About this role
Job summary
We encourage early application as we reserve the right to close this post once sufficient candidates have applied.
You will work solely in the MSK physiotherapy specialism and we will begin your journey toward MSK specialisation within our department at Hereford County Hospital.
The department supports several of our band 6 MSK rotations and our MCATS clinicians. You will also be allocates an MSK mentor and participate in the preceptorship programme at the trust. Funding is available for specific MSK training and development. If you have any queries please contact Kevin Bowers, Glen Hawkyard or Claire Williams for further information.
Main duties of the job
Your main duties will include the MSK assessment and treatment of a range of patients from primary and secondary care. Your workload will be varied and include some 1:1 sessions and involvement with some group activities. You will have an MSK mentor and will set your own learning objectives alongside those required as we develop the rotation.
You will also have an opportunity to shadow the MSK clinical specialists and an MSK career pathway leading to band 6 and 7 rotational opportunities within the organisation including post graduate course funding . There is no on call or 7 day working required in this role.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Essential
Professional Qualification to degree level in Physiotherapy HCPC registered
Experience Essential
NHS or equivalent experience e.g. in inpatient areas, acute or community or community services Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential
Broad knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions ? Demonstration of knowl Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail Able to make clinical decision and problem solve without direct supervision Able to manage busy case load and prioritise
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.
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 Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Wye Valley NHS Trust
hereford
HR1 2ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)