Main area Occupational Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract Permanent
Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working if required)
Job ref 357-UL-1866-24
Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Lincoln/Louth/Boston/Grantham - to be agreed at appointment
Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum, pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 10/02/2025 23:59
Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist MSK/Orthopaedics Band 7
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values
* Patient-centred: Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
* Safety: Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
* Excellence: Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
* Compassion: Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
* Respect: Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Job overview
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 delivering 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.
Person specification
Specific requirements
* Ability to work well within the MDT.
* High level of commitment to personal and team development.
* Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.
* 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.
* Demonstrated ability to support staff development and manage performance issues when required.
Previous Experience
* 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.
* 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
* HCPC Registration.
* BSc/MSc/Physiotherapy.
* Evidence of post-graduate education at Masters level/ research/CPD relevant to the speciality.
* Relevant Management, Leadership, Teaching courses/qualifications.
* Professional body membership.
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.
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