Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Physiotherapist to lead the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Team and Service at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells (MTW) NHS Trust.
As the Clinical Manager for this service you will provide supportive operational, clinical and professional leadership and management, and maintain a clinical caseload within an agreed area of specialism. This post will ensure the provision of a high quality, responsive professional leadership.
Please visit the video link below to provide you with an insight as to why you should come and join our fantastic therapy department at MTW.
tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhVNSbkYkX8
Main duties of the job
The role will involve cross site working
You will need excellent communication skills and you will be expected to deliver and provide a high quality service to patients and specialist clinical knowledge for staff.
You will work along side other members of the clinical leadership team within the therapy directorate in helping deliver service improvements.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent qualification in Physiotherapy
- Current registration with the HCPC
- Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development (CPD) - professional portfolio, demonstrating highly developed specialist knowledge
- Evidence of Master's level training/degree related to musculoskeletal physiotherapy
Desirable
- Evidence of specialisation in MSK field
Skills
Essential
- High quality leadership skills using positive role modelling techniques
- Able to work and remain calm under pressure, ensuring deadlines are met and balance competing priorities.
- Able to successfully manage and lead a large team of staff in improving service delivery
- Ability to translate strategic plans into operational delivery to agreed timescales and implement
- Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them
- Ability to analyse and interpret data, identify trends and produce high quality reports
- Able to build and sustain excellent interpersonal relationships across all staff and services.
- Able to communicate, negotiate and influence in sometimes challenging or emotionally charged situations, encouraging buyin to sometimes contentious changes
- Able to lead and manage large scale projects using proven project management methodology
- Excellent problem solving skills, with ability to negotiate, influence and use diplomacy skills to obtain effective results
- Ability to manage a high volume workload balancing long term, short term and reactive work priorities accordingly
- Excellent communication skills at all levels, written, oral and personal presentation
- Advanced Microsoft office skills Standard keyboard skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant leadership and operational management experience in a complex NHS organisation
- Experience in managing an expert clinical caseload
- Experience and in depth knowledge of NHS regulatory bodies and requirements and delivery against these
- Up to date and highly specialist knowledge and experience across the full range of activities and areas to be undertaken by the post-holder
- Experience of managing activity and performance against quality measures and performance targets
- In depth knowledge of organisational change management
- Working knowledge of relevant NHS national policy
- Proven ability to develop and manage clinical governance systems in a complex environment
- Experience of dealing with highly sensitive and confidential issues and supporting staff involved
- Experience of working with staff at all levels of an organisation including the Trust Board
- Experience of managing all aspects of staff performance and development
- Experience of providing strategic leadership including the production of high level documents
- Significant experience of leading and building highly effective multidisciplinary teams and networks across organizational boundaries.
- Highly developed analytical skills with the ability to present complex information and analysis in accessible formats
Knowledge
Essential
- A clear understanding of Clinical Governance issues and controls assurance standards
- A clear understanding of the role of a Virtual Fracture Clinic
- Wide knowledge and understanding of current health policy
- High level of clinical expertise within speciality area of competence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent qualification in Physiotherapy
- Current registration with the HCPC
- Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development (CPD) - professional portfolio, demonstrating highly developed specialist knowledge
- Evidence of Master's level training/degree related to musculoskeletal physiotherapy
Desirable
- Evidence of specialisation in MSK field
Skills
Essential
- High quality leadership skills using positive role modelling techniques
- Able to work and remain calm under pressure, ensuring deadlines are met and balance competing priorities.
- Able to successfully manage and lead a large team of staff in improving service delivery
- Ability to translate strategic plans into operational delivery to agreed timescales and implement
- Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them
- Ability to analyse and interpret data, identify trends and produce high quality reports
- Able to build and sustain excellent interpersonal relationships across all staff and services.
- Able to communicate, negotiate and influence in sometimes challenging or emotionally charged situations, encouraging buyin to sometimes contentious changes
- Able to lead and manage large scale projects using proven project management methodology
- Excellent problem solving skills, with ability to negotiate, influence and use diplomacy skills to obtain effective results
- Ability to manage a high volume workload balancing long term, short term and reactive work priorities accordingly
- Excellent communication skills at all levels, written, oral and personal presentation
- Advanced Microsoft office skills Standard keyboard skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant leadership and operational management experience in a complex NHS organisation
- Experience in managing an expert clinical caseload
- Experience and in depth knowledge of NHS regulatory bodies and requirements and delivery against these
- Up to date and highly specialist knowledge and experience across the full range of activities and areas to be undertaken by the post-holder
- Experience of managing activity and performance against quality measures and performance targets
- In depth knowledge of organisational change management
- Working knowledge of relevant NHS national policy
- Proven ability to develop and manage clinical governance systems in a complex environment
- Experience of dealing with highly sensitive and confidential issues and supporting staff involved
- Experience of working with staff at all levels of an organisation including the Trust Board
- Experience of managing all aspects of staff performance and development
- Experience of providing strategic leadership including the production of high level documents
- Significant experience of leading and building highly effective multidisciplinary teams and networks across organizational boundaries.
- Highly developed analytical skills with the ability to present complex information and analysis in accessible formats
Knowledge
Essential
- A clear understanding of Clinical Governance issues and controls assurance standards
- A clear understanding of the role of a Virtual Fracture Clinic
- Wide knowledge and understanding of current health policy
- High level of clinical expertise within speciality area of competence
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
