About this role
Job summary
We're looking for passionate and patient-focused MSK Physiotherapists to join our team. If you are looking to develop specialist skills, work with a supportive MSK team, or simply want to be part of a Service that genuinely values its clinicians, we'd love to hear from you.
This is more than just another physiotherapy role. It's an opportunity to help people regain confidence, return to the activities they love, and improve their quality of life every day.
We have 3 posts:
1. Forest of Dean- Full time Band 5 MSK Physiotherapist
2. Cirencester- Full time Band 5 MSK Physiotherapist
3. Tewkesbury- Full Time Band 5 MSK Physiotherapist
Good local knowledge of the County and the Localities is preferable.
We are currently looking for physiotherapists with a Physiotherapy degree, HCPC Registration and previous experience in a Musculoskeletal Setting, ideally within an NHS setting.
You will work Monday to Friday and collaborate with the wider MSK Team. Continuing Professional Development is actively encouraged and supported with opportunities to develop further.
For informal enquiries please contact:
Becky Westlake Forest of Dean Team [email protected]
Claire Ralph Tewkesbury Team [email protected]
Sherry Claridge Cirencester Team Lead. [email protected]
Please note we will reserve the right to end the recruitment early for these posts if we receive sufficient applicants.
Main duties of the job
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner to work independently with access to guidance from highly specialised Physiotherapists within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area balancing other patient related and professional demands To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility,inclusivityand diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulsesurveysand other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.It was great to hear that:
72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description Job responsibilities
To undertake the comprehensive assessment and accurate diagnosis of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative, analytical and enhanced clinical reasoning skills To formulate individualised clinical management programmes, utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to plan a specialised programme of care We provide aMulti-professionalpreceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to theprogrammewe also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 creditvalidatedmodule Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).
Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which issimilar toa preceptorship programme.
The Trustis required towork in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit -https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy Member of CSP Registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Experience Essential
To have good working knowledge of MSK Physiotherapy in an NHS setting
SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE Essential
Good communication skills both verbal and non-verbal and written To be able to evidence clinical reasoning in the management of non-complex patient presentation Evidence of continuing professional development
PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES Essential
Good communication skills both verbal and non-verbal and written
Desirable
Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options
Experience Essential
Evidence of Musculoskeletal placement or rotations in an NHS Setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address Cirencester Hospital, Tewkesbury Hospital and Forest of Dean
Tetbury Road
Cirencester, Tewkesbury & Forest of Dean
GL7 1UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)