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
Town Lincoln/Louth/Boston/Grantham
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.
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 deliver an outstanding service with high quality, safe, personalised, cost effective, patient focused service.
* 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
* Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
* Training, teaching and presentation skills
* Ability to work independently and make decisions within own level of authority
* Self-directed learner
Previous Experience
* Significant experience of working at Band 6 level or above.
* Evidence of participation in Clinical Governance and quality assurance activities.
* Experience of supervising staff and students.
* Experience of developing processes and practices which underpin patient safety and quality of care.
Qualifications
* HCPC Registration
* BSc/MSc/Physiotherapy
* Evidence of post-graduate education at Masters level/ research/CPD relevant to the speciality
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
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