongside your team colleagues, will be to deliver an excellent MSK Out-Patient Physiotherapy service, with experience being particularly gained in supporting adults and children with Rheumatological conditions.
You will be working with our current team and our system partners to ensure our patients receive timely and expert musculoskeletal assessment and access appropriate pathway driven care. You will work in a Band 5 role, working towards fulfilling a B6 role, or as an established Band 6, within the MSK Out-Patient Team, dependent on your level of clinical experience in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, which we will discuss at interview.
Together with your energy and commitment to our public service, you will be able to make a huge difference. We're looking for a skilled physiotherapist, with experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, and an interest in rheumatology, who is keen to work with our current team and system partners to develop services and deliver excellent musculoskeletal care.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the MSK Out-Patient Physiotherapy Team, you will support the Team Leads for MSK Out-patient Physiotherapy to develop and deliver the Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy Service, including working in Rheumatology. Alongside other team members, you'll embody our proud to CARE values to contribute to a truly inclusive workplace.
At the heart of this role is providing specialised MSK physiotherapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation, including identifying appropriate treatment pathways for our patients. You will be working collaboratively with our current team, which includes ESP and FCP clinicians, and our system partners, developing and implementing the plans, procedures and governance to contribute to the system wide Musculoskeletal Service.
We are not shy about celebrating our people at the Trust and taking them with us on our collaborative, system working journey, we want you to contribute to developing the MSK Physiotherapy Service at our Trust.
Here's a message from Sharon Wood, one of our Professional & Service Development Lead's in Physiotherapy: "If you have experience in and a passion for musculoskeletal and rheumatology physiotherapy and believe your motivation can help us work with our system partners to deliver the excellent Physiotherapy service our patients deserve, come and join us! I'd love to welcome you in our MSK team."
About us
We provide a full range of district general services including urgent and emergency care, specialist children's services, maternity and community midwifery. We also offer primary care through three GP practices with eight surgeries between them. Our vision is exceptional care provided by exceptional people. Our mission is to bring our people, communities and partners together- providing patient care we can all be proud of. Your energy and leadership will be critical to our success.
We are firmly rooted in the founding principles of the NHS, and we have built on this by "Leading the Chesterfield Way", and with our Proud to CARE values. This means leading with care, openness, integrity and embedding an inclusive culture. We know that people have a life and responsibilities outside of work and we offer flexibility and a whole raft of support to care for your physical and mental wellbeing. This role is hugely important to us and we look forward to hearing from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details. Recruitment to this role will require a face-to-face interview and skills test.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details. Recruitment to this role will require a face-to-face interview and skills test.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- HCPC Registered / pending
- Degree in Physiotherapy / pending
Experience
Essential
- Undergraduate / Postgraduate Physiotherapy experience
- Undergraduate / Postgraduate Physiotherapy experience within MSK/ Orthopaedics Out-patient Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Stable periods of employment / volunteering within relevant settings
- Undergraduate / Postgraduate Physiotherapy experience within an acute Trust, in a variety of specialities, particularly In-patient Orthopaedics
- Undergraduate / Postgraduate Physiotherapy experience within a community MSK/ Orthopaedic/ Rheumatology Out-Patient Physiotherapy service
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate MSK/ Orthopaedics/ Rheumatology Out-patient physiotherapy assessment and treatment techniques in a range of clinical situations.
- Demonstrate good clinical reasoning skills across a range of MSK/ Orthopaedics/ Rheumatology Outpatient physiotherapy clinical situations
- Evidence of IT competence.
Desirable
- Familiar with research/ audit process
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills; written, verbal and non-verbal.
- Demonstrate a specific interest in the role advertised.
- Demonstrate a specific interest in working at Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Flexible attitude to working.
- Demonstrate the ability to work within a team and understand team dynamics.
- Demonstrate enthusiasm and initiative.
- Willingness to respond positively to change.
- Has a professional manner.
- Willingness to undertake post-graduate study and CPD
- Car driver / access to transport for weekend or on-call working purposes
Desirable
- Evidence of work as a reflective practitioner.
- Holistic approach to patient care.
Demonstrates Trust Values
Essential
- Proud to CARE; Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- HCPC Registered / pending
- Degree in Physiotherapy / pending
Experience
Essential
- Undergraduate / Postgraduate Physiotherapy experience
- Undergraduate / Postgraduate Physiotherapy experience within MSK/ Orthopaedics Out-patient Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Stable periods of employment / volunteering within relevant settings
- Undergraduate / Postgraduate Physiotherapy experience within an acute Trust, in a variety of specialities, particularly In-patient Orthopaedics
- Undergraduate / Postgraduate Physiotherapy experience within a community MSK/ Orthopaedic/ Rheumatology Out-Patient Physiotherapy service
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate MSK/ Orthopaedics/ Rheumatology Out-patient physiotherapy assessment and treatment techniques in a range of clinical situations.
- Demonstrate good clinical reasoning skills across a range of MSK/ Orthopaedics/ Rheumatology Outpatient physiotherapy clinical situations
- Evidence of IT competence.
Desirable
- Familiar with research/ audit process
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills; written, verbal and non-verbal.
- Demonstrate a specific interest in the role advertised.
- Demonstrate a specific interest in working at Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Flexible attitude to working.
- Demonstrate the ability to work within a team and understand team dynamics.
- Demonstrate enthusiasm and initiative.
- Willingness to respond positively to change.
- Has a professional manner.
- Willingness to undertake post-graduate study and CPD
- Car driver / access to transport for weekend or on-call working purposes
Desirable
- Evidence of work as a reflective practitioner.
- Holistic approach to patient care.
Demonstrates Trust Values
Essential
- Proud to CARE; Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
