MSK Outpatient Physiotherapist
| Posting date: | 17 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £40,701.00 to £48,054.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £40701.00 - £48054.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 October 2024 |
| Location: | Hillingdon, UB8 1QJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-24-2069 |
Summary
1. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical practice.2. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations or multiple pathologies, using specialist knowledge, clinical reasoning skills and specialist manual assessment techniques to provide a clinical diagnosis.3. To formulate and deliver (from a variety of options) specialised individual or group physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of treatment skills underpinned by theoretical knowledge and experience. These skills will include patient education, exercise classes, electrotherapy techniques, manual physiotherapy techniques,e.g. mobilisation and joint manipulation. Other alternative forms of therapy may also be used. e.g. acupuncture.4. To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required.5. To formulate soundly reasoned clinical diagnoses and prognoses and make recommendations for the best course of intervention, developing short and long-term goals (negotiated with patient) leading to a comprehensive discharge plan.6. To work in the community setting which may include periods of lone working with telephone support from a senior physiotherapist if required.7. To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all electrotherapy equipment, gym equipment and appliances to be used by patients.