Job summary
An exciting opportunity to lead our Specialist Back and Neck
Service has become available. We are seeking a highly skilled, passionate,
experienced clinician possessing advanced practice qualifications and
management skills to become a central part of our leadership team. You will be
working within a dynamic group of clinicians and supporting service colleagues
to shape and deliver spinal services to complex patients.This is an ideal
opportunity to utilise your leadership and specialist clinical skills in
assessment and management of spinal pathology.
You will work both independently and as part of a
multidisciplinary team with spinal and pain consultants in the management of a
complex chronic and sub-acute back and neck pain caseload.
The full-time role based across Suffolk, and there is
flexibility with regard to working location within Suffolk.
Main duties of the job
Provide strategic, professional, clinical and operational
leadership for Advanced Practice Spinal Physiotherapists (APSPs)
Demonstrate leadership to empower the APSP workforce whilst
displaying inclusiveness to practitioners working at other levels of practice
Develop, implement and maintain a robust governance
framework for recruitment, employment, career and professional development, for
all APSPs.
Provide clinical and operational leadership and oversight of
the Back and Neck Service, ensuring that the Back and Neck service meets all
contractual requirements.
Ensure the Back and Neck Service delivers and continually
develops a highly advanced clinical care and service model which is informed by
the most contemporary best practice and evidence as guided through regional,
national and international standards.
To work closely with spinal consultants, pain consultants,
GPs and established primary and secondary care physiotherapist teams to support
the delivery of service change and drive innovation to provide best possible
patient experience of the Back and Neck Service across the company and through
the primary and secondary care systems and other partners such as social
prescribers, charities and social care
To maintain an expert, highly advanced, spinal clinical
caseload with complete professional autonomy, including patient assessment,
investigative procedures, diagnosis and treatment, to a highly complex group of
patients.
About us
We are the largest provider of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy services in East Anglia, with a reputation for great innnovation and well supported continuous professional development.
What we offer:
The opportunity to assess and rehabilitate both acute and chronic patients from both primary and secondary care, developing excellent clinical skills in MSK physio and rehabilitation.
A comprehensive in-service training programme, regular formal/informal one to ones, problem solving sessions and clinical reviews to help you achieve your goals and aspirations within MSK physiotherapy.
Commission of regular and often prestigious courses run by world leading professionals subsidised by AHP Suffolk for our staff to attend.
Career development opportunities in both clinical and management roles, supported by senior clinicians, clinical specialists, ESP and senior managers.
Plus:
AfC terms and conditions.
Auto-enrolment pension (as per criteria) with Scottish Widows
Cycle to Work scheme
NHS discounts
No on calls/weekend working
Job description
Job responsibilities
To strategically lead on the development of the Back and
Neck Service across the company, supporting the wider strategic aims of the
company and in alignment with local, regional and national strategy.
To work as a fully autonomous expert practitioner to provide
a spinal assessment service for a group of highly complex patients, including
those with actual or potential serious pathology. Assessment procedures will
include history taking, advanced physical examination and investigative
procedures including MRI, CT, x-ray, nerve conduction studies and blood tests
supported by demonstrable level 7 critical, clinical reasoning
Take
overall responsibility to lead, develop and implement an educational framework
to enhance and expandAPSPsroles and skills strategically across the company, and to work with
colleagues to ensure clinicians at all levels in the company have access to
high quality, targeted education and training in relation to spinal services.
To work with APSPs at AHP Suffolk to lead on analysing, initiating,
developing and implementing research and development programmes for spinal
services
Please refer to the attached job description for full
details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To strategically lead on the development of the Back and
Neck Service across the company, supporting the wider strategic aims of the
company and in alignment with local, regional and national strategy.
To work as a fully autonomous expert practitioner to provide
a spinal assessment service for a group of highly complex patients, including
those with actual or potential serious pathology. Assessment procedures will
include history taking, advanced physical examination and investigative
procedures including MRI, CT, x-ray, nerve conduction studies and blood tests
supported by demonstrable level 7 critical, clinical reasoning
Take
overall responsibility to lead, develop and implement an educational framework
to enhance and expandAPSPsroles and skills strategically across the company, and to work with
colleagues to ensure clinicians at all levels in the company have access to
high quality, targeted education and training in relation to spinal services.
To work with APSPs at AHP Suffolk to lead on analysing, initiating,
developing and implementing research and development programmes for spinal
services
Please refer to the attached job description for full
details.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive specialist clinical experience and knowledge in relationship to speciality.
- Evidence of recent study in relevant clinical area.
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
- Demonstrate understanding and involvement of clinical governance and risk assessment.
- Broad knowledge of health legislation
- Knowledge of current NHS, Health Education England, professional and educational issues
Other Relevant Requirements
Essential
- Clear vision of role/commitment to speciality and AHP Suffolk's values
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Graduate Diploma in relevant therapy.
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent.
- Significant post-qualification experience (minimum 5 years) in Musculoskeletal and Spinal specialist roles.
- HCPC registered.
- Evidence of continuing education.
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate special interest group.
- Management/leadership training.
- CSP member.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in patient management advanced clinical practice and clinical reasoning skills to an advanced practice level in musculoskeletal and spinal Physiotherapy.
- Able to critique research and information and implement relevant findings to own practice.
- Able to give clear, concise written and verbal reports.
- Presentation skills.
- Advanced communications skills, including the ability to process and share highly complex information in a confidential manner.
- Clinical leadership skills.
- Demonstrate professional affairs in a confident, assertive manner, using negotiating/influencing skills whilst maintaining excellent working relationships with all stakeholders/
- Computer skills (i.e. for radiology, pathology, ordering as per local protocols, utilising patient systems).
Desirable
- Audit/research skills.
- Ability to develop protocols and guidelines.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working as an autonomous musculoskeletal and spinal physiotherapist.
- Evidence of recent teaching, mentorship and supervision of clinical staff.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working.
- Evidence of audit.
Desirable
- Experience of lecturing externally.
- Involvement in research.
- Evidence of involvement in change
- Management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Independent and motivated.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to prioritise own workload.
- Flexible, adaptive and creative.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive specialist clinical experience and knowledge in relationship to speciality.
- Evidence of recent study in relevant clinical area.
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
- Demonstrate understanding and involvement of clinical governance and risk assessment.
- Broad knowledge of health legislation
- Knowledge of current NHS, Health Education England, professional and educational issues
Other Relevant Requirements
Essential
- Clear vision of role/commitment to speciality and AHP Suffolk's values
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Graduate Diploma in relevant therapy.
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent.
- Significant post-qualification experience (minimum 5 years) in Musculoskeletal and Spinal specialist roles.
- HCPC registered.
- Evidence of continuing education.
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate special interest group.
- Management/leadership training.
- CSP member.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in patient management advanced clinical practice and clinical reasoning skills to an advanced practice level in musculoskeletal and spinal Physiotherapy.
- Able to critique research and information and implement relevant findings to own practice.
- Able to give clear, concise written and verbal reports.
- Presentation skills.
- Advanced communications skills, including the ability to process and share highly complex information in a confidential manner.
- Clinical leadership skills.
- Demonstrate professional affairs in a confident, assertive manner, using negotiating/influencing skills whilst maintaining excellent working relationships with all stakeholders/
- Computer skills (i.e. for radiology, pathology, ordering as per local protocols, utilising patient systems).
Desirable
- Audit/research skills.
- Ability to develop protocols and guidelines.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working as an autonomous musculoskeletal and spinal physiotherapist.
- Evidence of recent teaching, mentorship and supervision of clinical staff.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working.
- Evidence of audit.
Desirable
- Experience of lecturing externally.
- Involvement in research.
- Evidence of involvement in change
- Management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Independent and motivated.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to prioritise own workload.
- Flexible, adaptive and creative.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
