Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist
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Just Physio are recruiting for a Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist to work with our client in Humberside
Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist
Salary £33,660-£45,990 DOE
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Just Physio are looking for a Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist to work with our lovely client in Humberside.
Job Summary:
To act as a specialist physiotherapist in MSK Outpatient conditions and manage patients referred to the clinics for assessment, clinical diagnosis and management.
To assist in clinical audits of the Service and contribute to the development of the service in conjunction with the Physiotherapy Management Team.
To contribute to the mentoring and development of junior & senior staff.
To provide expert clinical leadership for the physiotherapists within the team, playing a key role in ensuring that a high standard of physiotherapy is provided for patients, including those with complex multi-pathologies.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical
1.To be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work including the management of individual caseload, working within accepted codes of professional conduct and clinical guidelines to minimise clinical risk.
2.To demonstrate advanced theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology and utilise highly developed clinical reasoning skills to accurately determine clinical diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of mixed and complicated conditions requiring outpatient physiotherapy and rehabilitation, resulting in realistic, patient centred goals and treatment plans in line with evidence-based practice.
3.To use specialist clinical reasoning skills to screen referrals, to secondary care or accident & emergency department, for serious pathologies such as tumour, infection, fracture, cauda equina syndrome. Seek support of senior clinical colleagues when faced with clinical terminology or presentations of a complex nature or out-with clinical experience.
4.To refer for diagnostics (X-Ray) and Interventional Radiology procedures such as guided injection, within the referral rights for the Local Physiotherapy Service pathways.
5.To act in an advisory capacity to all clinical staff members in making an onward referral to additional services.
6.To identify patient concerns related to the clinical presentation and use current evidence to respond to them. Advise patients and referrers on return to work, sports and other activities.
7.To keep comprehensive records of activity in accordance with local and national requirements using departmental IT software systems as required.
8.To discharge patients appropriately and communicate this with their GPs or referrers.
9.To prescribe appropriate equipment, adhering to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice.
10.To work closely with the Physiotherapy Management Team to facilitate the translation of national policy into local delivery and to provide an expert MSK perspective in relation to the planning and delivery of an integrated, patient focused service across the care pathway.
11.To oversee the implementation of evidence based care including clinical outcome metrics within the Physiotherapy Service. To use objective markers/outcome measures to evaluate and refine clinical practice.
12.To participate in clinical governance as required. To implement policies and propose changes to practice procedures for own area and monitor implementation change through clinical audit.
13.To demonstrate high quality research and development skills and lead clinical research and audit for the local Physiotherapy Service.
14.To assist the Physiotherapy Management team in the development and implementation of a comprehensive training and personal development plan for the MSK team in the local service.
15.To participate in maintaining the training programme for the local MSK team, encouraging improvement and refinement of physical assessment and treatment of patients, and furthering understanding of the conditions and their management.
16.To maintain a clinical case load; whilst being flexible to service needs.
If you are interested in this position, please call Alison on 0207 045 3327