Band 7 Enhanced Practice Physiotherapist - Spinal Interface
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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the University Hospitals Dorset MSK Therapy Team for a part-time band 7 enhanced practice physiotherapist. This role would involve working in a supported clinical role as a spinal interface clinician within the DMSK spinal service. This will involve using enhanced level of practice skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and shared decision-making for patients with spinal pain or pathology. This post would be supported by our team of established spinal advanced practitioners and involve responsibilities for education and supervision within the wider MSK therapy team including clinical supervision.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in an innovative and growing service, providing the highest quality of care for patients and leading the development of a growing and evolving service to shape it for the future. Furthermore, this is an opportunity to gain specialist knowledge and advanced clinical skills in the management of spinal pain.
Location: Poole Hospital
To take a clinical leadership role in the delivery of therapy services to MSK therapy patients treated at University Hospitals Dorset and within the DMSK surgical interface service. This post will predominantly involve the delivery of outpatient clinical care for the spinal DMSK service. The post holder will provide skilled leadership and responsibility for service development, the setting and monitoring of standards of practice, and implement policy and policy changes in their clinical area. Furthermore, they will participate and lead quality improvement projects across MSK Therapy and make recommendations to the team and service leads.
What We Offer: Management support to continue learning, with support from both the MSK Therapy Service and DMSK leadership structures. This role involves enhanced practice, and the successful candidate will be supported in the training and delivery of enhanced practice skills to support their core practice. This may include imaging requesting and interpretation skills.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Christchurch Hospital, and Poole Hospital.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates, and colleagues.
UHD is investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. In some cases, this means that a service may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long-term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Chris Efford, Job title: MSK Outpatient Therapy Services Lead, Email: christopher.efford@uhd.nhs.uk.
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Part-time
Job Function
Management and Manufacturing
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Hospitals and Health Care
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