Senior Rotational MSK Physiotherapist

To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to patients with orthopaedic conditions on wards and in the Therapy department To participate in the orthopaedic Band 6 rotational scheme, this involves working across the Trust in a variety of unit settings, assessment and treatment centres, and in community facilities. This includes at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary on the trauma wards. We aim for the first two rotations to include one in-patient and one out-patient rotation. To act as a source of knowledge on the management of patients presenting with a wide range of orthopaedic conditions and provide an advisory/educational service to patients, relatives, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals. To take a role in the specialist assessment and treatment of patients within the orthopaedic speciality who may have complex and or chronic presentation, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated. To hold responsibility for own case load and be
responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from a senior physiotherapist is available if required, clinical work is routinely evaluated. To work jointly with staff from social services, hospital trusts, primary care trusts, education, etc., in providing rehabilitation and co-ordinating discharge. To educate and train physiotherapists, other health professionals and physiotherapy students in the management of physiotherapy conditions as appropriate in current rotation.