Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist MSK Physiotherapist
Band 6
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
We are looking for the best talent to join our ambitious healthcare organisation. In return, we provide excellent professional development opportunities in a supportive, nurturing environment.
The Newham MSK therapy team is innovative, creative and friendly, working closely with colleagues from other disciplines to deliver high quality, patient centred care.
Main duties of the job
- Regular comprehensive teaching for Band 6s and 7s based at Mile End Hospital
- Local in-service training tailored to team needs.
- Access to a list of Barts Health hosted HES courses (based at Royal London Hospital)
- Access to a vast choice of courses through the Barts Health Leadership Academy. These include ILM level 3 courses.
- Opportunities to be involved in Elective Orthopaedic Research generated by BHOC
- HR training to be able to competently use policies and procedure.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Undergraduate Degree in Physiotherapy
- Member of the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential criteria
- 18 months relevant post graduate experience in MSK outpatient and orthopaedic clinical settings
- Appropriate post registration experience
- Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HCPC recommendations
- Experience of working as part of a team uni-professional and multi- professional team
- Advice, supervision, appraisal, training and support to more junior staff, support staff and students
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audit/research
- Experience of sole working as part of an out of hour’s emergency weekend service
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of current best practice in physiotherapy in the relevant setting
- Understanding and application of risk management
- Understand legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics
Desirable criteria
- In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group
Skills
Essential criteria
- Specialist clinical skills in musculoskeletal outpatients
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and more junior staffs workload and supervise support staff in this field
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities and support other staff in this field
- Supervisory & appraisal skills of other staff including junior staff / support staff / students
- Demonstrate understanding and previous participation in activity to support the clinical governance agenda
Desirable criteria
- Ability to pass on knowledge and deliver training both internally within the profession and externally to other staff groups
Other
Essential criteria
- Committed to lifelong and self-directed learning
- Committed to personal and team development
- After induction, to be able to actively participate as an appraiser to the Trust IPR system
- Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Ability to cope with working in a busy or stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients/carers
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Commitment to non-discriminatory practice
- Understanding and compliance with Data Protection
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Seyi Oni
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02073639274
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