Specialist MSK Physiotherapist - Occupational Health (Bank)

Job summary

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of an MDT to deliver person centred care whilst meeting the service standards and objectives.

You must be professionally, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of highly complex patients in your care.

You will be undertaking highly specialised physiotherapy assessment of patients, including those with a complex physical and psychosocial presentation. Using advanced investigative and analytical reasoning skills that implement evidence-based practice, to provide an accurate diagnosis of conditions and thereby formulate individualised management and treatment plans.

You will need to plan, organise and prioritise effectively and efficiently own caseload, and screen for serious pathology.

You will have highly developed specialised clinical expertise to reassess a patients physiotherapy needs as their condition progresses or regresses. Developing and changing treatment plans to maximise the patients potential.

You may need to work in satellite clinics as a lone practitioner and be able to adapt treatment modalities accordingly.

You will participate in clinical supervision to develop skills and knowledge of clinical care and practice and apply continuous reflection on own practice.

You will maintain accurate, legible, comprehensive and up to date documentation in line with legal, departmental and trust policies.

Job responsibilities

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.