Are you a compassionate and dedicated physiotherapist looking to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives?
Wrighton Wigan and Leigh are currently seeking an experienced Physiotherapist to provide a high quality, responsive service to musculoskeletal patients within the primary care network as part of the MSK physiotherapy team.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute trust serving the people of Wigan and Leigh. Innovative and forward thinking, the trust is dedicated to providing the best possible healthcare for the local population in the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas.
Main duties of the job
By joining NHS Professionals and working on the bank at WWL, you can instantly help the Trust to continue to improve the life chances and wellness of the diverse communities across the North West.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job Responsibilities
-Provide musculoskeletal assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients presenting to the GP practice as a first point of contact.
-Act as a source of expertise on the management of complex and general musculoskeletal patients providing an advisory service to patients
-Take a major role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have complex and or chronic presentation, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at Band 6 level in an MSK field
- Experience working as a first contact practitioner
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Professionals Limited
Address
Pennygate Medical Centre
109 Ladies Lane
Hindley
Wigan
Lancashire
WN2 2QG
