Employer: Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: WUTH - Clatterbridge Hospital
Town: Wirral
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/11/2024 23:59
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
Band 7
Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria
Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply: UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.
Job Overview
We are recruiting for a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist in Chronic Pain who wishes to join our MDT. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care, and work with us to ensure the Trust values of Caring, Respect, Teamwork and Improvement are met.
The successful candidate will be confident in providing individual and group-based therapies to individuals with complex pain. There will also be opportunity to facilitate sessions on the pain management programmes, as well as help shape the future development of this.
You will act as a source of clinical expertise on the management of patients with persistent pain disorders. You should demonstrate excellent communication skills with a strong patient focus. In addition, a high degree of competency and commitment to the development of others to enable them to deliver a quality service with the patient at the centre. You will develop effective treatment plans within the service including joint working within the MDT that includes physio, OT, assistant psychologist, therapies assistant and a consultant medic.
You should have experience of working with patients with a chronic pain service. You will be well supported by the team and the advanced physiotherapists who all hold the values of compassion, kindness, ambition and respect and who all hold the patients’ and each other’s wellbeing at the heart of everything they do.
Main Duties of the Job
* To be responsible and accountable for the day-to-day line management of staff, including first line HR processes, and the provision of AHP services in a designated AHP team.
* To provide assessment and treatment to own specialist caseload as an autonomous clinician, maintaining a high standard of clinical practice.
* To provide Leadership in area of work and to be a role model to all AHP staff across the directorate.
* To organise and participate in providing 7 day services and an extended working day, as required.
* To work closely with the Clinical leads and AHP management team to provide a coordinated, quality service.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
* Graduate Diploma or BSc or equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics or Speech & Language.
* HCPC registration.
* At least 4 years post grad experience (including Experience as band 5 AHP to consolidate basic post-graduate skills & to develop more specialist skills followed by appropriate experience in a relevant area of work at band 6 (or equivalent) level).
* Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, British Dietetic Association, Royal College of Occupational Therapy, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists or similar.
* Evidence of significant and relevant post registration training and relevant evidence in CPD portfolio in order to prove development of specialist clinical skills and development of highly developed specialist knowledge.
Personal Attributes
* Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
* Ability to work effectively without direct supervision.
* Ability to take responsibility for an area of work / workload.
Knowledge and Skills
* Well developed theoretical knowledge underpinning clinical practice.
* Good written and oral communication skills.
* Good analytical, problem solving and clinical reasoning skills.
* Ability to communicate within difficult circumstances and demonstrate empathetic approach to patients.
* Understanding of national issues and relating them to own clinical practice.
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