Senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

We are absolutely committed to ensuring that our patients have the best possible experience within our hospitals. We are looking for people who are committed to delivering excellent patient care, whatever their role, and who take pride in what they do. We place a high value on treating all patients, customers and colleagues with respect and dignity, and seek people who strive for excellence and innovation in all that they do.
This is a substantive, full-time position and a fixed term full time position is for a highly motivated Band 6 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist to join our dynamic team based at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, the first Academic Health Science Centre in the UK.
This rotational post includes opportunities to develop skills and expertise in the upper and lower quadrants, complex patients, hand therapy and pelvic health.
You will be joining a large team of band 5, 6 and 7 therapists which includes a diverse mix of staff including; rotational physiotherapists, specialist hand therapy occupational therapists, specialist pelvic health physiotherapists and therapy assistants and technicians. Additionally we have a well-established team of clinical specialists, orthopaedic and pain physiotherapy practitioners. At Imperial we have a strong links with research and are fortunate to have the lead clinical academic for therapies nested within the department.

Main duties of the job
+ To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients in all service areas
+ To acquire and demonstrate knowledge of relevant pathologies, conditions, normal values relating to the specialist area of physiotherapy.
+ To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care.
+ To undertake a comprehensive assessment and re-assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentation.
+ To plan and prioritise own caseload independently on a day-to-day basis to ensure patients are appropriately seen, in conjunction with the priorities of the team and to give assistance to other team members as required.
+ To be flexible in the organisation of own caseload and to respond to predictable and unpredictable service needs throughout the day.
+ To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your own work and current practice through the use of projects, audit or outcome measures, whether individually or with the support of senior staff.
+ To critically appraise published research and use results to inform practice.

Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.