Highly MSK Specialist Physiotherapist/ Team Leader

NHS; Bromyard; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000

Job description

Highly MSK Specialist Physiotherapist/ Team Leader

This exciting role is an opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced individual to utilise their leadership and musculoskeletal skills as part of our established MSK Physiotherapy service. Working as a highly specialist MSK Physiotherapist and Team Leader of the department.

A dynamic and motivated individual would contribute to the MSK physiotherapy service based at Bromyard Community Hospital's MSK Physiotherapy department in the beautiful Herefordshire county managing an adult caseload of MSK patients across the spectrum of acute and chronic conditions in both primary and secondary care.

Whilst also benefitting from a committed and supported development program to support the progression of MSK service within Herefordshire, the candidate will provide clinical and managerial leadership within the MSK department.

The successful candidate would work as part of a committed and progressive MSK team including specialist physiotherapists, advanced practice and FCP colleagues.

Main duties of the job

This role will combine a demanding clinical caseload of adult MSK patients as well as the day-to-day management of a small MSK department. The successful candidate will be expected to provide a high quality service demonstrating advanced clinical reasoning for patients with diverse and complex presentations.

The successful candidate will be able to participate in local and national research and audit as well as identify and initiate improvement across the wider MSK service.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for detailed description of main duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of relevant and up to date post graduate training within MSK Physiotherapy (level 7 or above)
• Leadership qualification or significant experience of leading a team in a healthcare setting
• Working towards stage 1 HEE Roadmap to FCP

Experience

• Extensive post graduate MSK physiotherapy experience including NHS primary and secondary care
• Experience of supervision, teaching and support of physiotherapy staff/students
• Experience at Band 7 MSK Physiotherapy or equivalent

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Highly specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
• Evidence of highly specialist MSK physiotherapy skills and ongoing CPD
• Experience of complex multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
• Ability to manage own caseload, prioritise workload and optimising performance capability of local MSK team
• Highly specialist MSK assessment skills with clinical reasoning and analytical ability
• Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
• Ability to work autonomously using own knowledge, skills and initiative in highly complex situations
• Audit & Research

Personal Qualities

• Able to maintain confidentiality and professionalism within the environment that they are working
• Able to demonstrate awareness of own limitations and need to ask for help
• Evidence of ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written documentation
• Able to work as part of a Team
• Evidence of being a reliable and diligent Physiotherapist

Other Factors

• Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
• Able to meet physical & moving and handling requirements of post, i.e. re-positioning of a patient, use of moving & handling equipment, approved manual physical movement practices of patient
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats

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.