Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist to join our Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service on a fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave. This role is based in Clinic 10 at King's Mill Hospital and offers the chance to work within a dynamic and busy environment.
Referrals into the service come from A&E, fracture clinics, Trauma & Orthopaedics wards, and primary care, so applicants must have previous MSK experience and be confident working autonomously.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide high-quality, effective physiotherapy interventions for inpatients and outpatients to maximise functional ability and health outcomes.
- Assess, treat, and advise patients with acute or chronic conditions, including those with complex presentations, using evidence-based practice.
- Rotate every 9 months across:
- MSK Outpatients
- Orthopaedic Inpatients
- Rheumatology Outpatients
- Paediatric MSK Outpatients
- Deliver training and education to physiotherapy, occupational therapy, medical, nursing, and other professional staff/students as required.
- Contribute to continuous improvement and support the provision of the highest quality patient care.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and expertise within a supportive team, while making a real difference to patient care.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
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.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
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).
