Main area: Clinical Lead Physiotherapist Grade Band 7
Contract: Permanent, Part time - 30 hours per week (Mon - Fri 8.30-4.30 up to 30 hrs)
Job ref: 350-CC6964826
Site: V7 building, Town: Prescot
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 18/02/2025
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. We also welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.
Job overview
Knowsley community therapy team is seeking a committed Band 7 Clinical Lead Physiotherapist to join our service supporting patients and staff through shared care within their localities. The post holder will provide expertise and advice in the treatment of highly complex conditions and mentorship to those within the community therapy team. They will have continuing responsibility for the management of a defined caseload and a coordination role of the daily activities.
We are seeking a highly skilled, enthusiastic, and proactive therapist to work in collaboration with the service lead to support service modernisation and redesign, responding to the rehabilitation needs of adults 18+, who have multiple complex co-morbidities or support with discharge from the hospital setting.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary team, which consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, and Therapy Assistants.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide clinical leadership for staff, through supervision and PDR.
2. Participate in planning, development and evaluation of services within the designated area/team, ensuring the delivery of the quality strategy.
3. Manage a caseload of patients’ comorbidities as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence-based principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
4. Maintain clinical credibility by providing clinical care and supporting team members within the clinical environment.
5. Act as an advocate for patients/clients in various forums and professional groups.
6. Work in partnership with other professionals to enable service users/patients to be maintained in an appropriate environment, thus avoiding hospital admission.
7. Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Physiotherapy profession within community therapy.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent qualification
* Masters level qualification or equivalent
* Evidence of CPD/Short courses
* Registration with relevant professional body
Knowledge and Experience
* Demonstrable post registration/qualification experience
* Experience of management and clinical leadership
* Experience of successful multiagency work
Values
* Accountability
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
* Engaging leadership style
Skills
* Evidence of influencing, motivating and negotiating with others
* Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information
* Awareness of factors contributing to good health
* Ability to work under pressure
* IT literate
* Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
* Confidence to challenge poor practice
* Ability to travel to work and across boundaries
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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