Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a motivated Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join the MSK inpatient teams as a Lead Therapist. The successful applicant will lead on the ongoing support and development of MSK AHP in-patient staff and pathways to deliver high quality care.
The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing operational and governance processes within the Orthopaedic, Major Trauma and Amputee teams at the Northern General Hospital. They will use leadership skills and work collaboratively with staff and teams enable services to deliver effective care.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is a regional trauma centre providing specialist MSK services to patients from across the region. The post holder will work with a talented and diverse therapy team and wider MDT to continue the on-going development of services. They will work closely and collaboratively with the Clinical Service Manager, Clinical Specialists, and Lead Therapists. Within post there will be the opportunity to develop new skills and knowledge and support for ongoing development.
The post is mainly non-clinical with a small proportion of the week working clinically. The role includes participation on the weekend working roster.
Main duties of the job
- Accountable for operational management of a group of staff and the services they provide within a Clinical Directorate.
- Responsible for providing day to day operational management of services.
- Responsible for the management of staff within a designated team.
- Provide governance leadership for a designated team and ensure staff compliance with mandatory training.
- Lead the implementation of service improvement and modernisation across MSK Therapy with the support of the Clinical Services Manager.
- Responsible for delivering high quality specialist therapy to patients.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors 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.
MSK Therapy provides integrated Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy to the MSK Care Group at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The MSK Care group is made up of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Pain Management, Metabolic Bone, Hand Centre, MSK Therapy and Podiatric Surgery.
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
- BSc in Physiotherapy/ Occupational Therapy
- Current HCPC Registration
- Postgraduate Masters level module in relevant subject to this post or equivalent knowledge and skills accumulated through formal training and experiential learning.
Desirable
- Master's degree in management
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience as a qualified therapist.
- Significant experience as a senior therapist especially for the day to day management of a clinical area
- In-depth inter-professional knowledge of therapy in an acute hospital or community setting.
- Line management of Therapy staff including appraisal and supervision.
- Clinical and Corporate Governance including Risk Management.
- Previous experience in emergency respiratory on call (PT only)
Desirable
- Member of Special Interest Group
- Governance
- Teaching
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
- Current clinical knowledge and skill in specialty
- Current knowledge of evidence-base for specialty
- Good basic knowledge of therapy practice for medicine, orthopaedics, neurology -
Desirable
- Management and leadership development training
- NVQ Assessor
- Clinical Governance
- Risk Assessment
- Research, Clinical Audit or Practice
- Leadership
Special Skills/ Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent group working skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, group working and leadership skills
- Excellent organisational skills, ability to act on own initiative, to prioritise work and manage multiple tasks for self and others.
- Ability to analyse complex problems, formulate solutions and implement sustainable change.
- Confident in working with a wide range of senior professionals.
- Able to maintain confidentiality
- IT Literate
- Understanding of stress and ability to help others to cope under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Physiotherapy/ Occupational Therapy
- Current HCPC Registration
- Postgraduate Masters level module in relevant subject to this post or equivalent knowledge and skills accumulated through formal training and experiential learning.
Desirable
- Master's degree in management
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience as a qualified therapist.
- Significant experience as a senior therapist especially for the day to day management of a clinical area
- In-depth inter-professional knowledge of therapy in an acute hospital or community setting.
- Line management of Therapy staff including appraisal and supervision.
- Clinical and Corporate Governance including Risk Management.
- Previous experience in emergency respiratory on call (PT only)
Desirable
- Member of Special Interest Group
- Governance
- Teaching
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
- Current clinical knowledge and skill in specialty
- Current knowledge of evidence-base for specialty
- Good basic knowledge of therapy practice for medicine, orthopaedics, neurology -
Desirable
- Management and leadership development training
- NVQ Assessor
- Clinical Governance
- Risk Assessment
- Research, Clinical Audit or Practice
- Leadership
Special Skills/ Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent group working skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, group working and leadership skills
- Excellent organisational skills, ability to act on own initiative, to prioritise work and manage multiple tasks for self and others.
- Ability to analyse complex problems, formulate solutions and implement sustainable change.
- Confident in working with a wide range of senior professionals.
- Able to maintain confidentiality
- IT Literate
- Understanding of stress and ability to help others to cope under pressure
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).
