Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Part Time
- Hours
- Part time - 20.63 hours per week
- Job ref
- 395-HV618-24
- Employer
- NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Porters Avenue Health Centre
- Town
- Dagenham
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 pa pro rata Plus HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
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Rotational Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
Rotational Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist- 20.63 hours
Want to take the next step in your career or develop your MSK skills? Here at NELFT we have a well established band 7/8a team including ESPs to support your development as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist.
We offer a blended model of face to face and virtual clinics with the ability to spend some time working from home. Laptop provided.
Our small, friendly teams are currently based in clinics across the London Boroughs of Havering and Barking and Dagenham, with the possibility of Redbridge in the future.
Interview will be in person - no virtual interviews will be offered for this post.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide a high standard of assessment and diagnosis, based on clinical findings, develop and implement an individualised treatment programme in conjunction with the patient referred to the Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal Service.
2. Educate and train Junior and Student Physiotherapists, Physiotherapy Assistants and Support Workers.
3. To be an active member of the in-service training programme.
4. Maintain own competence through CPD.
5. To act as appraiser of junior staff, using the service appraisal model to facilitate staff development and the production of a PDP for the junior.
6. To maintain good professional standards of behaviour and appearance.
7. To undertake the collection of data for use in service audit, and departmental research initiatives.
The successful candidates will be highly organised individuals with excellent communication skills and a wide range of clinical experience. The ability to travel efficiently across the geographical area covered by NELFT is essential.
Working for our organisation
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
For further details please refer to the Job description and person specification.
We offer:
Virtual and face to face clinics
Your own work laptop
Excellent transport links to London and Essex
Protected CPD with a diverse In-service training programme
Friendly and dynamic teams
Regular supervision
Staff benefits
Please refer to detailed job description and person specification attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Physiotherapy Degree/ Diploma or equivalent
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- MCSP
- Post graduate MSK / Orthopaedic courses
Experience
Essential criteria
- Band 5 rotations in MSK Physiotherapy x 2
Desirable criteria
- Band 6 placements in Neurology and Orthopaedics
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good clinical Knoweldge
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current NHS agenda and guidelines
Skills
Essential criteria
- Organisational skills
- Ability to influence and motivate
- Team Worker
Desirable criteria
- Leadership 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
- Mark Smith
- Job title
- Clinical Lead MSK Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 300 1856
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