Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Musculoskeletal Outpatient Department at St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 6 Specialised Physiotherapist on a 1 year fixed term contract.
The Physiotherapy Department offers excellent experience in the development of musculoskeletal skills.
You will join a musculoskeletal team which consists of 60 staff including eight extended scope practitioners and 3 consultant physiotherapists. The department offers an outstanding learning environment with regular in-service training, study leave opportunities, clinical supervision and close links with St Georges University London.
Main duties of the job
The Trust serves a large local population and is a specialist regional centre for a number of services including plastics and complex orthopedic trauma. This Band 6 post provides experience in GP and Consultant referrals. We work within orthopedics, hands and women's health alongside outpatient clinics.
The service is provided at three main sites, St Georges Hospital Tooting, St Johns Therapy Centre, Clapham Junction and Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton. This post includes weekend work on the trauma and orthopaedics rota with compensatory rest days in the week.
If you wish to specialise in the management of musculoskeletal problems, then this would be an excellent learning opportunity for you.
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, St George's Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital, and two health centres, St Johns Therapy Centre, and The Nelson Centre.With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent in physiotherapy
- oHCPC registration
- oEvidence of CPD in musculoskeletal physiotherapy in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
Desirable
- oRelevant special interest group membership
- oWorking towards MSc or MACP membership
Other
Essential
- oCompliance with Trust's No Smoking Policy and Dress Code Policy
- oProfessional attitude/behaviour
- oPhysically fit and able to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines
- oAbility to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment
- oGood time management
- oAble to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum 2 years post registration experience
- oOutpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy experience to include:oConsultant referrals oGP referrals oRheumatology oOrthopaedic In-patients oLone working eg on call/GP surgery
- oMinimum 8 months post registration clinical experience in musculoskeletal care
- oParticipation in on-call and weekend rota
- oExperience of chronic pain management and knowledge of different approaches in pain management
- oAbility to formulate a sound prognosis and advise other members of the MDT
- oSkilled in exercise prescription
- oPosture analysis and biomechanical assessment skills
- oGood working knowledge of the principles of electrotherapy and its application to the management of musculoskeletal conditions Leave in or take out?
- oExperience with patients with high depression and anxiety score
Desirable
- oPrevious experience at Band 6 level
- oExperience of oHydrotherapy oWomen's Health oHands and Plastics oA&E oClasses/Group work/Circuits oChronic Pain Management oWorking in a GP Practice
- oTeaching experience in in-service programmes
- oLectures to other members of the MDT
- oExperience of the research process
- o18 months to 2 years of Band 5 rotations in an NHS setting
- oCommittee membership eg health and safety
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- oCompetent manual therapy techniques of peripheral and spinal areas and including myofascial; neurological and skeletal systems
- oGood assessment skills based on a sound clinical reasoning approach including assessment of symptom behaviour, history taking and gathering of physical/objective testing and hypothesis formation
- oRemains updated with relevant professional practice and new research/ research papers
- oAble to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner
- oUnderstands the legal responsibilities of the profession
- oAble to motivate self and others
- oAbility to analyse research papers
- oGood presentation skills
- oProven organisational skills
- oAble to work effectively in a team
- oAble to keep accurate, legal notes in English (POMR)
- oAble to prioritise and delegate
- oUnderstanding and experience of quality and audit
- oUnderstands importance of statistics
- oAble to participate in weekend and on call emergency duties
- oAbility to work autonomously
- oLone working ability particularly in GP surgeries and on-call
- oAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the diverse patient population
- oFlexible
- oEmpathic and compassionate
- oReliable and logical
- oCompassionate
- oGood communicator
- oGood time management
Desirable
- oPost registration projects
- oUndertaken audit projects
- oUsed individual performance review system
- oGood computer skills including word, excel and power point
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent in physiotherapy
- oHCPC registration
- oEvidence of CPD in musculoskeletal physiotherapy in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
Desirable
- oRelevant special interest group membership
- oWorking towards MSc or MACP membership
Other
Essential
- oCompliance with Trust's No Smoking Policy and Dress Code Policy
- oProfessional attitude/behaviour
- oPhysically fit and able to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines
- oAbility to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment
- oGood time management
- oAble to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum 2 years post registration experience
- oOutpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy experience to include:oConsultant referrals oGP referrals oRheumatology oOrthopaedic In-patients oLone working eg on call/GP surgery
- oMinimum 8 months post registration clinical experience in musculoskeletal care
- oParticipation in on-call and weekend rota
- oExperience of chronic pain management and knowledge of different approaches in pain management
- oAbility to formulate a sound prognosis and advise other members of the MDT
- oSkilled in exercise prescription
- oPosture analysis and biomechanical assessment skills
- oGood working knowledge of the principles of electrotherapy and its application to the management of musculoskeletal conditions Leave in or take out?
- oExperience with patients with high depression and anxiety score
Desirable
- oPrevious experience at Band 6 level
- oExperience of oHydrotherapy oWomen's Health oHands and Plastics oA&E oClasses/Group work/Circuits oChronic Pain Management oWorking in a GP Practice
- oTeaching experience in in-service programmes
- oLectures to other members of the MDT
- oExperience of the research process
- o18 months to 2 years of Band 5 rotations in an NHS setting
- oCommittee membership eg health and safety
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- oCompetent manual therapy techniques of peripheral and spinal areas and including myofascial; neurological and skeletal systems
- oGood assessment skills based on a sound clinical reasoning approach including assessment of symptom behaviour, history taking and gathering of physical/objective testing and hypothesis formation
- oRemains updated with relevant professional practice and new research/ research papers
- oAble to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner
- oUnderstands the legal responsibilities of the profession
- oAble to motivate self and others
- oAbility to analyse research papers
- oGood presentation skills
- oProven organisational skills
- oAble to work effectively in a team
- oAble to keep accurate, legal notes in English (POMR)
- oAble to prioritise and delegate
- oUnderstanding and experience of quality and audit
- oUnderstands importance of statistics
- oAble to participate in weekend and on call emergency duties
- oAbility to work autonomously
- oLone working ability particularly in GP surgeries and on-call
- oAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the diverse patient population
- oFlexible
- oEmpathic and compassionate
- oReliable and logical
- oCompassionate
- oGood communicator
- oGood time management
Desirable
- oPost registration projects
- oUndertaken audit projects
- oUsed individual performance review system
- oGood computer skills including word, excel and power point
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
