This specialist post offers the opportunity to further develop your highly advanced clinical and leadership skills within the Shoulder and Elbow Unit at RNOH. It is a unique opportunity, supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team, including specialist surgeons and an internationally recognised Consultant Physiotherapist in the field of shoulder instability and rehabilitation.
This is a full-time, substantive post, although compressed, flexible hours may be considered.
Main duties of the job
The role encompasses assessing and treating patients in both an outpatient setting and those undertaking intensive, complex inpatient rehabilitation. Whilst the role is predominantly clinical in nature in the fields of shoulder and peripheral nerve injury rehabilitation, it also includes a significant leadership role training and development of other staff, the application of evidence based practice, the evaluation of patient and service outcomes and active participation in service development. The Shoulder & Elbow Unit has a strong research foundation and the opportunity to actively participate in clinical research will be available and encouraged.
About us
RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility.
Job responsibilities
This is an ideal opportunity for a team-player who has extensive post graduate experience, specifically in the musculoskeletal Upper Limb field, has excellent clinical reasoning skills and is passionate about shoulders!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
* Registered with Health and Care Professions Council
* Evidence of CPD maintained portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to this post/specialist area
* Attended courses related to staff supervision/development and leadership
Desirable
* Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
* Successful completion of recognised post-registration clinical course in specialist field MSc modules MACP
* Leadership Course
Experience
Essential
* Extensive post graduate experience within the healthcare environment
* A broad range of clinical experience including orthopaedics/MSK, rehabilitation encompassing the core areas of expertise of exercise therapy, movement re-education, manual therapy and pain management.
* Experience at minimum of band 6 level, working in specialist area for a minimum of 18 months
* Attained a high level of clinical competence in your specialist area
* Experience of student or physiotherapy technical instructor/exercise therapist supervision
* Experience of leading clinical audit in specialist area and demonstrates a sound understanding quality issues
* Experience of teaching junior staff and undergraduates
* Participated in Appraisal
* Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research
* Understands legal responsibilities of profession
* Demonstrates a sound understanding of clinical governance and its implications for physiotherapy
Desirable
* Experience in NHS
* Experience working with patients with complex needs
* Experience in leading group exercise or educational sessions
* Undertaken research/evaluation of practice/work based projects and initiated change
* Experience as appraiser
* Involvement in national clinical interest group
* Member of specialist interest group relevant to field
* MSc in related health care field
Skills
Essential
* Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research
* Understands legal responsibilities of profession
* Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear, concise and logical manner
* Competent IT and presentation skills
* Ability to organise and prioritise a complex and busy caseload
* Ability to communicate with patients with complex presentations/histories or impaired communication abilities. Able to demonstrate empathy, motivate and persuade patients with impaired cognitive abilities or physical senses.
* Demonstrates clinical reasoning, applying theory and evidence to practice
* Demonstrates a sound understanding of clinical governance and its implications for physiotherapy
* Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day, often multi-tasking
* Ability to work in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers
Others
Essential
* Demonstrate a good reasoned account of why you are suitable to work in this specialist field
Employer details
Employer name
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Brockley Hill
Stanmore
HA7 4LP
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