Job summary
14 Month fixed term Maternity leave cover - Band 7 Team leader of the shoulder and elbow physiotherapy team
We are looking for a knowledgeable, compassionate and caring individual for this role as band 7 shoulder and elbow physiotherapist and team leader at city hospital. The post holder will lead the physiotherapy service alongside the clinical specialist band 8a physiotherapist.
This service covers:-
- inpatient beds on either Harvey, Edward and Oxten wards on the city campus
- Shoulder and elbow consultant clinics on the city campus and at the treatment center
- Physiotherapy outpatients at the city hospital and at the Leangate building
Alongside a direct patient-facing caseload, team leadership will include supporting the team to offer high quality patient care by monitoring performance, taking an operational role in service development and workforce planning, supporting supervision, development conversations and ensuring we have resources and equipment required for our roles.
Development opportunities include peer support from band 7's across the wider orthopaedic team, plus support from the clinical specialist physiotherapist for shoulders and elbows and the therapy services manager through supervision, informal mentoring and appraisal.
Main duties of the job
This post requires a deep knowledge of the management of shoulder and elbow conditions as well as wide range of orthopaedic experience.
Core responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Leading the physiotherapy service
- Providing a supportive and learning environment for team members under your direct management including undertaking annual appraisals and managing health and wellbeing
- Contributing to the education and teaching of students, preceptees and therapy support workers, including training new staff for weekend duties when required
- Alongside the wider inpatient team, supporting the management and participation weekends and the bank holiday service.
- Ensuring high quality, evidence based practice, service development and education underpin the service delivery.
- Ensuring the NUH values and behaviours are embedded in everyday practice
About us
With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavor to turn your job into a career!
The Physiotherapy service is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Services pathway, which is one of the pathways that together make up the Clinical Support Division at NUH. We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 800 staff, working together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists. We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for details specific to this post
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for details specific to this post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of appropriate post graduate study and professional development within specialist area
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Significant post graduate experience, including a wide variety of rotations and experiences at Band 6 in relevant specialty
- Experience of managing staff performance and sickness, and participation in recruitment of new staff to maximise workforce potential
- Able to deliver training and educate individuals, team and wider MDT
- Experience in evaluating evidence based practice, audit, service development and benchmarking
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
- Able to build and maintain effective relationships with the multidisciplinary team, patients and carers
- Able to communicate complex patient information effectively where there may be barriers to understanding e.g. language barriers, speech, cognitive problems
- Demonstrate leadership ability
- Able to present at to groups of up to 25 people
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential
- Able to assess complex information, formulate a diagnosis and plan patient management using clinical reasoning skills and a range of treatment options
- Able to solve problems within the team and make decisions where there are a range of options including clinical and strategic issues
- Evaluate clinical and non-clinical interventions of self and your team
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Able to organise and prioritise workload of your self and your team, including daily tasks and longer term planning despite interruptions and changing priorities
- Delegate and manage time effectively
Physical skills
Essential
- Able to handle and move complex patients using a way that promotes rehabilitation and is safe
- Able to move and use medical devices
Other requirements
Essential
- Able to undertake out of hours duties including on-call
- Able to travel cross campus and beyond the trust as needed
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of appropriate post graduate study and professional development within specialist area
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Significant post graduate experience, including a wide variety of rotations and experiences at Band 6 in relevant specialty
- Experience of managing staff performance and sickness, and participation in recruitment of new staff to maximise workforce potential
- Able to deliver training and educate individuals, team and wider MDT
- Experience in evaluating evidence based practice, audit, service development and benchmarking
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
- Able to build and maintain effective relationships with the multidisciplinary team, patients and carers
- Able to communicate complex patient information effectively where there may be barriers to understanding e.g. language barriers, speech, cognitive problems
- Demonstrate leadership ability
- Able to present at to groups of up to 25 people
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential
- Able to assess complex information, formulate a diagnosis and plan patient management using clinical reasoning skills and a range of treatment options
- Able to solve problems within the team and make decisions where there are a range of options including clinical and strategic issues
- Evaluate clinical and non-clinical interventions of self and your team
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Able to organise and prioritise workload of your self and your team, including daily tasks and longer term planning despite interruptions and changing priorities
- Delegate and manage time effectively
Physical skills
Essential
- Able to handle and move complex patients using a way that promotes rehabilitation and is safe
- Able to move and use medical devices
Other requirements
Essential
- Able to undertake out of hours duties including on-call
- Able to travel cross campus and beyond the trust as needed
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).