Job summary
AHP Suffolk is a social enterprise
providing NHS Musculoskeletal services across Suffolk.
We have an opportunity to welcome a
clinician to our organisation working as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist,
in a permanent, full time, band 7 position. You will be based across clinics in the Ipswich area.
You will be helping to support our
clinicians in managing complex patients as an autonomous, highly specialist physio. This will involve joint/problem solving
sessions and also providing clinics for further assessment and management of
highly complex cases. You may hold a
small caseload yourself and also assist with various triage duties.
You will be working to develop more
junior colleagues knowledge and skills; leading in-service training programs and
helping to create best practice guidelines and clinical pathways. You will be working alongside colleagues in
the Clinical Leadership Team in completing clinical audits to ensure there is
necessary governance in place and that we are continuously striving to improve
our clinical practice.
As a member of our team, you will
develop your own clinical skills with access to internal and external training
courses and also working alongside Advanced Practitioners and the Clinical
Leadership Team who will help to support you.
We are unable to offer sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Development
and delivery of high quality service within Physiotherapy.
Assessment
and management of complex patients.
Develop
opportunities for practice which extends the scope traditional Physiotherapy.
Training
and support of Physiotherapists and support staff to deliver high quality,
evidence-based service provision.
Governance
arrangements within physiotherapy.
About us
AHPSuffolk is a staff lead, MSK specific Social Enterprise whose aim and purpose is to provide high quality accessible health care at the point of need to help people return to optimal health and stay healthy. We work in partnership with our staff, patients and commissioners to develop a continually improving range of services to meet their needs effectively and efficiently.
We have a reputation for innovation and well supported continuous professional development.
Set up as a social enterprise over 10 years ago, we provide MSK Physiotherapy services from multiple sites across Suffolk, from community hospitals, health centres, gyms, and GP surgeries. We have developed and run a successful web based self referral platform and single point of referral for secondary care, and offer virtual and face to face clinical appointments, exercise classes and 121 rehabilitation.
Additional Benefits:
AfC terms and conditions matched
Auto-enrolment pension (as per criteria) with Scottish Widows
Cycle to Work scheme
NHS Discounts
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information, please see attachments for Job Description and Person Specification for this role.
Interviews to take place Tuesday 22nd October 2024.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information, please see attachments for Job Description and Person Specification for this role.
Interviews to take place Tuesday 22nd October 2024.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree / Graduate Diploma in relevant therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of studying at or towards academic level 7 in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
- Able to demonstrate continuing professional development e.g. up to date, relevant CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate special interest group
- Management / Leadership training
- CSP Member
- Minimum 5 Years post qualification musculoskeletal experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Advanced clinical practice and clinical reasoning skills to specialist level
- Able to critique research papers and implement relevant findings. Able to give clear, concise written and verbal reports.
- Excellent communications skills, including the ability to process and share highly complex information in a confidential manner.
- Demonstrate professional affairs in a confident, assertive manner, using negotiating / influencing skills whilst maintaining excellent working relationships with all stakeholders.
Desirable
- Demonstrable presentation skills
- Audit / research skills
- Management / leadership skills
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working as a Senior Physiotherapist in MSK
- Proven multidisciplinary working
- Experience of audit
Desirable
- Experience of lecturing externally
- Involvement in research
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive specialist clinical experience and knowledge in relationship to specially.
- 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
Other Relevant Requirements
Essential
- Clear vision of role/commitment to speciality and department.
- Meet the travelling requirements of the post.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to undertake manual handling tasks in line with Allied Health Professionals Suffolk policies.
- Able to sustain moderate to high level physical effort throughout the working day.
- Able to cope with a busy working environment, with periods of interruption throughout the working day.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of the team.
- Flexible, adaptable and creative.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree / Graduate Diploma in relevant therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of studying at or towards academic level 7 in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
- Able to demonstrate continuing professional development e.g. up to date, relevant CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate special interest group
- Management / Leadership training
- CSP Member
- Minimum 5 Years post qualification musculoskeletal experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Advanced clinical practice and clinical reasoning skills to specialist level
- Able to critique research papers and implement relevant findings. Able to give clear, concise written and verbal reports.
- Excellent communications skills, including the ability to process and share highly complex information in a confidential manner.
- Demonstrate professional affairs in a confident, assertive manner, using negotiating / influencing skills whilst maintaining excellent working relationships with all stakeholders.
Desirable
- Demonstrable presentation skills
- Audit / research skills
- Management / leadership skills
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working as a Senior Physiotherapist in MSK
- Proven multidisciplinary working
- Experience of audit
Desirable
- Experience of lecturing externally
- Involvement in research
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive specialist clinical experience and knowledge in relationship to specially.
- 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
Other Relevant Requirements
Essential
- Clear vision of role/commitment to speciality and department.
- Meet the travelling requirements of the post.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to undertake manual handling tasks in line with Allied Health Professionals Suffolk policies.
- Able to sustain moderate to high level physical effort throughout the working day.
- Able to cope with a busy working environment, with periods of interruption throughout the working day.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of the team.
- Flexible, adaptable 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).
