Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

This is an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist to join the Adult MSK Physiotherapy Outpatient Service at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The role is for 37.5 hours per week on a permanent basis. We are flexible with working patterns and aim to support all of our staff in gaining a healthy work-life balance.

The service receives referrals from GP's, self-referrals, MSK CATS and Orthopaedic Consultants as well as a variety of other health professionals. As part of WWL we have direct contact with the Consultants and specialist physiotherapists at Wrightington hospital, which as a centre of excellence in orthopaedic surgery provides us with excellent learning opportunities.

This is enhanced by a comprehensive in-service training programmes incorporating both internal and external speakers.

The role also involves the development of other staff in the team, teaching students, supervising unqualified staff.

All candidates are requested to show evidence of their original certificates to the interview panel.

For overseas candidates wishing to apply for the job role and require immigration sponsorship, you can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post on the GOV.UK website.

The role will require you to work across all areas in the trust which includes those that are designated as positive, asymptomatic and negative covid wards.

We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic physiotherapists ready to take the next step in their career to join us and to take the service forward in redesigning the future of MSK provision. You will work alongside experienced senior colleagues providing evidence based musculoskeletal physiotherapy in clinic based settings. We offer a number of class based programmes and hydrotherapy as well as individual treatments. We provide post op rehabilitation for patients referred from Choice and from our local hospitals.

In return we can offer you career development in a supportive environment. We have dedicated mentors for all staff, clinical supervision sessions and a Band 5 specific In Service training programme.

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

• To be responsible for the assessment, treatment and management of patients within the MSK Physiotherapy service.
• To provide advice, supervision and education to healthcare professionals, students and carers.
• To maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
• To provide advice and education to therapy assistants and students with support from senior clinicians.