We are looking for a part time (34 hours per week) dynamic and highly skilled clinician experienced in all aspects of medical inpatient rehabilitation. A forward-thinking clinician with the skills to combine highly specialist clinical practice with innovation you will be committed to following best practice and the promotion of high-quality physiotherapy services. The successful post holder needs to be flexible, motivated, and committed to put the patient's strengths, voice, choice and control at the centre of any interventions. As the clinical specialist for the acute medical wards you will have demonstrable leadership qualities, excellent communication and time management skills with proven abilities to build networks across sites and disciplines. Through your knowledge of emerging clinical advances within the speciality, you will be expected as part of the senior clinical inpatient team to advise the Operational Manager and Senior Management team to inform future service development.
Main duties of the job
The post is based in the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport but may support other sites within ABUHB if the service needs require. The post holder will clinically lead a team of static and rotational staff, HCSW and students. They will work closely with the clinical lead and band 7's across the neighbourhood (Newport and Torfaen) and ABUHB wide.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide training, education, supervision and appraisal for staff and students, locally and across the service. As part of the role, you will contribute to the development of professional practice and the transformation and evaluation of service delivery and support research and innovation agenda.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board strives to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, those who have a disability or impairment or are from the LGBTQ+ community and those who are underrepresented within the Health Board.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
* Clear reason for applying for this post
* Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility work role
* Ability to move between sites as required by the job role
Desirable
* Ability to speak Welsh
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Advanced clinical reasoning and management of complex cases
* Identify adverse clinical signs
* Reflective practice
* Communication skills
* Leadership experience
* Working effectively in a team
* Initiative/ time management
* Design and lead a training programme
* Understanding of clinical governance
* NHS challenges related to service delivery
* National and local clinical guidelines
* Evidence of CPD
Desirable
* Managed personnel issues
* IT literate
* Research and impact on clinical practice
Experience
Essential
* Significant post-graduate experience relevant to specialty as band 6
* Significant experience managing a complex caseload working within relevant specialty
* People management skills
* Experience in undertaking and participating clinical audit
* Experience in developing and implementing clinical guidelines
* Experience in staff development including teaching and training
* Experience in supervising staff
* Experience in presenting to a range of audiences
* Experienced in taking students
Desirable
* Experience in leading a team
* Contribution to change management and innovation in clinical practice
* Understand research principles/ published work
* Work closely with MDT
* Represent the profession in public/professional arena
* Integrating service user in service development
* Worked as a HCPC registered physiotherapist
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
* Diploma/ Degree in physiotherapy
* HCPC registration.
* Appropriate range of post graduate clinical education
* Accredited post graduate specialist courses/ training relevant to role
* Completion of clinical educators course
Desirable
* MCSP
* Working towards post-graduate qualification up to post grad diploma level in relevant area
* Relevant leadership courses/ qualifications
* Active participant in relevant interest group
Employer details
Employer name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address
Royal Gwent Hospital
Cardiff Road
Newport
NP20 2UB
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