Advanced MSK Physiotherapist

Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic and highly skilled MSK physiotherapist (Band 7) to join our friendly, supportive and successful MSK team in County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

This post will cover Adult Physiotherapy Department at Bishop Auckland Hospital and Darlington Memorial Hospital.

As part of the established MSK team you will provide expert clinical intervention for these patients while acting as a source of expertise within the Physiotherapy team.

The iMSK service comprises of Upper & Lower limb, Spinal, A&E, Hand and Rheumatology ESPs, Junior, Senior and Advanced Physiotherapists providing a robust training and supervision framework for all staff.

The post holder has opportunities to develop clinical and leadership skills working alongside other collegues and ESP physiotherapists. CPD opportunities are offered which can be tailored to your needs.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a team providing a comprehensive service within our musculoskeletal pathways.

You will have the responsibility for the assessment and management of musculoskeletal disorders. The caseload, which includes patients with long-term conditions, comorbidities and multi-factorial needs are referred from both primary and secondary care.

You will be expected to contribute to service evaluation, audit and provide day to day clinical leadership to our senior and junior physiotherapists.

You will be expected to provide training, education, mentorship and appraisal for staff and students. As part of the role you will contribute to the development of professional practice and the transformation and evaluation of service, supporting research and innovation across the service.

You will work closely with and be supported by your peers, FCP and ESP Practitioners, the Governance and Operational team.

CDDFT MSK Physiotherapy team has a strong supportive culture for personal and professional development, clinical supervision and opportunities for progression. We commit to our employees wellbeing though agile working, on-going development and established support networks.

Job responsibilities

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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