Job summary
Employer heading
MSK Physiotherapy Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy Team as a support worker.
You play an essential role in providing a high standard of quality care and a robust service by supporting the registered practitioner in the preparation and delivery of care and support packages with some administrative duties.
You will be work in conjunction with the registered practitioner to review and progress agreed treatments and discharge patients. This role includes a minimum of 75% clinical work with the need to adapt to unpredictable changes and demands in the service.
Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to travel independently across the geographical areas of Tamworth, Seisdon and Lichfield.
Main duties of the job
You will work independently in clinic settings to complete simple mobility and musculoskeletal Physiotherapy assessments and formulate treatment plans, which can be reviewed and progressed through to discharge.
As part of this role you will also be expect to:
· With direction from the Registered Physiotherapist, will be able to represent the service at agreed meetings, provide the necessary clinical input and supervision/ mentorship of Band 3 physiotherapy support workers.
· Support and assist qualified and unregistered staff in the provision of a high quality Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy service.
· Work with colleagues of all disciplines in the provision of a multidisciplinary health and social care service.
· Work to the professional standards of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and within the scope of the protocols for the service.
· Assess mobility and simple movement problems, problem solve, treat, review and discharge patients using clinical expertise, using wide-ranging skills and knowledge necessary for the post.
· To assist in the provision of continuing professional development training, advising and supporting staff at Band 3 levels or below within the team or service.
· To ensure high standards of clinical practice, maintaining experience of caseload management.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding this role please see attached the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- • GCSE (A-C) English and Maths or equivalent
- • NVQ Level 3 in related subject area or equivalent. Appropriate level of experience and knowledge.
- • Evidence of/willing to undertake training relevant to the post.
- • Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of post qualification training relevant to Musculoskeletal working in related subject or willingness to work towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Minimum of 2 years work experience as a Band 3 within the NHS.
Desirable criteria
- • Previous experience of working in a Musculoskeletal setting
- • Previous experience of lone working
- • Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- • Have evidence to show a good range of prior clinical experience
- • Understanding of evidence based practice
- • Awareness of current issues and policy documents
Desirable criteria
- • Understanding of clinical audit and or research
- • Committed to continuing professional development
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Willing to participate in training
- Demonstrate an understanding of rehabilitation
- Ability to work with people
- Mature and professional manner
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, (written and verbal)
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Committed to development of self
- Evidence of ability to switch tasks/multi-task.
- Reliable
- Ability to organise self and others
- IT skills
- Good time management
- Positive approach to change
- Committed to the responsibilities of the post
- Flexible to the needs of the service
- Driver with own car which is maintained to the level required to be able to use for work purposes
Applicant requirements
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
- Karen Davies
- Job title
- MSK Operational Lead Lichfield & Seisdon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07989391039
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