MSK Outpatient Physiotherapist (Rotational) | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

The successful candidate will be part of an enthusiastic, supportive and forward thinking team. The role will consist of approximately 6-monthly rotations across Uxbridge Health Centre, Eastcote Health Centre and the Warren Medical Centre in Hayes, which are all within the London Borough of Hillingdon. Our service is committed to CPD and promoting evidence-based practice and a high standard of care throughout. We offer an extensive professional development programme for all staff. The successful candidate will have weekly supervision sessions with their supervisor, participate in in-service training, attend study days and may have the opportunity to assist with mentoring students. Clinical supervision will be provided by band 6 and band 7 staff with diverse experience and specialty including pelvic health and vestibular problems. We also have a number of staff members currently completing Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) training. Many of the band 5 staff previously recruited have gone on to be promoted to band 6 posts within our MSK service.

1. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of the practitoner's professional activities.
2. To take responsibility for the assessment, treatment and advice of patients referred by senior medical staff, General Practitioners or other health professionals including extended scope.
3. To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses, prognoses and recommend best course of intervention in a wide range of highly complex musculoskeletal conditions.
4. To be responsible for own caseload and may be consulted for advice and guidance by less experienced team members and other health care professionals.
5. To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments.
6. To co-ordinate intervention which may include other disciplines; advises and educates patient/carers/relatives/other health care professionals.
7. To manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times.
8. To be responsible for maintenance of accurate written records using the POMR system, including comprehensive progress and discharge reports to medical staff.
9. To use knowledge to refer to other health disciplines as appropriate.
10. To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic activities.
11. To demonstrate dexterity, coordination and palpatory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
12. To be competent in assessing a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions based on theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, often in situations where evidence may be conflicting.

When you join our friendly team you will have your own clinical caseload, assessing and rehabilitating patients through both face-to-face and virtual (telephone/video) consultations, and in gym settings delivering classes once Covid restrictions allow. Recent post-graduate experience is essential and recent post-graduate experience in musculoskeletal outpatients and working within a health service sector, either acute or community, is preferred.

The Physiotherapy team has a good working relationship with the First Contact Practitioners (FCPs) working in GP practices and the Extended Scope Practitioners (ESPs) working at The Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital. We receive referrals from GPs, FCPs and the ESPs. At CNWL we have and continue to work closely with the acute hospital trust in Hillingdon on a number of joint projects including the development of the Hillingdon MSK website.

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