Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about delivering Outpatients musculoskeletal Physiotherapy to our Aylesbury community at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
We pride ourselves on integrated team working and strive for best clinical practice. The post holder will have the opportunity to enhance their Outpatients musculoskeletal skills with support from Band 7 and our Band 8a Outpatients MSK Lead Physiotherapist. We strongly encourage an evidenced based approach and support staff through supervision and appraisal. There is a strong emphasis on student education. Attendance at post graduate courses is also supported.
Main duties of the job
1. To perform assessment and treatment (including The Virtual Fracture Clinic where required) for patients with complex needs, and to provide advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals.
2. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
3. To participate in continuing professional and service development and contribute to organisational objectives.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
4. Experience of at least 18 months in a junior rotational Physiotherapy post
5. Previous experience in core physiotherapy specialties including acute in-patient care, respiratory, Musculoskeletal and neurology
6. Experience of managing own caseload and prioritizing
7. Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team and contribute to decision making
8. Knowledge and application of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning
9. Establish and maintain CPD Portfolio
Desirable criteria
10. Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute NHS Hospital
11. Experience in supervision of students and junior staff
12. Experience of undertaking Senior (Band 6) role
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
13. Current registration with Health Professions Council
14. Diploma /Degree in Physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
15. MCSP Membership
16. Specific formal courses appropriate to post speciality
17. Field work/clinical educators course
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
18. Able to apply a range and depth of knowledge to the specialist clinical area of post
19. Able to make sound clinical decisions based on knowledge/experience and utilize advanced clinical reasoning skills
20. Able to carry out a range of assessments and procedures in order to make clinical assessments and diagnosis
21. Able to carry out manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling, requiring skillful and strenuous physical effort during the day
22. Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities
23. Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
24. Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
25. Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against well-reasoned standards.
26. Positive response to constructive criticism
27. Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time)
28. Use of and/or knowledge of POMR record keeping
29. Knowledge of Current related legislation (H&S, Data P. Act, etc)
30. Commitment to equal opportunities and antidiscriminatory practice
31. Understand how to maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity of patients
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
32. Able to fulfill the physical demands of the role subject to reasonable adjustment under the terms of the Disciplinary Discrimination Act 1995
33. Able to be empathetic and handle difficult or emotional situations, using judgement to determine optimal intervention
34. Flexible to meet the needs of the service
35. Ability to participate in on call / emergency working rota
Desirable criteria
36. To have strategies for dealing with stressful interpersonal situations and frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions
37. Full UK Driving Licence
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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