Job summary
We are looking to recruit a highly skilled, highly motivated Physiotherapist to work as a Clinical Specialist within University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. This full time specialist post will be based at Solihull Hospital Physiotherapy Department.
Working as a clinical specialist MSK physiotherapist, you will also act as one of the clinical leads for the Solihull team, offering day to day clinical supervision and support.
This is an opportunity for applicants looking to move into a more senior position, who have considerable experience assessing and treating acute and chronic conditions in an Acute NHS setting. Within the team we have staff working in FCP roles, T&O clinics, Spinal clinics, Rheumatology and Pain. We receive tertiary referrals from a number of specialist clinics and work across the MDT.
The Physiotherapy service actively supports CPD and personal development for all staff. We have a comprehensive in service training programme and run courses within the department.
We have an experienced team of Clinical Specialists supporting Senior staff.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to deliver advanced Physiotherapy assessment, advice and treatment of patients and act as a source of expertise to fellow clinicians, Trust managers, Healthcare Professionals and other services internal and external to the Trust as required.
You will lead in the advanced therapeutic assessment, management and treatment of MSK patients, possibly with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions including pain and rheumatology to develop and deliver an individualised specialist treatment programme
There will be opportunities to work under the supervision of Consultants in clinic settings as/if required and to assist in the 18 week targets.
You will lead in the training and development of clinical practice and service development; undertaking clinical audits and evaluation of evidence based practice. You will support in the management, supervision and appraisal of staff and students within the musculoskeletal field.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Good standard of general education including GCSE English and maths grade c or above
- * A Levels or equivalent qualification
- * Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
- * Registered with HCPC
- * Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality
Desirable
- * Evidence of leadership training
- * Fieldwork Educator's certificate or attendance at Clinical Educators Course
Experience
Essential
- * Substantial and relevant post-registration experience, providing a broad range of experience in core areas within a healthcare setting.
- * Significant Experience in MSK within various settings of the MSK field e.g. Acute / Specialist clinics for e.g. Pain, Rheumatology
- * Highly developed professional clinical skills.
- * Experience of effective staff management and leadership
- * Interdisciplinary working.
- * Team/service development.
- * Implementation of change management principles.
- * Experience of dealing with people who display inappropriate behaviours e.g. verbal or physical aggression, in sensitive and potentially hostile situations
- * Demonstration of specialist knowledge across a range of Physiotherapy procedures, practices and treatments, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the particular field
- * Appropriate Theoretical and practical experience
- * An ability to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action
- * Understanding of current legislation and application to Physiotherapy
- * Attendance at postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical work.
- * Attendance at mandatory training
- * Evidence of in-service training
- * CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Experience of conducting recruitment and selection procedures
- Experience of producing reports / data analysis
- Experience of conducting appraisals.
- Team Leadership experience
- Pilates training/Qualification
- Evidence of audit / R&D activity on a regular basis
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
- * An ability to empathise and reassure
- * An ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate
- * An ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding
- * An ability to contribute to the clinical education of less experienced staff, students & assistants.
- * Proven problem solving, clinical reasoning and decision --making skills.
- * Committed to Patient-centred care
- * Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, co-ordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual physiotherapy treatment of patients
- * An ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical complex facts and situations, which require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- * An ability to supervise and delegate work to junior physiotherapists, assistants and students
- * An ability to propose changes in policies/procedures which may improve the service
- * Good working knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group) and their implications for Physiotherapy
- * Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- * Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- * Understanding of the impact of local cultural and demographic factors influencing service
- * Good knowledge of IT
- * Good negotiation and influencing Skills
- * Excellent problem-solving skills
- * Excellent analytical and reflection skills
- * Excellent organisational skills and prioritisation skills
- * Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and function effectively in the multidisciplinary team, leading where appropriate
- * Demonstrates ability to be a good team leader
- * Able to judge limits of skills/competence and recognise professional boundaries
- * Supportive to other staff
- * Excellent interpersonal skills
- * Demonstrate enthusiasm and a desire to achieve
- * Demonstrate an interest in developing further expertise within physiotherapy
- * Demonstrate a professional attitude
- * Demonstrate an interest in promoting physiotherapy to health professionals and other agencies.
- * An ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- * Proactive, innovative, creative, enthusiastic
- * Flexible
- * Ability to manage time and stress
- * Car driver. Able to meet the travel requirements of the position
- * Flexible to work between sites
- * Participation in extended hours working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Good standard of general education including GCSE English and maths grade c or above
- * A Levels or equivalent qualification
- * Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
- * Registered with HCPC
- * Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality
Desirable
- * Evidence of leadership training
- * Fieldwork Educator's certificate or attendance at Clinical Educators Course
Experience
Essential
- * Substantial and relevant post-registration experience, providing a broad range of experience in core areas within a healthcare setting.
- * Significant Experience in MSK within various settings of the MSK field e.g. Acute / Specialist clinics for e.g. Pain, Rheumatology
- * Highly developed professional clinical skills.
- * Experience of effective staff management and leadership
- * Interdisciplinary working.
- * Team/service development.
- * Implementation of change management principles.
- * Experience of dealing with people who display inappropriate behaviours e.g. verbal or physical aggression, in sensitive and potentially hostile situations
- * Demonstration of specialist knowledge across a range of Physiotherapy procedures, practices and treatments, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the particular field
- * Appropriate Theoretical and practical experience
- * An ability to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action
- * Understanding of current legislation and application to Physiotherapy
- * Attendance at postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical work.
- * Attendance at mandatory training
- * Evidence of in-service training
- * CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Experience of conducting recruitment and selection procedures
- Experience of producing reports / data analysis
- Experience of conducting appraisals.
- Team Leadership experience
- Pilates training/Qualification
- Evidence of audit / R&D activity on a regular basis
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
- * An ability to empathise and reassure
- * An ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate
- * An ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding
- * An ability to contribute to the clinical education of less experienced staff, students & assistants.
- * Proven problem solving, clinical reasoning and decision --making skills.
- * Committed to Patient-centred care
- * Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, co-ordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual physiotherapy treatment of patients
- * An ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical complex facts and situations, which require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- * An ability to supervise and delegate work to junior physiotherapists, assistants and students
- * An ability to propose changes in policies/procedures which may improve the service
- * Good working knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group) and their implications for Physiotherapy
- * Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- * Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- * Understanding of the impact of local cultural and demographic factors influencing service
- * Good knowledge of IT
- * Good negotiation and influencing Skills
- * Excellent problem-solving skills
- * Excellent analytical and reflection skills
- * Excellent organisational skills and prioritisation skills
- * Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and function effectively in the multidisciplinary team, leading where appropriate
- * Demonstrates ability to be a good team leader
- * Able to judge limits of skills/competence and recognise professional boundaries
- * Supportive to other staff
- * Excellent interpersonal skills
- * Demonstrate enthusiasm and a desire to achieve
- * Demonstrate an interest in developing further expertise within physiotherapy
- * Demonstrate a professional attitude
- * Demonstrate an interest in promoting physiotherapy to health professionals and other agencies.
- * An ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- * Proactive, innovative, creative, enthusiastic
- * Flexible
- * Ability to manage time and stress
- * Car driver. Able to meet the travel requirements of the position
- * Flexible to work between sites
- * Participation in extended hours working
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
