Job summary
Join Our Dynamic MSK Rotation Programme!
Embark on this rotational postdesigned to give you rich, hands-on experience across a variety of specialist areas:
- MSK Outpatients
- Paediatric MSK Outpatients
- Rheumatology
- Hand Therapy
- Inpatient Orthopaedics- bothtraumaandelective.
You'll gain exposure to a wide range of clinical settings, working alongside experienced professionals and developing your skills in both adult and paediatric MSK care.
Key Highlights:
- When working in MSK, you'll useSystmOne, a leading clinical system.
- If you'rerespiratory competent, you'll have the opportunity to join theon-call rota, enhancing your acute care experience.
- If not, you'll still play a vital role by contributing toweekend orthopaedic care.
This is a fantastic opportunity to broaden your clinical expertise, work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, and make a real impact across multiple specialties.
Main duties of the job
- Assessing and treating musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions within a timely manner.
- To be able to write legible and succint patient notes
- To be willing to take exercise and education classes
- Attend fracture clinic and hydrotherapy classes
- To be able to work on multisystems such as careflow and system one
- Experience of managing students
- Compliance with all mandatory training and involvement with regular MSK inservice
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK
Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK
Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound clinical knowledge of core conditions and applied therapy techniques relating to the speciality of rotations
- Ability to formulate and develop specialised individual treatment programmes and ability in using clinical reasoning skills based on current best practice.
- Ability to prioritise, work under pressure, manage a busy workload and time.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
- As an autonomous practitioner, is able to work as a team member as well as alone but with access to more senior colleagues
- IT skills - basic. Able to use a laptop/computer for writing patient notes on Systmone or using AttendAnywhere
- Knowledge of NHS procedures, policies and guidelines.
- Good organisational skills
- Good presentation/teaching skills
- Ability to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment
- Ability to explain, encourage, motivate and empathise with people.
Desirable
- Awareness of local, regional and national healthcare priorities.
- An understanding of the MSK Alliance and ICP.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy, BSc(Hons) or Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy.
- State Registration (HCPC).
- Evidence of experience in the form of an up to date professional development portfolio
Desirable
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Further Training
Essential
- Attendance at relevant clinical post graduate courses taught often at modular Masters level and relevant to rotation specialities
- Clinical Educator Training.
Desirable
- Attended a Leadership Course
Experience
Essential
- Has worked in the NHS, as a qualified physiotherapist completing a junior rotation programme
- Experience of clinical supervision of physiotherapy students.
- Experience of audit and service review
- Experience of supervising other staff.
Desirable
- Previous Band 6 experience
- Clinical experience, in preferably, one or more of the rotation areas.
- Experience of leading hydrotherapy sessions
- Experience in bracing techniques
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- To work flexibly depending on the needs of the rotation, including evening and weekend working, as required.
- Able to travel to Newark Hospital
Desirable
- Be respiratory competent, and if competent, will be placed on the On-call rota
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound clinical knowledge of core conditions and applied therapy techniques relating to the speciality of rotations
- Ability to formulate and develop specialised individual treatment programmes and ability in using clinical reasoning skills based on current best practice.
- Ability to prioritise, work under pressure, manage a busy workload and time.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
- As an autonomous practitioner, is able to work as a team member as well as alone but with access to more senior colleagues
- IT skills - basic. Able to use a laptop/computer for writing patient notes on Systmone or using AttendAnywhere
- Knowledge of NHS procedures, policies and guidelines.
- Good organisational skills
- Good presentation/teaching skills
- Ability to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment
- Ability to explain, encourage, motivate and empathise with people.
Desirable
- Awareness of local, regional and national healthcare priorities.
- An understanding of the MSK Alliance and ICP.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy, BSc(Hons) or Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy.
- State Registration (HCPC).
- Evidence of experience in the form of an up to date professional development portfolio
Desirable
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Further Training
Essential
- Attendance at relevant clinical post graduate courses taught often at modular Masters level and relevant to rotation specialities
- Clinical Educator Training.
Desirable
- Attended a Leadership Course
Experience
Essential
- Has worked in the NHS, as a qualified physiotherapist completing a junior rotation programme
- Experience of clinical supervision of physiotherapy students.
- Experience of audit and service review
- Experience of supervising other staff.
Desirable
- Previous Band 6 experience
- Clinical experience, in preferably, one or more of the rotation areas.
- Experience of leading hydrotherapy sessions
- Experience in bracing techniques
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- To work flexibly depending on the needs of the rotation, including evening and weekend working, as required.
- Able to travel to Newark Hospital
Desirable
- Be respiratory competent, and if competent, will be placed on the On-call rota
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).
