Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

B6 MSK Physiotherapist

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a MSK Physiotherapist to join the exemplar Joint Health Integrated MSK Service at MWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

As a B6 Physiotherapist you will support the continued drive for patient centred care, champion quality, deliver performance targets and safe effective patient outcomes by placing the patients at the heart of all we do.

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, and highly motivated physiotherapist who are enthusiastic and forward-thinking to join the Joint Health Integrated MSK Service.

Main duties of the job

The Joint Health Integrated MSK Service is a single point of access service offering self referral alongside specialist assessment, investigations, and treatment for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. The service utilises an escalation and de-escalation model. This enables appropriate access to all appropriate diagnostic services, treatment, and onward management when indicated. Several innovations and channels shifts have taken place in the service, accelerated due to the unprecedented times. This has been an exciting opportunity to develop our digital strategy/ delivery and incorporate the benefits of digital alongside face-to-face consultations whilst also being led by patients with lived experience and staff feedback. The team is multi-professional including: MSK Doctors, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Consultant Rheumatology MDT, Consultant Physiotherapists, Advanced MSK Physiotherapy Practitioners, Specialist Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, MSK Physiotherapists, Advanced MSK Podiatry Practitioner, Specialist Occupational Hand Therapists, Advance Practice Rheumatology Therapist, Therapy Assistants and Admin support.

The service puts a strong emphasis on and values the learning environment. The service ensures that staff can develop skills and knowledge to their full potential. The therapy outpatient service has a well-established supervision, case discussion and journal club programme.

About us

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

  • CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
  • SAFETY that is of the highest standards
  • COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
  • SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
  • PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

  • Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
  • Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
  • Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.

Details

Date posted

20 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

347-5717036

Job locations

Ormskirk and Southport

Dicconson Way, Wigan Rd

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description and Person Specification.

Advertising Date: 20th October 2023

Closing Date: 10th November 2023

Shortlisting Date: 13th November 2023

Proposed Interview Date: 27th November 2023

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description and Person Specification.

Advertising Date: 20th October 2023

Closing Date: 10th November 2023

Shortlisting Date: 13th November 2023

Proposed Interview Date: 27th November 2023

Person Specification

Qualifictaions

Essential

  • Degree Physio
  • HCPC Registration
  • Evidence post grad MSK experience

Knowledge and experince

Essential

  • Experience in NHS MKS setting
  • completion core rotations

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, ability to share information at MDT case conference experience, able to deal with conflict resolution
  • Ability to work autonomously independently and with MDT
  • Ability to manage change in a flexible, diplomatic, and positive manner
  • Have a wide range of good clinical reasoning skills, assessment and treatment skills and be able to problem solve and make decisions
  • Know when is the right time to seek and ask for help
Person Specification

Qualifictaions

Essential

  • Degree Physio
  • HCPC Registration
  • Evidence post grad MSK experience

Knowledge and experince

Essential

  • Experience in NHS MKS setting
  • completion core rotations

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, ability to share information at MDT case conference experience, able to deal with conflict resolution
  • Ability to work autonomously independently and with MDT
  • Ability to manage change in a flexible, diplomatic, and positive manner
  • Have a wide range of good clinical reasoning skills, assessment and treatment skills and be able to problem solve and make decisions
  • Know when is the right time to seek and ask for help

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Ormskirk and Southport

Dicconson Way, Wigan Rd

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ


Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Ormskirk and Southport

Dicconson Way, Wigan Rd

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ


Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leads

Rachel Dillon & Michael Cottom

racheldillon@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

20 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

347-5717036

Job locations

Ormskirk and Southport

Dicconson Way, Wigan Rd

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ


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