Specialist Physiotherapist (Musculoskeletal)

• To assess and treat an independent physiotherapy caseload.
• To work or work towards working as a First Contact Practitioner with indirect supervision as required.
• To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the supervision of senior physiotherapy staff.
• To assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for an individual clinical caseload.
• To liaise with senior staff on a regular basis to ensure appropriate management of patients.
• To delegate appropriately to unregistered workforce.
• To provide supervision to Band 5, unregistered staff and students.
• With guidance from senior physiotherapists, maintain a high level of evidence-based practice through continual review of current research, thus enhancing standards of patient care.

• To identify patients capacity to consent to treatment and apply the departments consent protocol.
• To provide management of patients attending with musculoskeletal conditions. Some clinics will be telephone clinics.
• To contribute to the supervision of technical instructors, physiotherapy assistants, physiotherapists and students.
• To maintain a high standard of clinical record keeping in accordance with CSP guidelines and trust wide physiotherapy standards for documentation.
• To attend departmental meetings as appropriate.
• To attend relevant post graduate lectures and in-service training to consolidate undergraduate knowledge and increase skills appropriate to each rotation.

Essential

• BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification
• Registered Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Evidence of continued professional development through self directed learning, in-service training record and attendance at relevant short post graduate courses

Essential

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.