Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 6 Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapist who is enthusiastic, skilled, and ready to take on the responsibility and challenges of a senior and innovative position within a busy clinical environment. The post is a full time, permanent post (37.5 hpw) within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust and the post holder will be based at Berwick Infirmary as part of our Joint Musculoskeletal And Pain service (JMAPs).
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be required to work in our busy outpatient department and in the various clinical locations which form part of our JMAP service. This service is an innovative and integrated service for referral, triage and treatment of patients with musculoskeletal conditions from GP surgeries through to Orthopaedic consultants where necessary. The service runs established phone, virtual and face to face patient assessments. JMAPS comprises of Advanced Musculoskeletal Practitioners and Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists working alongside First Contact Practitioners in a partnership with Connect Health. There is also an exciting opportunity to be involved in the delivery of an orthopaedic Telemedicine clinic.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isnt, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read applicant guidance notes before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess, diagnose and treat an independent clinical caseload.
- To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the guidance and support of moreexperienced highly specialist senior physiotherapy staff.
- To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care through one of the following;1) a full range of specialist areas including musculo-skeletal, orthopaedics, elderly care, general medicine, respiratory, neurology, paediatrics, womens health, front of house, surgery and ITU. The rotational element of the role develops individuals specialist skills across a range of therapeutic modalities.OR2) a static post within one of the above sub-specialist teams. This role will incorporateinpatient, outpatient and community activity in both primary and secondary care settings and support the development of specialist skills and knowledge.To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess, diagnose and treat an independent clinical caseload.
- To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the guidance and support of moreexperienced highly specialist senior physiotherapy staff.
- To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care through one of the following;1) a full range of specialist areas including musculo-skeletal, orthopaedics, elderly care, general medicine, respiratory, neurology, paediatrics, womens health, front of house, surgery and ITU. The rotational element of the role develops individuals specialist skills across a range of therapeutic modalities.OR2) a static post within one of the above sub-specialist teams. This role will incorporateinpatient, outpatient and community activity in both primary and secondary care settings and support the development of specialist skills and knowledge.To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification
- Member of the Health Professionals Council
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Student training qualification provided by University
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification
- Member of the Health Professionals Council
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Student training qualification provided by University
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
