Job summary
At Thorpes Physiotherapy an exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and ambitious Physiotherapist to join our MSK team. This is an ideal opportunity for a Physiotherapist wanting to maximise their clinical development in a supportive, friendly and welcoming environment. You will be able utilise modern technology into both assessments and treatments and treat a wide variety of clinical conditions.
This role requires managing an interesting and varied clinical caseload, consisting of NHS patients, private patients, Orthopaedic consultant referrals and you will have the opportunity to run exercise classes.
The applicant should have at least two years of post-graduate experience, including MSK Outpatients
Main duties of the job
- You will be required to assess, treat and manage an interesting and varied MSK caseload
- You will need to have good assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment skills -this will be further developed through regular IST and clinical mentoring.
- Excellent communication skills are so important as you will need to develop good therapeutic relationships with your patients and colleagues
- You will need to be able to identify what the patients problem is stopping them from doing, the impact its having on their life and set goals based on this
- Develop treatment plans based around the patients goals and ensure they are completed through regular communication and follow up.
- You need to be a good team player. Over the years we have build a fantastic culture and its important that you will fit in well as part of a supportive, caring and fun team
About us
Thorpes Physiotherapy are a multi-award winning private practice, serving the local community for the last 11 years.
Mission statement: Thorpes Physiotherapy exists to educate, motivate, treat and inspire our patients to become more active, mobile and free from pain.
We want you to enjoy working at Thorpes and do all we can to help you to achieve this. We have 10 MSK Physiotherapists, 4 Neurological Physiotherapists, 1 Women's Health Physiotherapist, 3 receptionists, a Practice Manager and a Massage Therapist, therefore you would always be around people and part of our supportive and friendly team.
You will receive regular IST with the rest of our team (which includes Extended Scope Practitioners) and one-to-one mentoring and support by a Course Principle and Chair of Education of the Society Of Musculoskeletal Medicine.
We invest in technology (including Shockwave and Vi-Move), are forward thinking and love to have fun!
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post requires a good level of clinical knowledge and experience of treating MSK conditions. The caseload will provide an interesting and varied mix of MSK conditions from a wide demographic of people. You will be expected to manage your own caseload, including producing treatment plan and regular follow up to ensure patient goals are achieved. There will be the opportunity to undertake exercise classes, including lower limb rehab, spinal rehab and hydrotherapy. You will have lots of support from our experienced team, your line manger and the Director who is the Chair of Education and Module Co-ordinator for the Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine.
Please see document for the full description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post requires a good level of clinical knowledge and experience of treating MSK conditions. The caseload will provide an interesting and varied mix of MSK conditions from a wide demographic of people. You will be expected to manage your own caseload, including producing treatment plan and regular follow up to ensure patient goals are achieved. There will be the opportunity to undertake exercise classes, including lower limb rehab, spinal rehab and hydrotherapy. You will have lots of support from our experienced team, your line manger and the Director who is the Chair of Education and Module Co-ordinator for the Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine.
Please see document for the full description.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Good level of knowledge and clinical reasoning skills in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.
- Understanding of the wider implications effecting the health and wellbeing of patients.
- Ability to manage a varied caseload.
- Ability to plan patient orientated goals and implement through to completion.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Flexible attitude to change and new ways of working.
- Ability to comprehend and work within clinic policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety.
- To carry out risk assessment and ensure effective risk management.
- Ability to participate in departmental inservice training program.
- Good, general IT literacy skills
Desirable
- Ability of using electronic patient documentation
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with Health Professional Council.
- Diploma/BSc (Hons)/ MSc (Pre-Registration) in Physiotherapy.
- Evidence of on-going professional development in area of specialism
Other
Essential
- Car driver / access to appropriate vehicle for working in multi-location clinics.
- DBS clearance at an enhanced level
Experience
Essential
- 2 years post graduate experience including MSK outpatients.
- Ability to work within a multi-speciality team.
- Experience working across organisational and agency boundaries.
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audits and benchmarking
- Experience of working in the UK health service.
- Evidence of contributing to service development.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Good level of knowledge and clinical reasoning skills in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.
- Understanding of the wider implications effecting the health and wellbeing of patients.
- Ability to manage a varied caseload.
- Ability to plan patient orientated goals and implement through to completion.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Flexible attitude to change and new ways of working.
- Ability to comprehend and work within clinic policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety.
- To carry out risk assessment and ensure effective risk management.
- Ability to participate in departmental inservice training program.
- Good, general IT literacy skills
Desirable
- Ability of using electronic patient documentation
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with Health Professional Council.
- Diploma/BSc (Hons)/ MSc (Pre-Registration) in Physiotherapy.
- Evidence of on-going professional development in area of specialism
Other
Essential
- Car driver / access to appropriate vehicle for working in multi-location clinics.
- DBS clearance at an enhanced level
Experience
Essential
- 2 years post graduate experience including MSK outpatients.
- Ability to work within a multi-speciality team.
- Experience working across organisational and agency boundaries.
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audits and benchmarking
- Experience of working in the UK health service.
- Evidence of contributing to service development.
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).
