Physiotherapist (Band 5 - MSK)

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated Physiotherapists to join our the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy service.

When you join our friendly team you will have your own clinical caseload treating and rehabilitating patients, face to face both in a clinic and in a gym setting. The team has a fantastic induction, supervision and training framework in which you will participate. We believe developing good clinicians within a dynamic and enjoyable team environment is the best way to deliver an excellent and efficient service.

You will work as an autonomous practitioner within the MSK Physiotherapy Service to provide comprehensive assessment, clinical diagnosis, design and delivery of evidence based treatment plans for patients with highly complex and diverse presentations.

This includes the responsibility to seek advice as necessary from the Physiotherapy team. To consolidate and develop skills, previously learnt as an undergraduate and newly qualified physiotherapist, and to develop new skills in a variety of musculoskeletal settings.

If you are excited by the prospect of joining our forward thinking team and being a key figure in the shaping of MSK services within Sirona please get in touch.

Main duties of the job

• To be competent in assessing a wide range of conditions based on comprehensive theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology.
• Carry out a physiotherapy intervention drawing upon wide ranging evidence base and problem solving professional knowledge and skills.
• To evaluate relevant information regarding all aspects of patient care to develop a clinical diagnosis, prognosis and expected response to treatment
• To agree the treatment plan and goals, with the patient, and to continually re-assess their response, in order to progress treatment effectively.
• To recognise potentially sinister signs and symptoms and contra-indications to treatment from the assessment and to manage these appropriately. This may involve referring discussion with senior clinicians and referring onwards.
• To advise and educate patients, carers, relatives and employers as part of the physiotherapy intervention. To have a working knowledge of other health and social care disciplines to facilitate this.
• To keep accurate and comprehensive written records, to include progress and discharge reports to medical referrers, adhering to standards to comply with professional and legal accountability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.

If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Please use your 'Supporting Information' to demonstrate and provide evidence in how you meet the Person Specification below.

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.