Employer The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital Town Oswestry Salary £62,215 - £72,293 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/10/2024 23:59
Consultant AHP therapist MSK services
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Here at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Trust, we are very proud of our reputation for providing outstanding care to our patients. Our continued success is accomplished through the skills and expertise of our staff, which is underpinned by our values: Friendly, Caring, Excellence, Professional and Respect. If your values align to ours, and you would like to join us in aspiring to deliver world class patient care, we would love to hear from you.
Job overview
The Musculoskeletal Service Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin brings together partner organisations across the county, including Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitals and the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, to provide quality care to patients with musculoskeletal concerns within the population of Shropshire.
We are seeking an experienced and dedicate MSK professional to lead the advanced practice team (MSST level 3) in conjunction with our SEM consultant, GP with Extended role in MSK and the Clinical service manager. You will be working closely with Therapies at level 2 and engaging closely with system partnerswho co deliver MSST services.
The post-holder will promote and support the strategic development of integrated musculoskeletal services across the health economy, working in partnership with senior clinicians from other specialities, managers, STW ICS, and other provider organisations to continuously improve the patient journey.
In this role the AHP Consultant will combine expert clinical practice with research, education and strategic leadership. The focus of role fluctuates based on the needs of the service, with clinical time approximating 50% as a minimum.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work bring together colleagues to develop, facilitate and oversee education, audit and research to promote best practice, in collaboration with local universities
In this role you will lead on the development and implementation of quality standards for effectiveness of patient care within the MSK teams working across the organisation, ensuring that these are continually monitored and improved and work with system partners to achieve standardisation in MSST.
The post-holder will work with system partners to ensure that the service is reviewed, planned, developed and delivered in line and in response to the current and projected priorities of the Trust, ICS and relevant National priorities.
Working for our organisation
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic NHS Trust (RJAH)is one of the leading orthopaedic hospitals in the country, with some of the highest levels of staff and patient satisfaction, as well as a strong reputation for research and innovation.
The RJAH research department host and sponsor a total of 69 active studies, funded by industry, academia or the NIHR. It has a history of sponsoring the therapy department RCT applications.
Joining RJAH is more than just a job – we want our people to have the best opportunities to thrive in their role.
We have a range of fantastic staff benefits on offer to everyone who joins RJAH and you'll have access to outstanding professional development opportunities and state-of-the-art facilities – including our recently-opened £6 million Headley Court Veterans’ Orthopaedic Centre (the first unit of its kind in the UK).
The hospital is located on a site outside Oswestry in Oswestry, just off the A5. The nearest train station is in Gobowen, approximately two miles from the hospital. The station is part of the Chester to Birmingham line.
We are based in North Shropshire, close to the border with North and Mid Wales. It is one of the most attractive parts of the country, with a rich historic culture and excellent transport links. It offers outstanding opportunities for anyone who enjoys an outdoor lifestyle or is looking to raise a family.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Consultant physiotherapists/podiatrists combine expert clinical practice with research, education and strategic leadership. Consultant practice has: expertise in four domains necessary for enabling quality care from micro, to meso and macro levels of the system
⦁ The key skill set for systems leadership and systems transformation aided by clinical credibility in own professional field
⦁ Clinical academic role as an embedded researcher
The focus of role fluctuates based on the needs of the service and will be defined in the consultant job plan.
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. Job seekers should be aware that not all roles will be eligible for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Person specification
Qualification and experience
* Masters education in relevant field
* Advanced practice registration or evidence of working towards
* IRMER qualification and 3 years experience of referring
* Leadership qualification (eg masters module, Leadership academy, Kings fund)
* Experience of Line management responsibility
Important
Your application form must include a complete record of your employment history. Please explain any gaps in your employment/education history and reasons for these gaps. The Trust maintains the right to withdraw an employment offer or terminate employment if it is later found that an application for employment contained false, mis-leading or inaccurate information. For the avoidance of doubt this would include omissions of previous periods of employment or reasons given for gaps in employment.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
For Information
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT embraces diversity, equality and inclusion and our aim is to be diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability and ethnicity.
We are committed to ensuring disabled workers aren’t disadvantaged when applying for and doing their jobs and offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised post. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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