Band 7 Physiotherapy Practitioner – Specialising in Self-Referral
Maternity leave cover until March 2026
The Trust has a fantastic opportunity for an individual who aspires to work as a MSK Physiotherapy Practitioner in an exemplar MSK Interface Service. We are seeking a committed, enthusiastic, and compassionate individual to join our Joint Health Service to deliver the highest quality care to our patients.
This post is an exciting opportunity to learn new skills and become part of a growing team. You will be based in the Therapy Outpatient Service at the Trust.
We will be looking for a willingness to learn, a can-do attitude. You will provide direct clinical care which encompasses assessment, treatment and management of undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions with no prior triage.
The Therapy Outpatient Services constantly strive for the best outcomes possible for the population that it serves placing the person at the heart of all we do. With an excellent reputation for our quality of service, supervision, commitment to professional development, postgraduate training, and strong multidisciplinary multiagency culture this is a great place to progress your skills and career.
Please be aware that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, hardworking, and motivated with excellent clinical, communication, organisational and time management skills, as well as being open in their treatment approach to provide a holistic patient intervention. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate enhanced clinical reasoning, using current evidence for the management in this specialist field.
A flexible approach to day-to-day tasks is essential, to meet the demands of the service. Our philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do. We look for people who are willing to go the extra mile, not because they are asked to, but because they are committed to being part of a healthcare team that delivers an excellent caring service to our patients.
This role will enable you to consolidate your current skills and knowledge by participating in CPD. We have an excellent staff supervision system enabling our staff to be committed to developing both their service and them.
Flexibility and adaptability are required. Applicants may be expected to travel between bases and when necessary.

KEY DUTIES

To work within Trust clinical guidelines, HCPC and Registrant Body guidelines and to have a working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others quality of practise against these

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To communicate complex patient and service-related information effectively to Health and Wellbeing and local authority colleagues and third sector agencies.
Use complex communication skills and knowledge when working with patients, their families and other provider agencies.
To involve the patient and the family/carers in all relevant discussions about their management and decisions that are made about treatment techniques and facilitating patient involvement in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of the service.
To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
Delivering high level and complex triage, clinical assessment, diagnostics, treatment and evaluation of the needs within the trust.
Providing leadership; promoting a learning culture for colleagues and other agencies; leading service innovations and demonstrating high level problem solving.
Ensuring excellence in service delivery through personal and service development, underpinned by evidence-based practice and research, embedded in the quality assurance agenda.
Driving innovation; managing the change process to ensure your service continues to be flexible and proactive to reflect the needs of the trust.
To triage patients with complex needs.
To undertake complex clinical assessments of patients/ service users within sphere of advanced practice.
To determine a clinical diagnosis and make high level decisions regarding appropriate treatment/ care plans.
Implement complex care/ interventions according to clinical need.
Evaluate complex care/ interventions based on evidence from clinical outcomes and best practice.
To provide advanced clinical advice, support and training to patients/ service users, families, carers and professional colleagues to improve their journey and their health and wellbeing.
To be professionally accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in your care.
Registered practitioners who are non-medical prescribers are accountable for their prescribing activities by ensuring they are aware of their Professional accountability and any restrictions or special considerations in their prescribing practice.
To develop and maintain the high-level clinical skills required to work as an advanced practitioner