Band 4 - Assistant Practitioner, MSK Outpatient Physiotherapy

Job overview

We have an exciting fixed term opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic Assistant Practitioner to join a friendly and forward thinking Outpatient Physiotherapy department.

This post is based at our Jacketts Field, Abbots Langley site.

You will be working in a busy, friendly Outpatient Physiotherapy Department, where you will be supported by a Band 7/6 qualified Physiotherapist through a well-established supervision process.

Robust training support will be provided. We also offer in-service training opportunities and your existing experience will be further developed in both 1:1 and class/group based clinical activities.

Previous NHS experience is essential.

In addition, whilst very hard working, we are a sociable department committed to the health and wellbeing of our staff.

We have a comprehensive Special Leave Policy, a Wellbeing Champion on site, Spiritual and pastoral support and links to Employee Assistance Programme(s).

Main duties of the job

You will be assessing, treating, progressing and discharging routine MSK patients – trauma and elective post-operative orthopaedic presentations.

You will be running group exercise sessions – for example TKR classes and lower limb classes.

You will also help support our qualified staff in joint treatment sessions, as and when appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To treat own caseload of patients in the MSK Outpatient Physiotherapy setting; according to set treatment protocols, monitor progression, and make alterations to patients treatment programmes as and when required.

To use clinical reasoning to utilise a range of assessment and treatment skills to formulate treatment programmes.

To work unsupervised regularly and report back progress or change from expected findings to a qualified physiotherapist.