Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen within the University Hospitals Dorset MSK Therapy Team for a full time band 7 enhanced practice physiotherapist. Predominantly working as a clinical MSK and orthopaedic clinician, the post holder will act as a clinical lead for the lower limb team. This will involve managing a varied caseload covering outpatient MSK services and clinical work within the Dorset Musculoskeletal surgical interface service. The post-holder will hold leadership responsibilities within the wider MSK therapy team including clinical supervision and service development. This is an exciting opportunity to work in an innovative and growing service, providing the highest quality of care for patients and leading the development of a growing and evolving service to shape it for the future. Main duties of the job To take a clinical leadership role in the delivery of therapy services to MSK therapy patients treated at University Hospitals Dorset and within the DMSK surgical interface service. This post will predominantly involve the delivery of outpatient clinical care for lower limb outpatient MSK clinics and DMSK service. The post holder will provide skilled leadership and responsibility for service development, the setting and monitoring of standards of practice and implement policy and policy changes in own clinical area. Furthermore, will participate and lead quality improvement projects across MSK Therapy and make recommendations to the team and service leads. About us What we offer: Management support to continue learning, with support from both the MSK Therapy Service and DMSK leadership structures. This role involves enhanced practice, and the successful candidate will be supported in the training and delivery of enhanced practice skills to support their core practice. This may include injection therapy and imaging requesting and interpretation skills. Our MSK outpatient clinics operate within exceptional gym facilities, enabling you to provide excellent quality of rehabilitation Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Christchurch Hospital and Poole Hospital Our values define who we are as TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview. Date posted 31 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year pa/pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working Reference number 153-SP03827 Job locations Christchurch Hospital Bournemouth BH7 7DW Job description Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert Job description Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree in Physiotherapy Continued professional development diary including evidence of reflective practice, in service training and courses attended Post-graduate courses relevant to the clinical speciality Desirable Recognised post-graduate qualification e.g MSc or equivalent experience Post graduate courses or experience in leadership NHS QI or research qualification Achieved or working towards independent prescriber registration Previous experience as a Non-Medical referrer for imaging Experience Essential Broad range of experience at Band 5 level Experience at Band 6 level Experience of managing other therapists Audit, research and quality improvement Student supervision/clinical education Desirable Previous experience at Band 7 level Experience of private healthcare physiotherapy Evidence of leading robust service improvements Specialist experience in managing complex lower limb MSK pathologies Skills Essential Skills for the assessment and treatment for a range of complex conditions Able to communicate and receive complex and/or sensitive information Other Essential Able to demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and select from a range of treatment options Committed to providing high quality care as demanded through the Clinical Governance Agenda Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree in Physiotherapy Continued professional development diary including evidence of reflective practice, in service training and courses attended Post-graduate courses relevant to the clinical speciality Desirable Recognised post-graduate qualification e.g MSc or equivalent experience Post graduate courses or experience in leadership NHS QI or research qualification Achieved or working towards independent prescriber registration Previous experience as a Non-Medical referrer for imaging Experience Essential Broad range of experience at Band 5 level Experience at Band 6 level Experience of managing other therapists Audit, research and quality improvement Student supervision/clinical education Desirable Previous experience at Band 7 level Experience of private healthcare physiotherapy Evidence of leading robust service improvements Specialist experience in managing complex lower limb MSK pathologies Skills Essential Skills for the assessment and treatment for a range of complex conditions Able to communicate and receive complex and/or sensitive information Other Essential Able to demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and select from a range of treatment options Committed to providing high quality care as demanded through the Clinical Governance Agenda Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Address Christchurch Hospital Bournemouth BH7 7DW Employer's website https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)