Job summary
Are you looking to specialise in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy?
We are currently recruiting for a full time band 5 physiotherapist within our Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy service. At CNWL we pride ourselves on our staff development and delivering high quality care in community services.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Please note that interviews for this post will be face to face.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be part of an enthusiastic, supportive and forward thinking team. The role will consist of approximately 6-monthly rotations based across Uxbridge Health Centre, Eastcote Health Centre and the Warren Medical Centre in Hayes, which are all within the London Borough of Hillingdon.
When you join our friendly team you will have your own clinical caseload, assessing and rehabilitating patients through both face to face and virtual (telephone/video) consultations, and in gym settings delivering classes once Covid restrictions allow. Recent post graduate experience is essential and recent post graduate experience in musculoskeletal outpatients and working within a health service sector, either acute or community is preferred.
The Physiotherapy team has a good working relationship with the First Contact Practitioner's (FCP's) working in GP practices and the Extended Scope Practitioner's (ESP's) working at The Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital. We receive referrals from GPs, FCPs and the ESPs. At CNWL we have and continue to work closely with the acute hospital trust in Hillingdon on a number of joint projects including the development of the Hillingdon MSK website.
About us
Our service is committed to CPD and promoting evidence-based practice and a high standard of care throughout. We offer an extensive professional development programme for all staff. The successful candidate will have weekly supervision sessions with their supervisor, participate in in-service training, attend study days and may have the opportunity to assist with mentoring students. Clinical supervision will be provided by band 6 and band 7 staff with a diverse range of experience and specialty including pelvic health and vestibular problems. We also have a number of staff members currently completing Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) training. Many of the band 5 staff previously recruited have gone on to be promoted to band 6 posts within our MSK service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities: Clinical
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of the practitioners professional
- To take responsibility for the assessment, treatment and advice of patients referred by senior medical staff, General Practitioners or other health professionals including extended scope
- To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses, prognoses and recommend best course of intervention in a wide range of highly complex musculoskeletal conditions.
- To be responsible for own case load and may be consulted for advice and guidance by less experienced team members and other health care
- To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments
- To co-ordinate intervention which may include other disciplines; advises and educates patient/carers/relatives/other health
- To manage clinical risk within own caseload at all
- To be responsible for maintenance of accurate written records using POMR system, to include comprehensive progress and discharge reports to medical
- To use knowledge to refer to other health disciplines as
- To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic
- To demonstrate dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
- To be competent in assessing a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions based on theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, often in situations where conflicting evidence is
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities: Clinical
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of the practitioners professional
- To take responsibility for the assessment, treatment and advice of patients referred by senior medical staff, General Practitioners or other health professionals including extended scope
- To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses, prognoses and recommend best course of intervention in a wide range of highly complex musculoskeletal conditions.
- To be responsible for own case load and may be consulted for advice and guidance by less experienced team members and other health care
- To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments
- To co-ordinate intervention which may include other disciplines; advises and educates patient/carers/relatives/other health
- To manage clinical risk within own caseload at all
- To be responsible for maintenance of accurate written records using POMR system, to include comprehensive progress and discharge reports to medical
- To use knowledge to refer to other health disciplines as
- To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic
- To demonstrate dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
- To be competent in assessing a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions based on theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, often in situations where conflicting evidence is
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
- HCPC registration
- Relevant CPD
- Evidence of up to date and detailed CPD portfolio
Experience,skills and abilities
Essential
- Experience at undergraduate level in Musculoskeletal rotations
- Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Basic understanding of computers and their applications
- Previous experience at Band 5 level to include rotations outside of MSK Physio e.g. Orthopaedics/Medical/Care of the Elderly
- Excellent verbal & written skills
- Able to present information in a clear and logical manner
- Good presentation skills
Desirable
- Experience of service developments
- Working knowledge of all areas of Clinical Governance including quality, audit and risk management
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Ability to work with distressed or aggressive patients
- Team worker
- Ability to listen and reflect
- Flexible approach to service needs, prepared to work in any location
Other
Essential
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
- HCPC registration
- Relevant CPD
- Evidence of up to date and detailed CPD portfolio
Experience,skills and abilities
Essential
- Experience at undergraduate level in Musculoskeletal rotations
- Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Basic understanding of computers and their applications
- Previous experience at Band 5 level to include rotations outside of MSK Physio e.g. Orthopaedics/Medical/Care of the Elderly
- Excellent verbal & written skills
- Able to present information in a clear and logical manner
- Good presentation skills
Desirable
- Experience of service developments
- Working knowledge of all areas of Clinical Governance including quality, audit and risk management
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Ability to work with distressed or aggressive patients
- Team worker
- Ability to listen and reflect
- Flexible approach to service needs, prepared to work in any location
Other
Essential
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
CNWL MSK Physiotherapy Clinics in Hillingdon ( post is rotational across sites)
Uxbridge Health Centre
Hillingdon
UB81QJ
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
