Job summary
Are you ready to take the next step in your career?Join our dynamic Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service and play a key role in delivering high-quality outpatient care across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. You'll work with adults across BNSSG, and with adults and children aged 5+ in North Somerset, supporting patients with a wide range of complex musculoskeletal conditions.

This is an exciting opportunity to build on your existing experience while developing advanced clinical skills within a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team. Working as an autonomous practitioner, you will assess, diagnose and deliver evidence-based treatment plans for patients with varied and complex presentations, with access to support and specialist advice from the wider MSK and Interface teams when needed.

Our MSK service is part of the specialist services delivered under the community NHS contract and works closely with GPs, consultants and other healthcare professionals across primary care. Care is delivered through face-to-face clinics as well as telephone and video consultations.

Core service hours are Monday to Friday, 8am-6pm (excluding Bank Holidays).

This role is based across BNSSG, with current vacancies in South Gloucestershire, Bristol and North Somerset.

Main duties of the job

• You will be highly competent in assessing a wide range of MSK conditions based on comprehensive theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology
• You will need to recognise potentially sinister signs and symptoms and contra-indications to treatment and manage these appropriately. This may involve referring on for further investigations.
• Carry out a skilled physiotherapy intervention drawing upon wide ranging evidence base and problem-solving professional knowledge and skills, including specific techniques and tests, gained through specific training and practical experience.
• To evaluate relevant information regarding all aspects of patient care (e.g. test results, assessments from other health professionals, along with the results of own assessment) to develop a clinical diagnosis, prognosis and expected response to treatment
• The post may involve assessing and treating paediatric patients, depending on post location, but appropriate training and support will be provided to enable the candidate to deliver this.
• The post holder will supervise junior physiotherapist, students and physiotherapy assistants and provide education and training to groups of staff and colleagues as required.
• To keep accurate and comprehensive written records, to include reports to medical referrers, adhering to Physiotherapy department and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy standards to comply with professional and legal accountability.

About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a _real_ difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for _all_ our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Job responsibilities
Important Information:

• We will also be recruiting for Band 6 Physiotherapy
• Please read attached Job description and person specification.You can find this in the attachments section of this advert.
• Contract Type: Permanent and Fixed TermWe are currently recruiting to a number of fixed-term posts, with anticipated contract lengths of approximately 6 months and 912 months. This can be discussed further at interview.
• If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person Specification
Skills, Knowledge, Experience
Essential

• Previous experience of working as an MSK Physiotherapist
• Demonstrable people management skills
• A high level of effective communication and an ability to develop relationships with patients, carers and staff in other teams and organisations
• Highly competent clinical documentation skills

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD related to MSK physiotherapy
• To be able to travel independently between sites
• Previous NHS clinical experience

Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• M level modules or MSc in related subject
• Member of relevant specialist interest group.

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).

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.