Virtual MSK Physiotherapist

Summary

Join Joint Academy, a digital musculoskeletal pain treatment provider, as a passionate physiotherapist in the UK. Work part-time from home, setting your own hours. Provide high-standard physiotherapy services via the Joint Academy app, assessing and treating patients with diverse musculoskeletal conditions. Contribute to ongoing audits and research projects. Manage your own caseload efficiently and effectively, adhering to legal and ethical guidelines. This role requires a minimum of 2 years post-graduate clinical experience and specific certifications.

Requirements

• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP)
• Member of the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), registration as physiotherapist and responsibility for maintaining this registration
• BSc (hons) Physiotherapy
• Satisfactory completion of all Joint Academy Pre-employment checks including Enhanced DBS vetting and mandatory training
• Whistleblowing
• Safeguarding Adults level 1, 2, 3
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Mental Capacity Act
• Conflict Resolution
• Clinical Risk Management
• Clinical Governance
• Complaints
• Consent
• Information Governance
• Equality & Diversity
• DSE (Display Screen Equipment)
• Health and Safety
• PREVENT training
• Being Open (Duty of Candour)
• Shared decision making
• Must have a minimum of 2 years post-graduate clinical experience in the assessment and treatment of a broad range of musculoskeletal conditions
• Must be comfortable with technology and digital platforms

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to musculoskeletal digital patients via the Joint Academy app
• Provide specialist advice regarding the musculoskeletal physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients joining the service
• To participate and lead in the department’s ongoing audit and appropriate work related research/ evaluation projects in areas relevant to the clinical field
• Be able to work 10 hours + per week
• To perform skilled physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex and acute/chronic physical conditions and injuries
• To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment
• To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care
• To use clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis
• Advising patients to consult other medical and health care professionals as necessary
• To clarify and explain the patient’s condition to them to enable the formulation of realistic agreed treatment goals and plans
• To deal sensitively with the patients, relatives and carers of patients
• To communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for assessment and treatment, providing the patient with good understanding of their conditions and maximise their rehabilitation potential
• To keep abreast of evidenced based practice in the musculoskeletal field, participate in CPD sessions and to ensure good working knowledge of national and local guidelines
• To manage and prioritise own clinical caseload efficiently and effectively
• Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
• Involve patients in decision making and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance
• To be highly self-motivated, enthusiastic, positive and want to work as part of a successful team to take over an existing caseload

Preferred Qualifications

• Membership of Special Interest Group
• MSc
• Competent IT skills: ability to create and/or format databases and/or spreadsheets using computerised systems
• Ability to work under pressure
• Adaptable
• Good communicator
• Good team member with sound judgement and decision making

Benefits

• Work from home
• Flexible working schedule, you choose how much you want to work