Physiotherapy Clinical Lead for Children’s & ALD Services
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Physiotherapy Children's and Adult Learning Disability team as a Clinical lead. The post holder is a key member of the physiotherapy service and will work closely as part of the senior leadership team which will include Operational Managers, Heads of Service and Clinical Leads across all specialities within physiotherapy. You will have the opportunity to influence service development across all areas of the Children and ALD physiotherapy service, clinically support staff with complex cases, ensure clinical governance, and innovate. There will be an opportunity to work closely with other disciplines within the health board, other agencies and partners to ensure a modern, fit for purpose service.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be a highly skilled clinician with excellent communication and leadership skills.
The role will work closely with an Operational Manager and another Clinical Lead within the Children's and ALD arena and will include many exciting opportunities including providing expert opinion on complex cases, clinical guidance, mentoring and teaching across the service. As well as leading audit and research and be responsible for clinical governance, provide strategic direction and innovation to service development across the physiotherapy service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling as demanded by the role
* The ability to adapt to changes in work routine
* Available for on-call and weekend duties where clinically appropriate
Desirable criteria
* The ability to move between sites within the Health board as demanded by the job role
Experience
Essential criteria
* Held senior position in relevant speciality
* Experience of first point of contact in clinical management of patients
* Evidence of having participated in on-call and weekend duties where required
* Experience of and commitment to clinical and organisational audit and research
* Experience of and commitment to teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level both locally and nationally
* Experience of representing the physiotherapy profession in public/professional arena
* Experience of working closely with Medical practioners
* Evidence of leading Change, management and innovation in clinical practice
* Experience of integrating user participation in service development
* Experience of leading the development of and implementation of clinical guidelines and standards
* Experience of having supervised staff who are directly accountable to the post holder
* Experience of presenting evidence and evaluations to stakeholders
Desirable criteria
* Held Clinical specialist position in relevant speciality
* published work in recognised journal
* Experience as expert witness
* Experience of presenting at national/international conferences
Education/ Qualification/Training
Essential criteria
* Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
* Registered with Health and Care professionals Council
* Completion of Masters or equivalent appropriate advanced assessment, diagnostic and treatment course that is recognised/accredited
* Appropriate range of Post grad clinical education
* Active participation in a relevant national clinical interest group
* Completion of clinical educators course or equivalent
* Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
* MCSP
* Evidence of expert witness training
* Supplementary or independent prescribing qualification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
* The ability to discuss advanced clinical reasoning in the management of complex cases and act upon adverse clinical signs
* The ability to facilitate reflective practice and learning in others
* Good communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals, clients and families
* The ability to lead and work effectively in a team environment
* The ability to design and lead a training programme
* The ability to implement clinical governance in specific physiotherapy practice
* The ability to lead discussion on the NHS and the challenges facing the physiotherapy service
* Awareness of relevant national and local guidelines
* The ability to demonstrate highly developed critical appraisal skills
* IT literate
Desirable criteria
* The ability to manage personnel issues
* Coaching experience or qualification
* Ability to speak Welsh
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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