Job summary
- Main area
- MSK
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 448-AMB-7050890
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital / Doddington Hospital
- Town
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/03/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/04/2025
Employer heading
Physiotherapist
Band 5
Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.Ìý
Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy.
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Job overview
A very exciting opportunity has arisen! We now have a permanent band 5 post available in Huntingdon and Doddington. We are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly Band 5 to join our welcoming, passionate and forward-thinking Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Team. This post will be based at Hinchingbrooke Hospital but there may be a requirement to also work at Doddington Hospital.
This post is for a Band 5 physiotherapist, either experienced or newly qualified, looking to develop their career within MSK Physiotherapy in a dynamic and forward thinking, supportive team. We are looking for a clinician who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, likes working in a team and wants to provide the best they can to their patients. You will receive regular mentorship and clinical supervision to ensure that you maximise your personal potential within our team.
Will Accept Applicants obtaining HCPC registration in the next few months.
Main duties of the job
The musculoskeletal business unit is jointly led by a Clinical Leadership Team, Operational Managers and an experienced team of Clinical Specialists across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Our ethos is to provide a high quality, evidence based service in a friendly and supportive environment. We have a strong track record of innovation and service redesign. We have operated with self-referral since 2001 therefore can offer a wide range of patient groups and conditions to assess and treat. We are also actively involved in research at a local and national level. We promote continuous improvement and support staff through internal and external training as appropriate. In addition, we were recently rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
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Working for our organisation
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.ÌýÌý
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. ÌýAll are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
To be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care.
To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management.
To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients making use of clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques.
To be responsible for the selection, implementation and evaluation of physiotherapy programmes, either individually, or in a group setting, based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment skills.
To work within trust guidelines and CSP guidelines, and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards monitoring the quality of own and others practice as appropriate.
To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with CSP standards of practice.
To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
To undertake clinical duties in a number of ways which may include face to face consultations, Physio Advice Line telephone consultations and group settings.
To work alongside band 4 Rehabilitation Instructors to deliver appropriate treatment and rehabilitation progression.
Professional
To maintain own clinical professional development by keeping abreast of new developments and incorporate them as necessary into your own work.
To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to the work situation.
To be an active member of the in-service training programme by the attendance and presentation at staff meetings, tutorials, training sessions, external courses and reflective practice.
To participate in department/trust audits and evaluation of best practice as required.
To participate in the staff appraisal scheme and Personal development plan as an appraisee.
To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use and application of evidence-based practice, clinical audit, research and outcome measures.
To maintain own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process
Organisational
To plan, manage and prioritise own caseload and be responsible for assisting other team members their workload.
To decide priorities for own work area, balancing patient-related and professional demands.
To maintain accurate, comprehensive, and up to date documentation, in line with legal and departmental requirements.
To communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
To be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics.
To maintain standards of safety in accordance with the policies laid down by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and the Health and Safety at work act.
To undertake any other duties that might be considered appropriate by the Lead Physiotherapist for rehabilitation and musculoskeletal
Please see attached JD+PS for complete Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy or pending Award (2)
- HCPC registered or pending registration (2)
- Evidence of continued professional development (2)
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of relevant student placements
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in health service sector either in an acute or community setting
- Experience within NHS
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice and clinical Governance
- Excellent organisation skills
- Emotional awareness and Reflective practice.
Desirable criteria
- Aware of challenges in NHS and UK health care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Joanne Macfarlane
- Job title
- Site Lead Physio
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 555 0123
- Additional information
For a chat about the opportunity or to come and visit please contact:
Joanne MacfarlaneÌý Huntingdon Site LeadÌý
Tel: 0300 555 0123 option 2
Email: [email protected]Ìý
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