Musuloskeletal Physiotherapist - Band 6 - Job Description
Musuloskeletal Physiotherapist - Band 6 - Job Description
Musuloskeletal Physiotherapist - Band 6 - Job Description
Job Summary
• To assist in the management, recruitment and training of junior therapists or physiotherapy assistants.
Our Philosophy
Our philosophy is to create satisfied customers by providing unrivalled patient care in exceptional
environments. Our philosophy is patient-centred because patients are the reason we exist and are at the
heart of everything that we do.
We are dedicated to delivering the highest standard of health care to each of our patients. Every member of
our team is committed to helping each and every patient achieve their goals in a professional, caring, safe
and supportive environment.
We recruit the most intelligent, enthusiastic, energetic therapists and staff and strive to allow them to
achieve their career goals.
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Values
• To put patients first in everything you do and put each patient’s needs at the centre of all
decisions. To accept that some patients need more help, and that not all goals will be
realised, however, to strive to achieve the best possible results for each of your patients in
all circumstances.
• To value each person as an individual, respect their aspirations, beliefs, commitments, and
seek to understand their priorities, needs, abilities and limitations. To take what others have
to say seriously. To be honest about your point of view and what you can and cannot do.
• To earn the trust placed in you by insisting on quality and striving to get the basics right
every time: safety, confidentiality, good communication, professionalism and dependable
service. To welcome feedback, learn from your mistakes and build on your successes.
• To respond with kindness to each person’s needs, anxieties, pain, and desires. To search for
the things you can do, however small, to increase each person’s quality of life.
Clinical Responsibility
• To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure
effectiveness of intervention.
• To ensure that clients are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their rehabilitation
plans.
• To adapt practice to for each individual patient, including due regard for cultural, social, and
linguistic differences in addition to any disabilities.
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Staff Management
• To provide supervision, advice and support to junior staff, associate staff, therapy assistants,
students and colleagues.
• To assist with the education and training of physiotherapy staff as appropriate including
leading on specific topics related to this specialist area, and/or leading on mandatory
training initiatives e.g. manual handling, infection control, health and safety.
• To participate in the teaching and training of staff and other professionals as agreed.
• To be able to demonstrate own clinical skills to a range of personnel including clients, carers,
professional colleagues and other agencies.
• To have an active role in and delivery and evaluation of the current musculoskeletal
physiotherapy service.
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• To be responsible for ensuring a high level of quality assurance over all clinical services.
Communication
• To provide specialist spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to patients
to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach
to patient care.
• To contribute to regular goal planning and ensure that information is shared/ communicated
on a frequent basis.
• To have excellent written communication skills in order to provide reports where required to
a number of different organisations and professionals.
Financial Responsibility
Professional
• To comply with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy codes of professional conduct at all
times.
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• To further develop the integration of evidence based practise, specialist musculoskeletal
treatment techniques, therapeutic handling skills and specialist knowledge of particular
conditions.
• To participate in the appraisal system as appraisee, and an appraiser and be responsible for
fulfilling your own agreed objectives and personal development plan.
Organisational
• To keep accurate and up-to-date patient records, reports and statistics at all times in line
with departmental, professional and legal standards.
This job description is not meant to be exhaustive and reflects only the current and anticipated
responsibilities of the post. The successful applicant will be expected to work flexibly in order to
meet the overall needs of the position.
If you have any questions regarding the job description please contact Leah on 0800 033 7800.
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