Band 7 MSK physiotherapist | 393 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
You will have the opportunity to lead a small team in the department and develop staff. We support undergraduate students on placement throughout the year. Our service provides MSK physiotherapy to the patients of Enfield and the South Hertfordshire area.
The successful candidate will be based at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield and will have the opportunity to work at outreach clinics in this area.
To perform comprehensive specialist physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
To contribute to and support the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols with support and guidance from the MSK manager
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner
In line with the rest of the team, to liaise with GPs and Consultants and other professional staff in order to develop and maintain good working relationshipsTo develop and demonstrate specialist skills within the field and support management in an agreed area of musculo-skeletal care.
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level.Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Please see the attached job description and personal specifications for the outline of the job and responsibilities
After several years of ever closer working, North Mid and Royal Free London are planning to come together as one organisation to enable them to go further and faster in improving services for patients and the health of the local community than they can achieve separately.The merger of North Mid into the RFL group is currently expected to take place on 1 January 2025, subject to NHS England and Secretary of State approval.
This advert closes on Thursday 30 Jan 2025