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About
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.
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. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Physiotherapist
Closed for applications on: 22-Aug-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 22-Aug-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Brookfields Hospital
- Address
- Mill Road
- Town
- Cambridge
- Postcode
- CB1 3DF
- Major / Minor Region
- Cambridgeshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- MSK Physiotherapy Outpatients
- Interview date
- 20/09/2024
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.
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.
Please note, the selection processes at Cambridgeshire Community Services are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored, we remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated band 5 physiotherapist to join our Musculoskeletal outpatient team at Brookfields Hospital, Cambridge, within the Cambridge and Ely locality.
We are looking for a clinician with an innovative approach and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Recent post graduate experience including musculoskeletal outpatients and working within a health service sector, either acute or community is preferred.
The post holder will be required to perform a physiotherapeutic assessment of adults with diverse MSK conditions, to provide a diagnosis and to develop and deliver an individual treatment program.
As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
Supervision takes the form or regular formal training, case review sessions, peer review and observed sessions.
(Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised.)
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
The post holder will hold their own caseload working without direct supervision.
As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring check.
Please note that due to the variety of contacts you may provide it cannot be guaranteed that the recruitment process will be managed exclusively within the NHS email system.
Please ensure that all the details you provide on your application form are correct.
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.
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. All 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 along side 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 services
Please see JD & PS attached for further details
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
- CSP Membership
- Evidence of continued professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of relevant student placements
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate experience within NHS
- Musculoskeletal experience
- Experience of virtual consultations
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Basic rehabilitation experience
- Understanding multidisciplinary working
- Knowledge of evidence based practise
- Good organisational skills
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
- Aware of issues in primary care
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Pete Moller
- Job title
- Senior MSK Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03005550123
- Additional information
Alternatively, please contact Sathish Govindarajalu on the same telephone number or [email protected]
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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