Job summary
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our growing orthopaedic hand service at Queens Medical Centre. This is a permanent Band 7 post, working 18.75 hours per week.
You will support the Clinical specialist physiotherapist to develop the evolving hand therapy team and work as part of the MDT. The caseload is complex as we are a major trauma centre, and in addition to trauma hand clinics and elective hand clinics, we provide a therapy service for the brachial plexus and peripheral nerve service. The successful applicant will have a significant experience of assessing and managing trauma and elective hands and the upper quadrant.
Main duties of the job
This role will involve:
- fast-paced initial assessment, treatment and triage of patients in busy trauma and elective hand clinics.
- the management and rehabilitation of a hand and upper limb outpatient caseload, including brachial plexus injuries.
- frequent interaction with our consultant colleagues and their teams to ensure excellent patient care.
- supervision and training of rotational and static B6 Physiotherapists in a busy working environment.
- Contribution to the senior in-service training programme
- Development of the hand therapy service and supporting staff through planned changes to current practice, alongside the Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist.
- Research and audit projects.
About us
With over 19,000 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 endeavour to turn your job into a career!
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
The following is a brief overview of clinical responsibilities, please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details.
1. Cover hand clinics trauma and electives
2. Provide rehabilitation of hand and upper extremity patients
3. Collaborate with AHP colleagues, consultants, and nurses in dressings clinics
4. Communication and networking with primary care colleagues to optimise carepathways
5. Training and education within the team and wider hand therapy and senior team
6. Managing the broader health and social complexities of patients
7. Promote evidence based practice
8. Participate in research and audit
9. Manage team performance e.g. mandatory training, appraisals, health roster
10. Weekend and BH inpatient duties pro rata
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following is a brief overview of clinical responsibilities, please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details.
1. Cover hand clinics trauma and electives
2. Provide rehabilitation of hand and upper extremity patients
3. Collaborate with AHP colleagues, consultants, and nurses in dressings clinics
4. Communication and networking with primary care colleagues to optimise carepathways
5. Training and education within the team and wider hand therapy and senior team
6. Managing the broader health and social complexities of patients
7. Promote evidence based practice
8. Participate in research and audit
9. Manage team performance e.g. mandatory training, appraisals, health roster
10. Weekend and BH inpatient duties pro rata
Person Specification
professional registration
Essential
- HCPC registration and number given
Post graduate education
Essential
- Experience of post registration education in specialist clinical areas with evidence of maintaining professional competence through CPD
Relevant experience
Essential
- Wide range and extensive experience of working within relevant specialist areas
Experience of staff management
Essential
- Experience of leadership/management of staff, including performance management, sickness management and recruitment
Knowledge of current best prac
Essential
- Knowledge of and the ability to understand, evaluate and lead in the implementation of current best practice
Service Development experience
Essential
- Experience of leadning service and clinical developments utilising audit, research and patient involvement
Ability to communicate
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex information and maintain effective relationships. Including the appropriate use of a range of communication skills and styles with patients and staff
Ability to problem solve
Essential
- Ability to assess complex information to problem solve and formulate clinical and strategic plans
Time management skills
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload of staff and self, with effective delegation and time management skills
Person Specification
professional registration
Essential
- HCPC registration and number given
Post graduate education
Essential
- Experience of post registration education in specialist clinical areas with evidence of maintaining professional competence through CPD
Relevant experience
Essential
- Wide range and extensive experience of working within relevant specialist areas
Experience of staff management
Essential
- Experience of leadership/management of staff, including performance management, sickness management and recruitment
Knowledge of current best prac
Essential
- Knowledge of and the ability to understand, evaluate and lead in the implementation of current best practice
Service Development experience
Essential
- Experience of leadning service and clinical developments utilising audit, research and patient involvement
Ability to communicate
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex information and maintain effective relationships. Including the appropriate use of a range of communication skills and styles with patients and staff
Ability to problem solve
Essential
- Ability to assess complex information to problem solve and formulate clinical and strategic plans
Time management skills
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload of staff and self, with effective delegation and time management skills
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address
Queens Medical Centre - Leengate or Treatment Centre
Derby Road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Employer's website
https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)