Senior Physiotherapist MSK Outpatients, Band 6

Are you interested in a variety of Band 6 MSK experience?

We are offering a unique opportunity as a rotational Band 6 in MSK which could include a combination of Core MSK and:

• Hydrotherapy
• Hand Therapy
• Pelvic and Breast Health
• Practice-based/Undergraduate Support
• Pain Self-Management

We provide a job plan that balances a varied caseload of MSK patients with personal development opportunities as part of this rotation. These include involvement in research, clinical leadership, supervision and education.

Candidates need to have broad MSK skills and be interested in personal and service development.

As an organisation, we are known for providing support for post-graduate education, including MSc level courses.

We are actively engaged in research, leading in trials with Oxford University and the NIHR. We also have close multi-disciplinary working with other services in the acute trust and with the MSK Advanced Practitioner Service.

Full or part time applicants considered.

To support leadership and work within the Therapy team in MSK Outpatients, providing an effective and evidence-based service through assessing, planning and implementing treatment programmes.

To deliver therapeutic intervention, acting as a specialist clinician in MSK Outpatients, by using the principles of Physiotherapy in an integrated and client-centred way.

To assume responsibility for personal development and supporting the development and supervision of others by CPD (continuing professional development), linked to appraisal.

To support evaluation and service development in the clinical area in line with national and local drivers.

The Therapy service provides physiotherapy and occupational therapy to inpatients and outpatients at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals. We are an integrated service providing patient centred care. Our mission is to ‘enable people to maximise their potential to live well’

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on both sites, including the pain self-management service and hand therapy, with a job plan that balances a varied caseload of musculoskeletal patients with personal development opportunities. These will include involvement in research, clinical leadership and the supervision and education of less experienced staff. You will also be integral in the development of undergraduates.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information on the main responsibilities for this vacancy.