Job summary
Do you have a passion for leadership? Are you organised and approachable? Have a desire to help support the day to day running of the PhysioWorks service? Come and join our leadership team.
PhysioWorks is a clinically led, musculoskeletal service which manages 25,000 patients across the city of Sheffield every year. We employ over 75 staff working from locality bases, GP clinics, and exercise venues providing specialist musculoskeletal assessment and treatment within both individual and group settings.As a Band 7 Operation Lead you will be required to provide day to day operational leadership and management to a team of clinical staff, provide governance leadership for the group and ensure staff compliance with mandatory training. You will be involved in the leadership and the implementation of service improvement and development work.
Main duties of the job
- To be accountable for operational management of a group of staff and the services they provide within a Clinical Division.
- Be responsible for providing day to day operational management of services.
- Be responsible for the management of staff within the group.
- To provide governance leadership for the group and ensure staff compliance with mandatory training.
- To lead the implementation of service improvement and development work.
- To assess, diagnose, plan and develop specialist MSK podiatry/physiotherapy treatment programmes for patients/clients with a wide variety of physical/mental health needs in a community setting.
Due to the requirement to travel between clinic locations and transport non-portable equipment, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence or have access to an alternative mode of transport.
PhysioWorks participates in supporting Physiotherapy and Podiatry students with clinical placements. You will be required to contribute as part of this high-quality experiential learning.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leaders in the NHS and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in physiotherapy from a CSP recognised training establishment or Podiatry degree from a SOCAP recognised training establishment
- Relevant validated clinical courses at Masters level or equivalent knowledge / experience
- Relevant validated Leadership and Management courses at Masters level or equivalent knowledge / experience
- Current HCPC registration.
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous Professional Development via personal development plans/file.
Desirable
- Training from Higher Education Institution for graduate physiotherapy student supervision.
- Equivalent knowledge / experience with validation.
Experience
Essential
- Specialist clinical knowledge and experience of MSK assessment and rehabilitation acquired through in depth post registration practical experience.
- Experience of working in a community based MSK service
- Experience of operational duties
- Knowledge of current legislation and government policy provision applicable to service area.
- Supervision of junior staff and students.
Desirable
- Experience of research and/or audit.
- Evidence of delivering training.
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of post graduate study relevant to the post.
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Highly developed analytical clinical assessment, diagnostic and treatment skills relevant to clinical area.
- Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Ability to pass on skills/ knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments.
- Ability to undertake complex communication including use of medical terminology.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people in both written and oral format.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Computer Literacy - Ability to develop competence with the electronic record, use of internet, email and word processing.
- To have developed coping strategies to deal with the emotional nature of the work.
- The ability to understand and respect different points of view and work with people from a variety of cultures.
- Able to maintain judgement under pressure.
Other Factors
Essential
- Demonstrate a flexible and mature attitude.
- Demonstrates motivation, enthusiasm, confidence and a commitment to Podiatry/physiotherapy practice.
- Car driver with daily access to a car or other means of transport for travel between clinic locations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in physiotherapy from a CSP recognised training establishment or Podiatry degree from a SOCAP recognised training establishment
- Relevant validated clinical courses at Masters level or equivalent knowledge / experience
- Relevant validated Leadership and Management courses at Masters level or equivalent knowledge / experience
- Current HCPC registration.
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous Professional Development via personal development plans/file.
Desirable
- Training from Higher Education Institution for graduate physiotherapy student supervision.
- Equivalent knowledge / experience with validation.
Experience
Essential
- Specialist clinical knowledge and experience of MSK assessment and rehabilitation acquired through in depth post registration practical experience.
- Experience of working in a community based MSK service
- Experience of operational duties
- Knowledge of current legislation and government policy provision applicable to service area.
- Supervision of junior staff and students.
Desirable
- Experience of research and/or audit.
- Evidence of delivering training.
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of post graduate study relevant to the post.
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Highly developed analytical clinical assessment, diagnostic and treatment skills relevant to clinical area.
- Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Ability to pass on skills/ knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments.
- Ability to undertake complex communication including use of medical terminology.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people in both written and oral format.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Computer Literacy - Ability to develop competence with the electronic record, use of internet, email and word processing.
- To have developed coping strategies to deal with the emotional nature of the work.
- The ability to understand and respect different points of view and work with people from a variety of cultures.
- Able to maintain judgement under pressure.
Other Factors
Essential
- Demonstrate a flexible and mature attitude.
- Demonstrates motivation, enthusiasm, confidence and a commitment to Podiatry/physiotherapy practice.
- Car driver with daily access to a car or other means of transport for travel between clinic locations.
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
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Sheffield Community Venues (Graves Move More Centre)
Bochum Parkway
Jordanthorpe
S8 8JR
Employer's website
https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
