MSK Physiotherapist in North Walsham

Would you like to join an experienced and innovative multidisciplinary musculoskeletal services team? We are seeking a new graduate or someone seeking to extend their experience in musculoskeletal Physiotherapy to join our friendly team. Our team provide timely and skilled assessment and treatment of MSK conditions to facilitate and improve patients' quality of life and maximise patients' independence. You will work predominately in a clinic setting and with appropriate training you will have the opportunity to take part in a small element of community orthopaedic visits.

We provide a structured and varied support and training programme that includes preceptorship, regular in-service training with external speakers, clinical supervision within small groups and departmental peer review. External training is actively encouraged by our team and funding is available on application. The MSK Service also includes our MSK Assessment and Triage Service (MATS) and our MSK Podiatry team, who are also happy to support specialist skill development. Quality is at the heart of our MSK Service and we grow and develop our services by nurturing the talent within our team. ECCH is renowned for its commitment to CPD and research. We are also committed to innovation and have recently developed and launched our updated website, an innovative self-referral platform, online patient booking systems and a patient self-management tool.

Main duties of the job:

• You will provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis, treatment and advice to patients.
• You will work with a variety of assessment and treatment interfaces including face to face clinics, telephone, video, community visits, web triage and classes.
• Be responsible for the physiotherapy assessment of patients, including their needs and any associated risks.
• Using clinical reasoning skills, you will develop treatment plans that are appropriate to the patient taking into consideration their physiotherapy care, risks and wellbeing.
• You will work closely with our local partners including the Wellbeing Service, MSK Triage and MSK Podiatrists to provide holistic care for our patients.
• You will support the education of students and other staff.

About us: ECCH is a well-established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders. We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits. We are a social enterprise and staff-owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future. At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

Job responsibilities:

CLINICAL:

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support others to do likewise.
• To participate in the services clinical and professional supervision which takes the form of direct observation of practice or formal training / clinical reasoning sessions; advice and support is always available.
• To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form an accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention and to develop comprehensive management strategies for the patient's presenting condition.
• To undertake comprehensive assessment of patients, using investigative and analytical skills and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care.
• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To demonstrate highly developed precise dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
• To provide spontaneous and planned specialist advice, teaching, and instruction to relatives, carers and other professions to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
• To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties and to adhere to any relevant policies, including competence to use equipment and ensure safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice.
• To supervise exercise practitioners and rehabilitation assistants when appropriate.
• To provide clinical supervision for physiotherapy students placement, after appropriate training.
• To assist more senior staff in the training of students and physiotherapy assistants.
• To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise the rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of the condition. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation and explanation will be used with a variety of patients.
• Communicate effectively with all members of the physiotherapy team, GPs, consultants and other professions to ensure a collaborative approach to the management of the patient's condition.
• To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within the legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

PROFESSIONAL:

• To maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments and incorporate them as necessary into your work.
• To be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at training sessions in-house, tutorials and by attending external courses and practicing reflective practice.
• To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation in line with legal, departmental and Trust requirements, communicating assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
• To participate in staff appraisal scheme.
• To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with other clinical staff and the clinical lead for physiotherapy. Make recommendations for change.
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to the work situation.

ORGANISATIONAL:

• To be responsible for a designated area of work as agreed with the team leader and to plan and organize efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time.
• To decide priorities for a work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands. Ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the physiotherapy service as a whole.
• To be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for use in the physiotherapy service.
• To be aware of Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies, which may be required to improve the safety of your work area, including prompt recording and reporting of accidents to senior staff and ensuring that equipment use is safe.
• Ensure the implementation of physiotherapy service policies and any service development changes.
• To comply with the organisational and service policies and procedures and to be involved in the reviewing and updating as appropriate.
• To undertake any duties that might be considered appropriate by senior physiotherapists and the professional / clinical lead for physiotherapy.

All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our ABCD Commitments and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these behaviours, which are detailed in the following pages, an essential part of their job role. Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word 'CARE'. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone. Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead | Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: Degree or MSc in Physiotherapy; Registration with HCPC
• Experience: Evidence of clinical placements in appropriate areas as a student; Previous experience as a Band 5 physiotherapist

Additional Criteria:

• SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge of physiotherapy in relevant area; Forward thinking; Excellent interpersonal skills; Self-directed learning; Ability to work independently; Ability to pass on skills / knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments.
• PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: Physical capacity to deal with moderate physical effort on a daily basis; Physical and mental capacity to deal sensitively with patients who may have high levels of anxiety and aggression; Capacity to concentrate for considerable periods of time during assessment and management of patients; Able to work collaboratively within a team; Able to work independently; Committed to personal and team development; Able to work with others and pass on skills and knowledge; Able to maintain judgement under pressure; Able to maintain motivation, drive, enthusiasm and confidence; Ability to embrace our culture, ABCD Commitments and Signature Behaviours.
• Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Critical Appraisal; Audit; Research

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.