Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Musculoskeletal Outpatient Department at St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 6 Specialised Physiotherapist
The Physiotherapy Department offers excellent experience in the development of musculoskeletal skills. You will join a musculoskeletal team which consists of 60 staff including eight extended scope practitioners and 3 consultant physiotherapists. The department offers an outstanding learning environment with regular in-service training, study leave opportunities, clinical supervision and close links with St Georges University London. We also run an accredited MSc ACP course and provide education for both Undergraduate and Master students. We received the Health Innovation Networks 2019 award for most innovative trust, with special mention going to the MSK Outpatient Service. We have transformed our service to deliver effective virtual care for both 1:1 and group sessions and COVID secure face to face consultations.
Main duties of the job
- To undertake a specialised musculoskeletal assessment of patients including those with complex presentations and from this assessment formulate a treatment plan and carries out this treatment as an autonomous practitioner.
- To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists/physiotherapy students/assistants and other members of the MDT
- To undertake evidence-based projects, including making recommendations for change in practice and participating in departmental research and audit as appropriate.
- To deputise for physiotherapy team leaders in operational management
About us
The Trust serves a large local population and is a specialist regional centre for a number of services including plastics and complex orthopedic trauma. This Band 6 post provides experience in GP and Consultant referrals. We work within orthopedics, hands and women's health alongside outpatient clinics.
The service is provided at three main sites, St Georges Hospital Tooting, St Johns Therapy Centre, Clapham Junction and Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton with an outreach into GP surgeries. The outpatient service runs weekday extended hours from 7.30am to 7.00pm. It includes weekend work on the trauma and orthopaedics rota and any future musculoskeletal Saturday morning outpatient clinics rota, with compensatory rest days in the week.
If you wish to specialise in the management of musculoskeletal problems, then this would be an excellent learning opportunity for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent in physiotherapy
- oHPC registration
- oEvidence of CPD in musculoskeletal physiotherapy in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
- oPostgraduate education/courses in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- oRelevant special interest group membership
- oMasters Degree or evidence of working at an equivalent level in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
Desirable
- oFormal management training
- oMSc in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- oMACP or equivalent clinical membership
- oLeadership training
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum 4 years post registration experience of which 2 years are out-patient musculoskeletal physiotherapy at Band 6 level to include Consultant referrals , GP referrals, Rheumatology, Orthopaedic In-patients, Chronic Pain Management
- oExperience of Classes/Group work/Circuits
- oAt least 1 year's experience of working in the NHS or equivalent
- oGood knowledge of complex pain syndromes
- oAdvanced knowledge of anatomy and physiology underlying musculoskeletal injuries
- oGood working knowledge of all areas of Clinical Governance Including quality, audit and risk management
- oUnderstands the legal responsibilities of the profession
- oGood understanding of research statistics and their evaluation and experience of their use
- oBasic understanding of computers and their applications
- oExperience of performance management of physiotherapists and students
- oExperience in teaching other members of the MDT team
- oExperience of undertaking clinical audit
- oLone working experience
Desirable
- oExperience of: Hydrotherapy, Women's Health, Hands and Plastics, A&E
- oExperience of service developments
- oExperience with spreadsheets/data collection
- oExperience of organising and chairing meetings
- oExperience of lecturing externally
- oExperience of the research process
- oExperience of operational team management
- oPrevious experience at Band 7 in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- oParticipation in weekend orthopaedic service
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- oFluent in written and oral English, with the ability to communicate complex/contentious information in a clear and logical manner to a range of audiences e.g. service users, carers, other professionals, stakeholders
- oAdvanced clinical reasoning skills in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- oResearch skills
- oAbility to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
- oGood presentation skills
- oGood teaching, supervisory & appraisal skills
- oProven organisational skills including prioritisation and delegation
- oAbility to lead and motivate others within the team
- oAdvanced report writing skills
- oAbility to work autonomously within specialist clinical area
- oOn-call skills within orthopaedic specialist area and able to provide advice and patient assessment as a lone physiotherapist in an on-call situation
- oAble to lead team training
- oAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the differing needs of patients
- oAbility to be self-motivated
Desirable
- oActively involved in research and contribution to evidenced based practice
- oSkilled in risk assessment
- oAbility to create Power Point presentations
- oAbility to run courses-internal/external
Other
Essential
- oCompliance with Trust's No Smoking Policy and Dress Code Policy
- oProfessional attitude/behaviour
- oGood time management
- oPhysically fit and able to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines
- oAbility to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment
- oAble to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent in physiotherapy
- oHPC registration
- oEvidence of CPD in musculoskeletal physiotherapy in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
- oPostgraduate education/courses in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- oRelevant special interest group membership
- oMasters Degree or evidence of working at an equivalent level in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
Desirable
- oFormal management training
- oMSc in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- oMACP or equivalent clinical membership
- oLeadership training
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum 4 years post registration experience of which 2 years are out-patient musculoskeletal physiotherapy at Band 6 level to include Consultant referrals , GP referrals, Rheumatology, Orthopaedic In-patients, Chronic Pain Management
- oExperience of Classes/Group work/Circuits
- oAt least 1 year's experience of working in the NHS or equivalent
- oGood knowledge of complex pain syndromes
- oAdvanced knowledge of anatomy and physiology underlying musculoskeletal injuries
- oGood working knowledge of all areas of Clinical Governance Including quality, audit and risk management
- oUnderstands the legal responsibilities of the profession
- oGood understanding of research statistics and their evaluation and experience of their use
- oBasic understanding of computers and their applications
- oExperience of performance management of physiotherapists and students
- oExperience in teaching other members of the MDT team
- oExperience of undertaking clinical audit
- oLone working experience
Desirable
- oExperience of: Hydrotherapy, Women's Health, Hands and Plastics, A&E
- oExperience of service developments
- oExperience with spreadsheets/data collection
- oExperience of organising and chairing meetings
- oExperience of lecturing externally
- oExperience of the research process
- oExperience of operational team management
- oPrevious experience at Band 7 in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- oParticipation in weekend orthopaedic service
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- oFluent in written and oral English, with the ability to communicate complex/contentious information in a clear and logical manner to a range of audiences e.g. service users, carers, other professionals, stakeholders
- oAdvanced clinical reasoning skills in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- oResearch skills
- oAbility to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
- oGood presentation skills
- oGood teaching, supervisory & appraisal skills
- oProven organisational skills including prioritisation and delegation
- oAbility to lead and motivate others within the team
- oAdvanced report writing skills
- oAbility to work autonomously within specialist clinical area
- oOn-call skills within orthopaedic specialist area and able to provide advice and patient assessment as a lone physiotherapist in an on-call situation
- oAble to lead team training
- oAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the differing needs of patients
- oAbility to be self-motivated
Desirable
- oActively involved in research and contribution to evidenced based practice
- oSkilled in risk assessment
- oAbility to create Power Point presentations
- oAbility to run courses-internal/external
Other
Essential
- oCompliance with Trust's No Smoking Policy and Dress Code Policy
- oProfessional attitude/behaviour
- oGood time management
- oPhysically fit and able to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines
- oAbility to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment
- oAble to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
