SWMS Specialist Physiotherapist

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This job is now closed

Job summary

Multiple community sites across Teesside, North Yorkshire, and County Durham.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time physiotherapist to join the Specialist Weight Management Service (SWMS), and increase their skills and experience in this specialty. The SWMS is a Consultant Physician led Tier 3 MDT service consisting of Consultant Endocrinologists, a GP with Specialist Interest, Psychology Professionals, Dietitians, Physiotherapists, Support Workers, and administrators. Since its beginning approximately 15 years ago, the SWMS has grown quickly and now provides a Tier 3 service to the areas of Teesside and most of North Yorkshire.

The SWMS has recently been awarded Diamond accreditation as part of the STAQC scheme. This new post has arisen from a successful application by the SWMS to provide a Tier 3 weight management service across a larger part of the North East & North Cumbria ICB region, focussing on the most disadvantaged areas.

The successful applicant will be responsible for running the SWMS physiotherapy service at specific community venues, and may also be required to provide cover at other venues. The successful applicant will have previous experience of working in the NHS as a physiotherapist, and possess good written and verbal communication skills and be able to demonstrate excellent team working skills.

Previous experience of working with patients with obesity and/or in weight management will be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

To take a lead role in developments within the SWMS Physiotherapy service.
To take a lead role in the planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating of the SWMS Physiotherapy service within a defined venue(s) area(s).
Responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, accurate prognosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of care as an autonomous practitioner to clients with complex cases where clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice and expertise are essential to develop effective individual therapy plans.
To be a source of knowledge in the specialist areas for the team, wider health care community and multi-agency partners providing specialised advice and clinical practice.
To deliver exercise group sessions for those with a BMI over 30kg/m2 with or without mobility restrictions.
To be aware of own scope of practice and the scope of other professionals and refer appropriately to provide holistic care.
To seek advice from highly specialist therapists for complex cases
To develop a supportive and educational role within the SWMS and the community e.g. as part of training days.
Develop links between the outpatient and community musculoskeletal physiotherapy services to improve patient pathways.
Participate in the evaluation of new advances and developments in the management of patients in the SWMS.

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Date posted

14 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-UE-5367702

Job locations

Langbaurgh House

Bow Street

Guisborough

TS14 7AA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Details of the full job description and person specification are available to view when you click to apply for the vacancy and click on the about this job link and the documents will be attached at the bottom of the screen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc in physiotherapy or equivalent & HCPC registered.
To be registered as a Physiotherapist and be fit to practice by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Knowledge

Essential

Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in a broad range of areas of physiotherapy.
Demonstrates advanced clinical reasoning skills.
Evidence of MDT working.
Evidence of participation in audit and/or research.
Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities and format of the NHS, and relevant national guidelines and standards.
Ability to treat each patient as an individual and to create individual care plans within the ability and resources of the service.

Interpersonal skills

Essential

Ability to work as a team player and as part of a MDT.
Ability to work under their own initiative and respond to unpredictable work patterns on a frequent basis e.g. working to deadlines, interruptions.
Committed to excellent patient care.
Excellent communication skills.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc in physiotherapy or equivalent & HCPC registered.
To be registered as a Physiotherapist and be fit to practice by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Knowledge

Essential

Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in a broad range of areas of physiotherapy.
Demonstrates advanced clinical reasoning skills.
Evidence of MDT working.
Evidence of participation in audit and/or research.
Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities and format of the NHS, and relevant national guidelines and standards.
Ability to treat each patient as an individual and to create individual care plans within the ability and resources of the service.

Interpersonal skills

Essential

Ability to work as a team player and as part of a MDT.
Ability to work under their own initiative and respond to unpredictable work patterns on a frequent basis e.g. working to deadlines, interruptions.
Committed to excellent patient care.
Excellent communication 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).