Virtual Physiotherapist

IPRS Health are an award-winning provider of MSK and Mental Health Services, putting patients at the heart of everything we do, ensuring a smooth and successful journey to recovery. We work for a diverse range of clients with our services having a significant impact into improving the lives of thousands of people every year.

Originally solely a provider for just physiotherapy, today IPRS Health is regarded as one of the UK’s leading providers of quality corporate absence management services including:

• Physiotherapy
• CBT
• Counselling
• Workplace Services
• Workshops
  
  

We take pride in our innovative approach, combining traditional treatments with new innovative methods to improve our patient's experience and results, whilst helping keep costs down for our clients.

IPRS Health has an extensive in-house team of multidisciplinary clinicians which, coupled with our carefully selected and managed national clinical network, can provide a first-class service, throughout the UK.

We are looking for our new Virtual Physiotherapist to be a team player, enthusiastic and keen to apply their MSK skills in a unique environment. and to be motivated to contribute to helping patients and colleagues achieve their goals.

• IMPORTANT: We are only able to take applications from candidates living in the UK, with at least 3 years UK post graduate clinical experience **
  
  

Position:

Are you an MSK Physiotherapist looking to take your career in a new direction? Do you want to work for a Company that will give you the time and resources to deliver quality, patient-centred care? IPRS Health are a leading provider of health and wellbeing services. Our business is growing, and we have exciting opportunities to join our Virtual Physiotherapy Service, working with corporate clients and Occupational Health providers to assess and treat patients. This is a remote role, giving you the flexibility of working from home. Full training will be provided in our virtual and digital platforms which will support you in providing high quality care to your patients.

We are looking for HCPC Registered Physiotherapists who are enthusiastic and keen to apply their MSK skills in a unique environment. You do not need to have worked remotely before as full training will be given and all IT equipment is provided by the company.

The Role

As a Virtual Physiotherapist for IPRS Health You will undertake virtual assessments of MSK patients and signpost to appropriate treatment pathways. You will also manage your own caseload of MSK patients, delivering virtual physiotherapy using our digital platforms.

IPRS Health has an excellent record of accomplishment in delivering superb clinical outcomes to our clients and supporting patients to return to work. We offer ongoing support and training including clinical mentorship, Company-wide In-service Training, full access to the Physiopedia CPD training platform, and an annual CPD allowance.

We have flexible working patterns with part time and full-time roles available. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a growing area of MSK practice whilst maintaining excellent work/life balance.

As a Virtual Physiotherapist for IPRS Health, you will be responsible for providing Virtual Physiotherapy services to IPRS Health clients and patients to ensure the highest possible standards of clinical care are achieved.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To undertake telephone and Video Call physiotherapy assessments and management of your individual clinical caseload. To be responsible for delivery of timely, quality, medically correct and accurate notes/correspondence in accordance with IPRS standards.
• To deliver/advise on appropriate treatment in line with evidence-based medicine and established guidelines.
• To analyse information gained from all sources at your disposal (Current Evidence, Clinical Reasoning etc.) to ensure that patient care and recommendations are correct and accurate and reflect the IPRS Health Clinical Care Pathways.
• To make appropriate recommendations around patient management in terms of treatment and onward referral as required on a case-by-case basis.
• To ensure that any recommendations for further treatment or onward referrals are reasonable using clinical reasoning, clinical experience/knowledge, and current evidence.
• To maintain and work towards key KPIs specific to the role of Virtual Physiotherapist.
• To be a “clinical point of contact” for non-clinical personnel seeking clinical advice or information whilst undertaking telephone screening calls, dealing with client queries, or making referrals.
• To actively engage in any Clinical Audit duties as directed by the Clinical Lead in line with the IPRS Clinical Audit Strategy.
• GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• To take initiative in maintaining your individual professional development to stay current with clinical evidence and practice.
• To deal with any queries in a prompt and professional manner.
• To prioritise work tasks and time manage to ensure that all tasks are completed accurately and within set timescales.
• To take initiative and responsibility within your role and actively contribute to the overall effectiveness of the clinical service.
• To comply with the Corporate Data Protection Policy which covers all aspects of IPRS’s business in both electronic data and manual filing systems.
• To contribute to IPRS Health’s business strategy by working as required with the business development team on commercial tenders, including presentations for prospective clients.
• To work with IPRS Health Clinical Leads to ensure that IPRS Health service provision responds to local and national initiatives wherever appropriate, and with external policy such as HCPC professional standards, National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance.
• To contribute to the development of new clinical initiatives and innovations to ensure IPRS Health continues to be at the forefront of Physiotherapy Service provision.
• To undertake any other duties compatible with the grading of the post, as required.
  
  

Requirements:

To be seriously considered for this role, please have the following:

 Qualifications:

(E) Essential, (D) Desirable)

• Formal Clinical Qualification in Physiotherapy (E)
• Member of the UK Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) (E)
• Evidence of continuing professional development (E)
  
  

 Experience:

• Previous experience in using computer software including Microsoft Office (E)
• Previous experience of using online/computerised reporting templates/databases and interpreting statistics for the purpose of managing & reporting (D)
• At least 3 years postgraduate clinical experience (E)
• Experience of undertaking telephonic/video triage calls (D)
  
  

Knowledge And Skills

• Ability to work within a team to achieve the best outcomes for your patients
• Ability to work under minimum supervision
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers verbally and in writing
• Ability to time manage to meet agreed deadlines in a demanding environment
• Ability to collate and produce statistics, reporting to Clinical Lead on a regular basis
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the client and its needs
• Ability to maintain accurate medico-legal recording
• Ability to work with databases and Microsoft programmes
• A good of understanding of clinical governance
  
  

Other information:

Salary £30,000 - £35,000 pro-rata part time hours

Part-time up to 30 hours per week

Working pattern between 0800 and 2000 Monday to Friday, to be discussed at interview.

Location UK Remote working

We offer a range of additional benefits, including:

IPRS Health Clinical Development Training Program

Full training programme at the start of employment and ongoing support and mentoring

Protected CPD hours and CPD funding for external courses

Full membership of the Physiopedia CPD platform: PhysioPlus, with access to over 600 peer reviewed courses

25 days Annual leave: increasing with completed years’ service, plus 8 days bank holiday

Holiday Buy-Back and Sell-Back Scheme

Competitive salary package plus performance related increments

Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling

Health Cash Plan, Dental, Optical & much more

Membership of the company pension scheme

Recruit a Friend bonus scheme – up to £1500

Environmental Initiatives

Westfield Health Cash Plan

Free Eye Tests every 2 years

Free annual Flu-Vaccination

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, at IPRS HEALTH, we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.