Specialist MSK Physiotherapist

This exciting role is an opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced individual to utilise their leadership and musculoskeletal skills as part of our established MSK Physiotherapy service. Working as a highly specialist MSK Physiotherapist within Hereford County Hospital Physiotherapy department.

A dynamic and motivated individual would contribute to the MSK physiotherapy and MCAT service in the beautiful Herefordshire county managing a complex adult caseload of MSK patients across the spectrum of acute and chronic conditions in both primary and secondary care with a particular interest in Spinal MSK conditions.

Whilst also benefit ting from a committed and supported development program to support the progression of MSK service within Herefordshire, the candidate will provide clinical leadership within the MSK department.

The successful candidate would work as part of a committed and progressive MSK team including specialist physiotherapists, advanced practice and FCP colleagues.

Please read the Job description and Personal Spec for full details and requirements of the role.

This role will combine a demanding clinical caseload of adult MSK patients as well as assisting in the day-to-day management of a busy MSK department, the successful candidate will be expected to provide a high quality service demonstrating advanced clinical reasoning for patients with diverse and complex presentations.

The successful candidate will be able to participate in local and national research and audit as well as identify and initiate improvement across the wider MSK service.

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.

Please see the job description and person specification for detailed description of main duties and responsibilities.

• Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of relevant and up to date post graduate training within MSK Physiotherapy(level 7 or above) with a particular interest in Spinal MSK conditions
• Working towards stage 1 HEE Roadmap to FCP
• Leadership qualification or significant experience of leading a team in a healthcare setting

• Extensive post graduate MSK physiotherapy experience including NHS primary and secondary care with a particular interest in Spinal MSK conditions
• Experience of supervision, teaching and support of physiotherapy staff/ students
• Experience at Band 7 MSK Physiotherapy or equivalent with a particular interest in Spinal MSK conditions
• Experience of working with Advanced Practice Physiotherapy services with a particular interest in Spinal MSK conditions

• Highly specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions with a particular interest in Spinal MSK…