Senior Physiotherapist (Musculoskeletal)

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Job description

Main area: Additional Support Services

Grade Band: 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time

• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 hours per week)

Job ref: 344-5677DCB

Employer: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Town: Canterbury

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Closing: 13/04/2025 23:59

Senior Physiotherapist (Musculoskeletal)

Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join our musculoskeletal physiotherapy team. We are looking for a Band 6 MSK Physiotherapist to provide skilled physiotherapy assessment and management for patients with a wide range of spinal and peripheral conditions. You will be working in a busy, friendly outpatient department, seeing both GP, consultant referrals and staff self-referrals.

Main duties of the job

You will assist in the clinical delivery of musculoskeletal physiotherapy services in the Outpatient Physiotherapy Department at Kent and Canterbury Hospital. Your caseload will consist of a range of 1:1 patients and you will be responsible for independently running group sessions in the gym or aquatic therapy pool. The department has access to a large gym space with exceptional equipment, including a tread-wall, Olympic lifting setup, and an Alter-G treadmill to help you provide rehabilitation to an exceptional standard. See the Job description for more details.

Working for our organisation

The highly experienced team consists of two Consultant therapists, a team of Advanced Practice Therapists specializing in Spines, Rheumatology, Paediatrics, Hands, Lower Limb, and Upper Limb. Three Band 7 Physiotherapists, each with over 10 years of experience, are also part of the team, along with experienced Band 6 rotational and static Band 5 physiotherapists, and Therapy Support Workers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to provide regular postgraduate training within their clinical specialty and work alongside Band 7s to complete some departmental managerial duties. The Trust has an excellent appraisal scheme and offers regular CPD training. See Job description PDF for more details.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy
• Appropriate State registration with the Health Professions Council
• Membership of the British Association of Occupational Therapy / Chartered Society of Physiotherapy / British Association of Hand Therapy
• Fieldwork Educators Course/Clinical Educators Course or equivalent

Experience

• Broad experience as Junior Therapist (Band 5) and evidence of achieving the competencies of the exit gateway at Band 5
• Experience working as part of a MDT
• Contribution to clinical education/supervision of less experienced staff/students
• Membership of CIG

Skills

• Evidence of Postgraduate Continued Professional Development in specialist field
• Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

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