Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Permanant
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 150-OM1152-MSK
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Horsham Hospital,
- Town
- Horsham
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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MSK Physiotherapist/Osteopath
Band 5
Job overview
Are you a Physiotherapist or Osteopath looking for a new opportunity?
We are looking for dynamic and proactive Band 5 Musculoskeletal (MSK) Therapists to join our well-established MSK Outpatient teams at Crawley and Horsham Hospitals.
To apply, you must be a UK registered Physiotherapist or Osteopath or be a student with registration pending upon completion of your degree. Recent junior clinical level experience, including musculoskeletal experience, would be advantageous.
If you are passionate about making a difference and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve then we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should be committed to delivering high quality care and have excellent communications skills. You will be required to work between the clinical sites of Crawley and Horsham Hospitals.
In return we can offer you:
• Flexible working patterns
• Supportive learning environment; your clinical development will be supported by senior staff including Advanced Practitioners (AP's).
• Dedicated career pathways and great opportunities to develop your clinical and management skills, with access to in-service training and professional development
• Commitment to and support for your wellbeing
• NHS Pension Scheme
• NHS discount and salary sacrifice schemes
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information on this job role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Physiotherapy or Osteopathy
- HCPC registered or GOC registered
Desirable criteria
- Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy/ Member of Institute of Osteopathy or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed a broad range of student placements
- MSK outpatients at Junior/Student level
Desirable criteria
- Completed Junior Rotations/ Experience of working in a variety of healthcare setting
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of evidence-based practice
- Able to demonstrate good communication skills
- Abled to demonstrate a good level of clinical knowledge and reasoning
- Good undertsanding of MSK conditions and presentations
- Broad understanding of the NHS/healthcare community
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audit/service improvement
- Evidence of understanding of clinical governance
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work flexibly where and when the service requires
Desirable criteria
- Basic IT skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- James Barnes
- Job title
- Operational Team Lead Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01273 242054
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