Job Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to join our dynamic Musculoskeletal Outpatient team at Keynsham Health Centre!
This is an opportunity to put your Degree in Physiotherapy to great use! In this role, you'll collaborate closely with our team of dedicated Physiotherapists and exercise instructors, you will be responsible for managing a diverse clinical caseload encompassing various musculoskeletal conditions, ensuring a consistently high standard of care.
You will also contribute to the smooth operation of our department on a daily basis and play a crucial role in educating undergraduate students clinically and act as a mentor and role model for junior staff members.
This is a full time opportunity with the typical working hours being 8:30am – 5:00pm Monday to Thursday and half day Friday. There is some flexibility to start and finish times which can be discussed at interview.
You will be based at Keynsham Health Centre but there will be a requirement to travel to other locations for training and meetings as necessary.
Main Responsibility
Within this role, you will:
- Perform thorough assessments and diagnoses by interpreting clinical and non-clinical information.
- Work with patients to set clear rehabilitation goals
- Implement diverse treatment plans using various therapeutic techniques
- Support departmental operations by assisting the team lead and contributing to evidence-based practice developments.
- Facilitate the professional development of physiotherapy students and junior staff
- Identify and address personal training needs to stay current and evidence-based.
- Effectively communicate with patients, carers, and other professionals to maximize rehabilitation outcomes
- Handle complex information sensitively and maintain effective communication channels with all stakeholders.
Please see Job Description for a full list of job responsibilities.
The Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Minimum of one year's experience in an MSK setting
- Full UK driving licence and access to a car
- Motivated, innovative, and adaptable with flexibility to work across various locations (Keynsham Health Centre, St Martins Hospital, and Paulton Memorial Hospital)
- HCPC (Physiotherapist) registration
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Commitment to delivering positive patient experiences throughout their healthcare journey
- Proficient in using IT systems, including Microsoft Office packages such as Outlook, Word, and Excel
Package Description
You will feel valued as a Band 6 MSK Physiotherapist with HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £35,392 - £42,618 and Agenda for Change terms and conditions – including an NHS pension
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ring fenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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