Job overview

Working in the MSK Out-Patients department on the Northern Lincolnshire Integrated MSK and Pain Management contract based at Scunthorpe General Hospital and locality clinics the job will involve:-

Performing advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. Use advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide a diagnosis and to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

Responsible for managing own caseload and a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision.

Supervise, educate and assess Physiotherapy students, Assistants and Band 5 Physiotherapists and provide specialist advice to other health care professionals in the specific clinical area.

Undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and teams clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. May lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to development of service protocols.

The post would ideally suit an experienced Band 6 Therapist or a Band 5 wishing to progress into a more senior role. A development role would be considered which would involve the completion of work-based competencies. 

Please see detailed job description and person spec attached. 

Main duties of the job

Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with

diverse or complex presentations or multiple pathologies; use advanced

clinical reasoning skills and a range of assessment techniques including

manual assessment to provide an accurate diagnosis.

Formulate and deliver an individual treatment programme based on this

assessment and on knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment

options using specialised clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge

of treatment skills eg. manual therapy techniques, patient education, exercise

classes and other alternative options including aids or devices.

Please see detailed job description and person spec attached. 

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.