Static Outpatient Physiotherapist

Posting date:	24 July 2025
Salary:	£31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£31049.00 - £37796.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	07 August 2025
Location:	Halifax/Huddersfield, HD3 3EA
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	C9372-25-0491

Summary

Clinical Duties To work within the service, applying effective clinical interventions within the specialty in line with current evidence To manage autonomously, a clinical workload of patients/clients, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinical records, referring queries to senior To use shared-decision making to support patients to set their own goals and be confident in their approach to self-management. To have physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills in the areas listed but not limited to: Physical rehabilitation through manual therapy Physical rehabilitation through exercise and function Physical rehabilitation through pain relief: could include acupuncture, electrotherapy etc. An awareness of bio-psychosocial assessment of patients and carers Cognitive and perceptual understanding of condition/person Falls assessment Use of a variety of appropriate outcome measures To communicate effectively using non-verbal, verbal, written and electronic To liaise and develop rapport with patients/clients, carers, members of the MDT, where appropriate, and outside agencies under guidance of a senior To act, within the service, as a resource and provide advice for other professionals and colleagues within the MDT about the assessment, treatment, management and care of patients/clients with support from senior To work alongside other professionals to ensure effective care pathways To make appropriate referrals to other agencies/practitioners. To deliver programmes of assessment, treatment and intervention for patients/clients with support from senior To manage and prioritise own clinical workload as appropriate, working efficiently to manage professional time and delegate according to the training and competency levels of other team members to ensure the effective delivery of the To participate in the supervision To ensure a high standard of patient care is provided including implementing clinical standards relevant to the work To provide assessment and advice for the MDT and participate in MDT meetings as appropriate. With experience, plan and delegate workload to Dependent on Service requirements and previous experience you may be required to participate unsupervised in the out of hours respiratory on call service and weekend orthopaedic service, where needed. Once a member of staff has completed 3 years in a static out-patient role, they can opt out of the respiratory on-call rota. Professional Duties To comply with protocols, procedures and guidelines both clinical and service To contribute to governance initiatives when required by senior staff e.g. clinical To ensure treatments offered to patients/clients are based on the best available clinical evidence by keeping up to date with current literature, implementing research tools and liaising with other practitioners, both within and outside the service, in order to develop and maintain best To generate and contribute to the collection of data, as required for the service, both manually and To undertake clinical audit as To participate in in-service training programmes, under To undertake appropriate development opportunities as identified at yearly personal development reviews and through personal development plans. To incorporate acquired knowledge into working practice as appropriate, following discussion with Clinical Lead/Team Leader. To disseminate information from training effectively throughout the team, the service and MDT as To participate in the Community Healthcare Division supervision process and peer review and maintain an up to date CPD portfolio including evidence of experiential learning, reflective practice and any relevant training or experience. This should demonstrate responsibility for maintaining own competency to To participate in the Trust Personal Development Review process taking responsibility to comply with an agreed personal development To give advice, teaching and training to patients/clients, carers, volunteers and other health, educational and social care professionals, as appropriate to ensure provision of good patient With experience may share responsibility for the clinical education of undergraduate Physiotherapists and on completion of the appropriate clinical educator training may take responsibility for students under the guidance of a senior To support senior therapists with the education of students from other professional groups e.g. Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists as required. Report to senior staff any circumstances that could prevent the post holder fulfilling the requirements of the job All employees have a responsibility to: Ensure they work in accordance with all Trust policies and Maintain confidentiality of all patient identifiable information in line with Trust policies relating to the Data Protection Ensure they attend induction and regular update training on risk management policies and procedures. Ensure they identify through risk assessment, any risks they feel exist within their department or in the community during the delivery of their Ensure they provide incident reports and supporting documentation for any unexpected event or incident they are involved in. To work with the Team Leader, assisting them in the management of complaints and Adhere to HCPC Code of Conduct