Job summary Physiotherapy MSK/Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (37.5 hours per week) This is an exciting opportunity for a physiotherapist to offer specialist clinical therapy skills in the specialities of MSK and Orthopaedics. The expectation will be to support and drive the service and build the team alongside the Outpatient Therapy Lead, the In and Outpatient Team Leads and Professional Leads. You will demonstrate excellent clinical leadership skills to lead the delivery of personalised, holistic services ensuring good communication links with the MSK outpatient and Orthopaedic inpatient teams. You will need to be able to travel across the County facilitate training and supervision of staff. Main duties of the job Be the Clinical Specialist for the MSK outpatients speciality within the Trust, co-ordinating the Trust wide service development and evaluation within this speciality To provide clinical support and guidance to inpatient Physiotherapy Orthopaedic staff for patients in order to ensure high quality care and best practice. Provision of expert supervision for staff within the clinical team. To support the team in deliver an outstanding service with high quality, safe, personalised, cost effective, patient focused service, with effective demand management systems which are responsive to the changing local need utilising technological options to maximise efficiency and safety. Maintain a complex clinical caseload, with clinical activity accounting for between 50-60% of working hours About us Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people. Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best. We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live. Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'. This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years. We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. Date posted 27 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 357-UL-1866-24 Job locations Lincoln/Louth/Boston/Grantham - to be agreed at appointment Lincoln/Louth/Boston/Grantham LN2 5QY Job description Job responsibilities What should you do next? Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you Job description Job responsibilities What should you do next? Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you Person Specification Specific requirements Essential Ability to work well within the MDT High level of commitment to personal and team development Motivation Enthusiasm Confidence Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes Essential Very good knowledge and awareness of current practice within the clinical speciality Evidence-informed practitioner able to critically appraise existing and emerging evidence Team Leadership skills demonstrating ability to develop and maintain team cohesion, whilst supporting the work and direction of the service as a whole. Supportive of team-lead peers, Site and Trust leads and can demonstrate ability to develop and maintain interdisciplinary team working Well-developed written and verbal communication skills Training, teaching and presentation skills Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework Ability to work independently and make decisions within own level of authority Self-directed learner IT & Digital Technology & social media Well-developed problem solving skills Desirable Demonstrated ability to support staff development and manage performance issues when required Previous Experience Essential Significant experience of working at Band 6 level or above, demonstrating the ability to work on own initiative. Evidence of participation in Clinical Governance and quality assurance activities, including audit & service development Experience of supervising staff and students. Desirable Experience of developing processes and practices which underpin patient safety and quality of care Evidence of involvement in organisations which support the clinical area eg specialist membership Qualifications Essential HCPC Registration BSc/MSc/Physiotherapy Evidence of post-graduate education at Masters level/ research/CPD relevant to the speciality Practice Education experience Leadership education Desirable Relevant Management, Leadership, Teaching courses/qualifications Professional body membership Person Specification Specific requirements Essential Ability to work well within the MDT High level of commitment to personal and team development Motivation Enthusiasm Confidence Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes Essential Very good knowledge and awareness of current practice within the clinical speciality Evidence-informed practitioner able to critically appraise existing and emerging evidence Team Leadership skills demonstrating ability to develop and maintain team cohesion, whilst supporting the work and direction of the service as a whole. Supportive of team-lead peers, Site and Trust leads and can demonstrate ability to develop and maintain interdisciplinary team working Well-developed written and verbal communication skills Training, teaching and presentation skills Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework Ability to work independently and make decisions within own level of authority Self-directed learner IT & Digital Technology & social media Well-developed problem solving skills Desirable Demonstrated ability to support staff development and manage performance issues when required Previous Experience Essential Significant experience of working at Band 6 level or above, demonstrating the ability to work on own initiative. Evidence of participation in Clinical Governance and quality assurance activities, including audit & service development Experience of supervising staff and students. Desirable Experience of developing processes and practices which underpin patient safety and quality of care Evidence of involvement in organisations which support the clinical area eg specialist membership Qualifications Essential HCPC Registration BSc/MSc/Physiotherapy Evidence of post-graduate education at Masters level/ research/CPD relevant to the speciality Practice Education experience Leadership education Desirable Relevant Management, Leadership, Teaching courses/qualifications Professional body membership Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Address Lincoln/Louth/Boston/Grantham - to be agreed at appointment Lincoln/Louth/Boston/Grantham LN2 5QY Employer's website https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)