Assistant Practitioner - MSK Physiotherapy

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to become part of an effective team, providing a high-quality, care service within the Coalville musculoskeletal physiotherapy department. The caseload will involve seeing patients delegated by the qualified clinicians and also managing and assessing your own patient caseload. You will have a mix of patients within your caseload and appropriate training, supervision and support will be provided.,

• To provide a high standard Physiotherapy service to all patients.
• To undertake skilled and specialised support work which involves clinical techniques requiring higher level technical skills to assess and treat patients with complex conditions within an outpatient setting.
• To work unsupervised with individual patients, making alterations to treatment programmes according to protocols & reporting back patient progress and informing the Physiotherapist of any relevant issues.
• You will receive regular supervision and take an active role in attending our in service training programme., working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri
  
  You have previous experience working in healthcare or in a relevant therapeutic environment.
• You have excellent communication skills.
• Evidence of ability to organise and prioritise own workload.
• You have the ability to work sensitively and effectively with patients and their carers.
• You work well both individually and as part of a team.
• You demonstrate the ability to pass on instructions and information to others.
• You demonstrate the ability to accept responsibility and use initiative.
• You are able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day.
• You are be able to be flexible to meet the needs of the service.
  
  We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied