Job summary
Specialist Physiotherapist
37.5 hours per week (7 day service as required. Days vary in length with some early starts and some late starts, plus GP clinic covers)
Permanent
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Closing Date: 23rd June 2025
Interview Date: 3rd July 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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We are pleased to announce that we have 2 Physiotherapy opportunities for Physiotherapists working at senior band 5 level or existing band 6, to work within our MSK department at the George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton.
The department offers excellent peer support with APP's in Pelvic Health, Spine, Upper Limb and Lower Limb, along with Team leader support and clinical specialists within MSK, Pelvic Health and Hands.
We are looking for 2 candidates, one candidate who will be working within Pelvic Health and MSK, the second candidate within MSK. The MSK aspect includes working within the speciality areas of spine, upper limb, lower limb and hands.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake assessments, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients with a wide range of problems within the specialist area. These patients often have complex and / or chronic presentations.
- To work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload, working without direct supervision.
- To take a role in supervision and teaching of junior qualified therapists and assistants within clinical specialty.
- To take a role in supervision and teaching of undergraduate students.
- To demonstrate leadership skills and contribute to service development and monitoring of standards of practice.
- To work flexibly over 7-day period, as the service requires.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care and to ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload working without direct supervision.
- To undertake advanced comprehensive assessments of patients with complex problems, which require a high level of analysis and interpretation, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques, to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
- To interpret and analyse complex clinical and non-clinical data to form an accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of complex conditions in order to select and recommend the best course of intervention.
- To formulate and deliver individual physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice, considering the range of possible options.
- To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required.
- To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and time availability.
- To use a range of highly developed verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating, such as those who are sensory impaired, dysphasic or have some degree of confusion or dementia.
- To use persuasive, motivation and reassurance skills to achieve the outcome required.
- To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual physiotherapy treatment of patients.
- To assess patients understanding of treatment protocols, gain valid informed consent, and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
- To enable patients to come to terms with chronic disability on a daily basis.
- To provide specialised advice, teaching and instruction to patients, relatives, carers and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
- To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
- To work within Trust and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Clinical Guidelines, to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards, and to monitor own practice.
- To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Standards of practice.
- To supervise more junior staff and support workers within your area of service, using organisation, prioritisation and delegation skills.
- To provide specialist training and assessment of physiotherapy degree students, within your area of specialty.
- To have specialist knowledge and skills in the use and application of relevant equipment and to be responsible for your own safe and competent use of all that equipment, aids and appliances and that of more junior staff, support workers and students within your team.
- To liaise with medical and nursing staff, therapists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated package of patient care.
- To work with the Therapy Services Manager and Team leader to develop operational policies for the physiotherapy service in your area of work and to audit the service against local and national standards.
- To participate on the in-patient on-call overnight/weekend physiotherapy service rota
Professional
- To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities, and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development.
- To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice and incorporate new developments into your specialist area of work.
- To participate in the staff Individual Performance Review appraisal scheme and be responsible for complying with your agreed personal development programmes to meet set knowledge and competencies.
- To undertake staff Individual Performance Reviews, supervision and mentorship of junior staff, including Technical Assistants and Administrative staff, as required.
- To attend and participate in in-service training programmes, individual training sessions and external courses as expected and/or identified at Individual Performance Review, and to undertake reflective practice.
- To deliver presentations and training at physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary training events and on an individual basis.
- To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and risk management and apply to the work situation.
- To undertake measurement and evaluation of work and current practice through the use of audit, outcome measures and evidence based practice. From this be able to make recommendations for change.
- Support Team lead and Therapy Manager in service development.
- To undertake any other duties as delegated by the Therapy Services Manager commensurate with banding level.
Organisational
- To undertake, as directed, the collection of activity data to enable the Trust to monitor its performance.
- To ensure that your own practice meets the required professional standards of physiotherapy practice
- To decide priorities for your area of responsibility to ensure the provision of an efficient and effective service by you, balancing patient related and other professional demands and readjusting your plans as situations changes/arise on a regular basis.
- To attend mandatory training sessions as determined by the Trust
- To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and ensuring the safe use of equipment by others through training and supervision of practice.
- To maintain accurate comprehensive and up to date documentation, in line with legal and professional standards and requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
- To report all accidents, incidents and complaints in accordance with Trust policy.
- To undertake any other duties as delegated by the Therapy Services Manager commensurate with the grade and experience of the post holder.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care and to ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload working without direct supervision.
- To undertake advanced comprehensive assessments of patients with complex problems, which require a high level of analysis and interpretation, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques, to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
- To interpret and analyse complex clinical and non-clinical data to form an accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of complex conditions in order to select and recommend the best course of intervention.
- To formulate and deliver individual physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice, considering the range of possible options.
- To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required.
- To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and time availability.
- To use a range of highly developed verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating, such as those who are sensory impaired, dysphasic or have some degree of confusion or dementia.
- To use persuasive, motivation and reassurance skills to achieve the outcome required.
- To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual physiotherapy treatment of patients.
- To assess patients understanding of treatment protocols, gain valid informed consent, and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
- To enable patients to come to terms with chronic disability on a daily basis.
- To provide specialised advice, teaching and instruction to patients, relatives, carers and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
- To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
- To work within Trust and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Clinical Guidelines, to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards, and to monitor own practice.
- To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Standards of practice.
- To supervise more junior staff and support workers within your area of service, using organisation, prioritisation and delegation skills.
- To provide specialist training and assessment of physiotherapy degree students, within your area of specialty.
- To have specialist knowledge and skills in the use and application of relevant equipment and to be responsible for your own safe and competent use of all that equipment, aids and appliances and that of more junior staff, support workers and students within your team.
- To liaise with medical and nursing staff, therapists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated package of patient care.
- To work with the Therapy Services Manager and Team leader to develop operational policies for the physiotherapy service in your area of work and to audit the service against local and national standards.
- To participate on the in-patient on-call overnight/weekend physiotherapy service rota
Professional
- To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities, and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development.
- To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice and incorporate new developments into your specialist area of work.
- To participate in the staff Individual Performance Review appraisal scheme and be responsible for complying with your agreed personal development programmes to meet set knowledge and competencies.
- To undertake staff Individual Performance Reviews, supervision and mentorship of junior staff, including Technical Assistants and Administrative staff, as required.
- To attend and participate in in-service training programmes, individual training sessions and external courses as expected and/or identified at Individual Performance Review, and to undertake reflective practice.
- To deliver presentations and training at physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary training events and on an individual basis.
- To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and risk management and apply to the work situation.
- To undertake measurement and evaluation of work and current practice through the use of audit, outcome measures and evidence based practice. From this be able to make recommendations for change.
- Support Team lead and Therapy Manager in service development.
- To undertake any other duties as delegated by the Therapy Services Manager commensurate with banding level.
Organisational
- To undertake, as directed, the collection of activity data to enable the Trust to monitor its performance.
- To ensure that your own practice meets the required professional standards of physiotherapy practice
- To decide priorities for your area of responsibility to ensure the provision of an efficient and effective service by you, balancing patient related and other professional demands and readjusting your plans as situations changes/arise on a regular basis.
- To attend mandatory training sessions as determined by the Trust
- To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and ensuring the safe use of equipment by others through training and supervision of practice.
- To maintain accurate comprehensive and up to date documentation, in line with legal and professional standards and requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
- To report all accidents, incidents and complaints in accordance with Trust policy.
- To undertake any other duties as delegated by the Therapy Services Manager commensurate with the grade and experience of the post holder.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Expereince and Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum 12 months to 2 years post-graduate experience
- Previous experience in specialist clinical area
- Band 5 rotational experience
- Involvement in audit
- Supervisory experience
- Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff
Desirable
- Previous Acute NHS experience
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including recent attendance at relevant post-graduate courses.
Desirable
- MCSP
- Involvement /membership in Special Interest Group
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Importance in application of clinical governance in clinical area
- Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, coordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
- Able to prioritise and organise own workload
- Able to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action
- Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- IT skills - computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Evidence to support personal initiatives in supporting service delivery.
- Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout concurrent activities.
- Motivated
- Flexible and adaptable
- Diplomatic and sensitive to others need.
- To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
Other
Essential
- Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working.
- Driving license and access to motor vehicle for work purposes
Person Specification
Expereince and Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum 12 months to 2 years post-graduate experience
- Previous experience in specialist clinical area
- Band 5 rotational experience
- Involvement in audit
- Supervisory experience
- Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff
Desirable
- Previous Acute NHS experience
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including recent attendance at relevant post-graduate courses.
Desirable
- MCSP
- Involvement /membership in Special Interest Group
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Importance in application of clinical governance in clinical area
- Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, coordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
- Able to prioritise and organise own workload
- Able to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action
- Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- IT skills - computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Evidence to support personal initiatives in supporting service delivery.
- Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout concurrent activities.
- Motivated
- Flexible and adaptable
- Diplomatic and sensitive to others need.
- To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
Other
Essential
- Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working.
- Driving license and access to motor vehicle for work purposes
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).
