Experienced MSK Physiotherapist Outpatients/Hydrotherapy

Band 6 MSK & Hydrotherapy Physiotherapist, Torbay Hospital – Full‑time. Join the forward‑thinking Patient‑Centred MSK Outpatient Physiotherapy/Hydrotherapy Service at the Torbay Hospital, part of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.

We are offering an exciting opportunity to advance your MSK career in the heart of South Devon. Are you a dynamic and motivated physiotherapist ready to take the next step? Do you thrive in a supportive, progressive and innovative environment?

The role is ideally suited to a physiotherapist who thrives on managing a varied and often complex caseload, further developing diagnostic, clinical reasoning and rehabilitation skills in a well‑established MSK service.

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• Provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to people presenting at musculoskeletal (MSK) outpatient clinics and the Hydrotherapy department.
  
• Use a rapid‑access booking system with up to 50 % of patients self‑referring.
  
• Act as a source of expertise on the assessment and management of general MSK patients for patients, other physiotherapists, student physiotherapists, assistants, technical instructors, other healthcare professionals, G.P.s and consultants.
  
• Educate and train physiotherapists, students and other healthcare professionals in the physiotherapeutic management of general MSK conditions.
  
• Offer a range of rehabilitation classes, acupuncture, steroid injections and 1:1 treatment within the MSK service.
  
• Work alongside the hydrotherapy team to deliver hydrotherapy treatment to a variety of patients.
  
• Maintain close MDT links.
  
• Use a variety of communication methods (telephone, video or face‑to‑face consultations) and adapt communication strategies accordingly.
  
• Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, obtain valid formal consent and collaboratively agree goals, including working within a legal framework with patients lacking capacity.
  
• Deliver comprehensive, accurate and up‑to‑date documentation in line with legal, departmental and CSP standards, and communicate assessment and treatment results to appropriate disciplines via reports, letters or verbal reports.
  
• Enter accurate and timely data into the IHCS data collection system for patient registration, contact information and discharge, and embrace the transition to the OneDevon EPIC EPR.
  

Band 6 level physiotherapy experience, preferably in an MSK outpatient setting. Proven ability to manage a diverse and complex caseload, strong diagnostic and clinical reasoning skills, and a commitment to ongoing professional development and CPD.

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• Staff development and CPD opportunities.
  
• Inclusive, supportive and mindful employer that recognises health and wellbeing.
  
• Excellent work‑life balance in a friendly and supportive team.
  
• Opportunity to work in a well‑established MSK service within an innovative NHS Foundation Trust.