MSK Physiotherapist

Job overview

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

We are seeking a Band 5 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist to join our Integrated Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service, which includes Physiotherapy Outpatients, Community Orthopaedics and the Community Chronic Pain Service.

This role involves providing comprehensive musculoskeletal assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for outpatients across community hospital physiotherapy departments and outreach clinics. Working within a hybrid model of face-to-face and virtual consultations, you will manage your own caseload under the supervision of a senior physiotherapist, delivering evidence-based, patient-centred care.

You will work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, contributing to high-quality services that promote recovery, independence and improved patient outcomes. The base location will be agreed at interview, with opportunities to work across multiple localities in Kent to meet service needs.

If you are motivated, compassionate and committed to delivering excellent MSK care, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

We provide outpatient MSK care to the population of South Kent Coast. We are based in Deal Hospital and also work from Dover Health Centre and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Folkestone.

• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care
• The development of care programmes in partnership with the patient
• To support in the supervision and development of physiotherapy apprentices, assistants and peers
• To actively work as a member of the team to provide high quality care to patients
• To undertake a range of competent clinical interventions to support the outcomes of both individual and group therapy
• Manage a caseload of patients on a daily basis consisting of patients with complex needs associated within an MSK setting.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.