Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated physiotherapist to join our expanding service. You will support this innovative team with excellent clinical and team leadership skills that deliver high quality patient cantered care and support the service leads to deliver department objectives and service developments. The post rotates between primary and secondary care.
You will work as part of a large MSK department that includes band 5, 6, 7, advanced practice and consultant physiotherapists who work across primary and secondary care.
Your primary role will be managing a mix of primary and secondary care referrals, supporting the development of junior staff, participating in teaching programmes, leading service developments and managing a clinical team.
We have a well-established in-service training programme, but also encourage post-graduate course for all members static within the MSK team. Our service also has close links with the internationally renowned QMUL Sports Medicine Department with staff often collaborating on research and service developments.
Main duties of the job
·This role will be based in a musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy department treating acute, sub-acute and chronic pathologies. The post is 1.0WTE.
·To provide a high standard of musculoskeletal (MSK)physiotherapy foracute and sub-acute MSK patients and chronic pain patients as an autonomous practitioner, with access to advice and support from colleagues if required. The post holder will be responsible for their own caseload providing thorough clinical assessment, diagnosis, planning treatment and appropriate discharge from the service adapting practice to suit the needs of the patient. Their practice will include advanced physiotherapyassessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may complex, chronic pain presentations. Their role may well incorporate aspects of hand therapy and rheumatology patients.
·To supervise, appraise and advise therapy and support staff working in this area and to co-ordinate students allocated to the speciality, assisting the clinical educators as required. Supervise, educate and assess the performance of therapystudents; this will be to a graduate level and may be to a post graduate level, with support from the Extended Scope Practitioners.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. •Post graduate experience as a senior physiotherapist in relevant MSK outpatient, orthopaedic and rheumatology clinical environments.
2. •Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HPC recommendations.
3. •Experience of working as part of a team uni-professional and multi- professional team.
4. •Advice, supervision, appraisal, training and support to more junior staff, support staff and students.
5. •Experience of audit/research.
6. •Experience of working within a chronic pain team
7. •Experience with persistent pain pathologies
Desirable criteria
8. •Appropriate post registration NHS experience
9. •Experience of sole working as part of an out of hours orthopaedic weekend service.
10. •Working in FCP setting and completed/started FCP roadmap
Skills
Essential criteria
11. •Good knowledge of current best practice in physiotherapy in the relevant setting
12. •Specialist clinical skills in musculoskeletal outpatients and pain.
13. •Understanding and application of risk management.
14. •Understand legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics.
15. •Ability to organise and prioritise own and more junior staffs workload and supervise support staff in this field.
16. •Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities and support other staff in this field.
17. •Demonstrate understanding and previous participation in activity to support the clinical governance agenda.
18. •In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group.
19. •Be able to demonstrate flexibility and reliability.
20. •Excellent interpersonal skills.
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential criteria
21. •Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy.
22. •Member of the Health Professions Council
Desirable criteria
23. •Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.