# MSK Physiotherapist

**Company**: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: South Ealing
**Salary**: £45953.00 to £54254.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Band 6 Physiotherapist to work within the Ealing Community Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service.

The MSK Physiotherapy service in Ealing offers advanced assessment and treatment for complex cases referred by the GP.

As a Band 6 Physiotherapist, you will manage a defined caseload, use evidence-based/patient-centred principles to assess, plan and deliver individual treatment plans.

You will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, with supervision from a Band 7 physiotherapist/Advanced practitioner Physiotherapist within the Team.

Responsibilities include:

- Autonomously assessing and diagnosing patients with musculoskeletal, orthopaedic or rheumatology conditions

- Adopting a problem-solving approach, engaging patients and carers in their treatment plan

- Evaluating and reviewing treatment outcomes to facilitate discharge of patients

- Delivering care in a range of settings, including primary sites, clinics, GP surgeries and acute hospitals

- Working with members of the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless delivery of care

- Participating in service Clinical Governance initiatives and the development and implementation of standards, guidelines and protocols

The post holder will be expected to promote, maintain and develop a high-quality, efficient and effective physiotherapy service to clients in accordance with operational policies of the team and supporting holistic care for patients.

The service is fully electronic and committed to improving digital access for service users.

Requirements:

- Physiotherapy degree/diploma

- Current UK HCPC registration

- MSK outpatient experience

- Broad undergraduate experience in core clinical areas

- Awareness of current NHS policies and issues which impact on the profession and the workplace

- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner

- Good clinical reasoning/problem-solving skills

- Basic IT competency

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable:

- Membership of The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or any special interest group

- Participation in project activity

- Active contribution to training others

- Experience of treating patients who do not speak English

- Fluent in any other local language

- Experience in the use of SystemOne

- Car user

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## Skills

### Required
- Physiotherapy
- Musculoskeletal
- Orthopaedic
- Rheumatology
- Autonomous practice
- Problem-solving
- Clinical governance
- Digital literacy

### Nice to have
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy membership
- Project activity
- Training others
- Multilingual
- SystemOne experience
- Car user

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