Physiotherapist

We are looking for a Locum Physiotherapist (Band 6) to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at Innsworth Medical Centre, in Innsworth, Gloucester.

This is a locum role (37.5 hours per week) and the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.

Pay rate:

PAYE £27.05 (£24.14 + £2.91 holiday pay) per hour

Umbrella - £31.11 per hour

• To provide independent highly skilled physiotherapeutic assessment, treatment and efficient and effective management of an MSK caseload under supervision (Band 7 Clinical Specialist or Medical Officer (MO)).
• To manage patients referred by Consultants, General Practitioners and other Healthcare Professionals with diverse presentations and complex and acute/chronic physical conditions and sports injuries.
• To work closely with other members of the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) to ensure the highest standards of care.
• To use clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis.
• To formulate, develop and deliver a specialised individualised treatment programme based upon evidence-based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning
• To communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for assessment and treatment, good understanding of their conditions and maximise their rehabilitation potential accepting that patients may have barriers to communication e.g. English as their second language.
• To communicate effectively with all other rehabilitation and unit personnel and with external medical personnel from other agencies/units.
• To advise the Medical Officer and/or other rehab clinicians with regard to specialist physiotherapy recommendations.