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Job summary

Main area
Outpatient MSK
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-6370959
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Barnet Hospital
Town
Barnet
Salary
£49,178 - £55,492 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 7 Highly Specialist MSK Physiotherapist

Band 7

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and enthusiastic clinician to join our well established, innovative team of musculoskeletal physiotherapists.

The posts are based at our main Barnet and Chase Farm sites and will include cross site working. Patient care will be a mix of Telehealth and face to face consultations and will involve extended hours and evening work dependent on demand. The successful candidate will have significant postgraduate experience of working with patients with complex conditions; working within a bio-psychosocial approach on a one-to-one basis as well as within a group context. They will share responsibility for supporting junior and less experienced staff working. They will be expected to participate in the teaching and training of more junior staff and other health care professionals as appropriate.

The successful candidate should be enthusiastic and passionate and have the motivation to encourage and facilitate best practice. We are looking for an individual who is an excellent communicator and team player.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & Prof Quals

Essential criteria
  • BSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Diploma or equivalent
  • Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for profession
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of study or intention to study at masters level
  • Membership of specialist interest group

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Substantial postgraduate experience at a Band 6 level or equivalent including within specialist area
  • Experience of group work
  • Previous experience of junior staff & student supervision/ clinical education
  • Experience of leading a team
  • Experience of teaching to unidisciplinary/ multidisciplinary groups
  • Evidence of active involvement in service development & contribution to change within the workplace

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Highly effective communication skills
  • Able to manage own clinical caseload
  • Competent IT skills
  • Specialist knowledge around complex patient management
  • Positive attitude and ability to cope well with change

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Oluyemisi Ogunyinka
Job title
Therapy Services Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0208 216 4720

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Telephone
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