Job summary
Are you looking to develop your skills within a supportive, forward-thinking MSK team? This full-time role offers an excellent opportunity to work within our MSK Alliance, supporting patients referred from primary care -- including GP referrals, self-referrals, and referrals from the MCATs team within the hub.
You will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with a wide range of acute and chronic MSK conditions. The caseload is varied and rewarding, giving you the chance to make a real impact on patient outcomes.
Your work will include:
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One-to-one MSK assessments and evidence-based treatment plans
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Delivering and supporting group sessions held either within the hospital setting or at local leisure centres
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Collaborating closely with the wider MSK Alliance team
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Contributing to service development and high-quality patient care
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated physiotherapist who is passionate about MSK care and keen to grow within a collaborative, patient-centred service.
If you're enthusiastic, committed, and ready to take the next step in your MSK career, we'd love to hear from you.
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 Requirements
Essential
- Sound Clinical knowledge of musculoskeletal conditions and applied physiotherapy techniques
- Ability to prioritise & work under pressure
- Delegation skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
- Ability to work as a team member as well as alone but with
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy, BSc (Hons) or Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- State Registration with HCPC
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Further Training
Essential
- McKenzie A and B qualifications
- Clinical supervisors course to enable student supervision
Experience
Essential
- Working experience in acute physical setting
- Broad understanding of physiotherapy process and frameworks
- Experience in musculoskeletal field of practice during junior post
- Experience of audit and service review
- Experience of supervising other staff and students
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Sound Clinical knowledge of musculoskeletal conditions and applied physiotherapy techniques
- Ability to prioritise & work under pressure
- Delegation skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
- Ability to work as a team member as well as alone but with
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy, BSc (Hons) or Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- State Registration with HCPC
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Further Training
Essential
- McKenzie A and B qualifications
- Clinical supervisors course to enable student supervision
Experience
Essential
- Working experience in acute physical setting
- Broad understanding of physiotherapy process and frameworks
- Experience in musculoskeletal field of practice during junior post
- Experience of audit and service review
- Experience of supervising other staff and students
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).
