About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Physiotherapist at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust within the MSK Outpatient Physiotherapy Department. You will be responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients with complex and chronic musculoskeletal conditions while managing an autonomous specialist caseload. The role involves supporting and supervising junior staff and students, contributing to service development and clinical standards, and demonstrating leadership within the team. You will also be required to work flexibly across a 7-day service as needed.
Main duties of the job
As a Specialist Physiotherapist you will be responsible for delivering autonomous, highly specialised clinical practice and ensuring safe, effective management of patients within your care. You will be responsible for undertaking advanced assessments, interpreting clinical information, and using expert clinical reasoning to inform diagnosis and treatment planning. You will be responsible for delivering and reviewing individualised treatment programmes, adapting interventions in line with patient progress and changing clinical needs. You will be responsible for using advanced communication and therapeutic skills to engage patients and carers, including those with complex communication or cognitive needs, while ensuring informed consent and safe practice. You will be responsible for maintaining accurate clinical documentation and managing risk in accordance with professional standards. You will also be responsible for contributing to multidisciplinary working and participating in the out-of-hours physiotherapy rota as required.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description Job responsibilities
TO be responsible for maintaining and enhancing professional competence through continuous professional development, ensuring reflective learning is actively applied to support high-quality specialist practice.TO be responsible for engaging in performance development processes, identifying learning needs and implementing agreed objectives to support ongoing professional growth and role effectiveness.TO be responsible for contributing to knowledge sharing within the wider team by supporting informal learning activities and promoting best practice awareness across clinical staff groups.TO be responsible for supporting quality improvement activity through structured review of clinical practice, contributing insights that inform service enhancement and innovation.TO be responsible for supporting the effective flow of service information by assisting with the collation of relevant operational data in line with organisational requirements.TO be responsible for maintaining safe professional practice in varied clinical environments, demonstrating appropriate judgement, situational awareness, and resilience when managing physically and emotionally demanding situations.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
HCPC registered Physiotherapist. Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification. Experience working in MSK outpatient or relevant specialist clinical setting. Evidence of CPD and commitment to ongoing professional development. Experience working within multidisciplinary teams and supporting service improvement.
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 NHS Professionals Limited
Address George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
George Eliot Hospital
College Street
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV10 7DJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)