Job Introduction
We are excited to offer a combined Band 6/7 role which would be a great opportunity for an experienced Band 6 ready to start making the step into B7 roles!
The Band 6 hours will be in Physiotherapy Outpatients at Paulton Memorial Hospital as part of a small team of physiotherapists, including an exercise instructor, rotational B5, 4 experienced B6s, a clinical specialist and a Team Lead. Patient mix varies from acute injuries and post op to OA and Chronic conditions.
The Band 7 hours will be in a couple of GP surgeries in the Paulton area (Hope House and Westfield) and a day at Batheaston Surgery in Bath. This is not an FCP (First contact Practitioner) role but provides timely physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients of these surgeries with more acute or simple conditions that only require one or two sesssions. You are able to refer patients to the outpatient departments if needed. Some of the surgeries may also have a separate FCP working with them.
On Tuesdays you will be involved in the weekly in-service training sessions, team brief meetings and staff meetings as well as being given an hour of CPD time a week.
We can be relatively flexible with working hours, within reason, although the GP surgery room availability is generally fixed.
You might be expected to work at the other Outpatient sites if needed. These are at Keynsham Health Clinic in Keynsham and St Martin’s Hospital in Bath.
There are likely to be opportunities in the future to increase your Band 7 hours if wanted.
Main Responsibility
Band 6:
- Assessment and diagnosis, which requires assimilation, and interpretation of clinical and non-clinical facts.
- Planning, which requires agreeing goals with the patient to guide the rehabilitation programme and measure outcome within a time-frame.
- Implementation of a treatment plan
- The use of other techniques such as manual therapy, facilitation techniques, gait re-education, posture correction, where part of a clinically reasoned and evidence-based package or rehabilitation.
Band 7:
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in the physiotherapeutic management of musculoskeletal conditions
- Maintain competency in, specialist treatment skills across a range of techniques and approaches
- Make recommendations to GP’s to refer on if more specialist intervention is required
- Work closely with the head of MSK, and the other PBP’s to develop, implement and evaluate changes in the role of the PBP in primary care
For a full list of job responsibilities please see the attached Job Descriptions.
The Ideal Candidate
- Possess HCPC (Physiotherapist) registration
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- Evidence of experience and CPD in relevant MSK clinical settings
- Ability to work flexibly across specialities as need arises
- Ability to carry out a range of assessments and procedures in order to make a clinical diagnosis (in relevant clinical speciality)
- Ability to identify and set clinical goals with patient and / or carer
- Use of clinical outcome measures and awareness of relevant ones for speciality
Package Description
As a Physiotherapist, you’ll be part of our valued team at Paulton Memorial Hospital
You will feel valued as a Physiotherapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 6 & Band 7 Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free tea and coffee 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 ringfenced 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.
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