St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Location
Ormskirk, Lancashire | United Kingdom
Job description
A Vacancy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
*********B6 MSK Physiotherapy Training Post - Opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and competences required to fulfil the B6 MSK outpatient role.*************** This is a training post and to progress through the Annex 21 pay scale will depend on the sign off of agreed B6 MSK competencies. Failure to progress through the B6 MSK competencies in 2 years will result in the incorrect knowledge, skills and competencies to complete the role and will impact future employment due to not having the competencies to fulfil the role. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a B6 MSK Physiotherapist to join the exemplar Joint Health Integrated MSK Service at MWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. As a B6 Physiotherapist you will support the continued drive for patient centred care, champion quality, deliver performance targets and safe effective patient outcomes by placing the patients at the heart of all we do. We are looking for an dynamic, and highly motivated physiotherapist who are enthusiastic and forward-thinking to join the Joint Health Integrated MSK Service. The Joint Health Integrated MSK Service is a single point of access service offering self referral alongside specialist assessment, investigations, and treatment for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. The service utilises an escalation and de-escalation model. This enables appropriate access to all appropriate diagnostic services, treatment, and onward management when indicated. Several innovations and channels shifts have taken place in the service, accelerated due to the unprecedented times. This has been an exciting opportunity to develop our digital strategy/ delivery and incorporate the benefits of digital alongside face-to-face consultations whilst also being led by patients with lived experience and staff feedback. The team is multi-professional including: MSK Doctors, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Consultant Rheumatology MDT, Consultant Physiotherapists, Advanced MSK Physiotherapy Practitioners, Specialist Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, MSK Physiotherapists, Advanced MSK Podiatry Practitioner, Specialist Occupational Hand Therapists, Advance Practice Rheumatology Therapist, Therapy Assistants and Admin support. The service puts a strong emphasis on and values the learning environment. The service ensures that staff can develop skills and knowledge to their full potential. The therapy outpatient service has a well-established supervision, case discussion and journal club programme. The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals. From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals. The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales. Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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