Advanced Practice Physiotherapist

This is an excellent opportunity to join our Musculoskeletal (MSK) Advanced Physiotherapy team at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT), where we are looking for a highly skilled Specialist MSK Physiotherapist to join our senior team ., You will also provide expert patient assessment and treatment and senior clinical support to the physiotherapy team.

The post holder(s) will assist the MSK Team Lead in developing physiotherapy services within the MSK pathway, where they will hold a clinical caseload comprising of patients referred to the MSK department.

You should be a dynamic and motivated physiotherapist, who can provide decisive and effective Physiotherapy input and can demonstrate leadership qualities, effective communication skills, a flexible approach and an ability to work under pressure, both as part of a team and independently.

In LGT you will join a friendly and dedicated Physiotherapy and Therapies team, driven to provide a quality, innovative and person-centred service. We will support you with a supervision, training and appraisal structure to enhance your professional development.

The post holder will input into clinical governance activity, supervision and the development of Band 7, 6 and 5 physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and assistant staff working within the MSK outpatients setting and will assist in coordinating a rolling programme of audit and training within the pathway., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

You will need to be an experienced, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

You must have relevant clinical experience, teaching and organisational skills, with evidence of CPD.

The post holder(s) will work autonomously within MCATS clinics. As such you should have previous experience of working as an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in an MSK Triage and Treat Service or be ready to make this step with our support.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations