Job summary
Up to full time available. Minimum 30 hours will be considered.
MSK Physiotherapy Services at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a dynamic and experienced physiotherapist to join our friendly and motivated team as Clinical Lead in Women's Health.
The post-holder must have proven experience of working as a physiotherapist within Women's Health and will play a key role in helping to shape Women's Health Physiotherapy services in line with latest guidelines and provide support and training to the wider physiotherapy team. The ability to build relationships with other services involved in the care of patients with women's health conditions is essential.
We seek an individual with strong clinical leadership, communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills and offer support for training and development as required for this post.
Candidates must have previous NHS physiotherapy experience either as an undergraduate or postgraduate to be eligible to apply for this post
For informal enquiries or visits please contact Lindsay Hawker, MSK Physiotherapy Services Team Lead on 07500 765356 or Sarah Hill, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for Women's Health on 01484 343 816
Face to face interviews will be held on Wednesday 6th May
Main duties of the job
- To perform highly specialist assessment and treatment of Women's Health patients, in an out-patient setting, to facilitate a smooth, efficient and effective patient pathway.
- To determine a clinical diagnosis, develop, deliver, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes and/or provide highly specialist advice, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.
- To manage own highly specialist caseload in this area.
- Establish relationships with other stakeholders and services involved in the care of Women's Health patients.
- To support advise within the wider MDT on the delivery of the service
- To educate and train physiotherapists and qualified and non-qualified healthcare / social services / education staff including medical staff.
- To work autonomously within Trust policies and standards of professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records.
- To assist the Team Leader in the daily operational management of the Out-Patient Women's Health Physiotherapy Team.
About us
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Duties
- To work within the Out-Patient Physiotherapy Service leading, co-ordinating and developing effective clinical interventions within the speciality of, but not exclusive to, Womens Health in order to advance clinical practice across the service in line with the current evidence base.
- To manage autonomously a clinical workload of patients / clients at a highly specialist level, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinical records.
- To apply evidence based knowledge within the highly specialist clinical area acquired through in depth experience and academic study to a highly specialist post graduate level
- To act as a resource and provide advice for Physiotherapists, other professionals and colleagues within the MDT about the assessment, treatment, management and care of patients / clients who have physical and / or psychosocial needs related to womens health.
- To work collaboratively with health and social care community and acute colleagues where appropriate.To take a lead, and work with other members of the MDT to ensure effective care pathways and transfer of care / discharges.
- To proactively and appropriately facilitate a seamless transfer of care and continuing therapeutic management of Womens Health patients between care settings.
- To work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary manner within the MDT, being able to debate the blurring of boundaries across professions and where competent take on aspects of blurred boundary working.
- To develop highly specialist programmes of assessment, treatment and intervention for womens health patients in the acute hospital setting and in an outpatient setting.
- To manage and prioritise own clinical workload as appropriate, working efficiently to manage professional time and delegate according to the training and competency levels of other team members to ensure the effective delivery of the service.
- To participate in the supervision process with staff on a daily basis and for students as required.
- To ensure a high standard of patient care is provided including implementing and reviewing clinical standards relevant to the work undertaken.
- To provide highly specialist assessment and advice for the multidisciplinary team and actively participate in MDT meetings as appropriate
- To use networks locally, regionally and nationally where appropriate in order to share information and good practic
Please refer to the Job Description for a full list of mainresponsibilities and duties for the job.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Duties
- To work within the Out-Patient Physiotherapy Service leading, co-ordinating and developing effective clinical interventions within the speciality of, but not exclusive to, Womens Health in order to advance clinical practice across the service in line with the current evidence base.
- To manage autonomously a clinical workload of patients / clients at a highly specialist level, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinical records.
- To apply evidence based knowledge within the highly specialist clinical area acquired through in depth experience and academic study to a highly specialist post graduate level
- To act as a resource and provide advice for Physiotherapists, other professionals and colleagues within the MDT about the assessment, treatment, management and care of patients / clients who have physical and / or psychosocial needs related to womens health.
- To work collaboratively with health and social care community and acute colleagues where appropriate.To take a lead, and work with other members of the MDT to ensure effective care pathways and transfer of care / discharges.
- To proactively and appropriately facilitate a seamless transfer of care and continuing therapeutic management of Womens Health patients between care settings.
- To work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary manner within the MDT, being able to debate the blurring of boundaries across professions and where competent take on aspects of blurred boundary working.
- To develop highly specialist programmes of assessment, treatment and intervention for womens health patients in the acute hospital setting and in an outpatient setting.
- To manage and prioritise own clinical workload as appropriate, working efficiently to manage professional time and delegate according to the training and competency levels of other team members to ensure the effective delivery of the service.
- To participate in the supervision process with staff on a daily basis and for students as required.
- To ensure a high standard of patient care is provided including implementing and reviewing clinical standards relevant to the work undertaken.
- To provide highly specialist assessment and advice for the multidisciplinary team and actively participate in MDT meetings as appropriate
- To use networks locally, regionally and nationally where appropriate in order to share information and good practic
Please refer to the Job Description for a full list of mainresponsibilities and duties for the job.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Training
Essential
- Relevant Degree/Diploma
- Registered with HCPC
- Evidence of relevant post graduate training
Desirable
- Clinical Educator Training
- Member of Professional Body
- Working towards or in possession of relevant postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma or Masters' degree
- Leadership Training
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Experience in the assessment and treatment of obstetric patients in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
- Experience in the assessment and treatment of gynaecological inpatients and outpatients, with problems such as urinary and faecal incontinence.
- Experience in the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal problems in pregnancy.
- Significant NHS experience as a senior physiotherapist
- Able to demonstrate advanced decision making / clinical reasoning skill in women's health Physiotherapy through the analysis and interpretation of the clinical examination
- Ability to manage customer expectation e.g. dealing with complaints.
- Experience Developing Staff e.g. Supervision, PDR's
- Proven ability to case manage clients with complex needs
- Ability to identify own learning needs and engage in self-directed learning for CPD
- Ability to identify learning needs of others.
- Demonstrates Reflective Practice
- Evidence of experiential learning
- Knowledge of relevant Legislation, NSF'S/ Local, National initiatives and NHS policies
- Teaching/presentation skills
- Experience in contributing to service improvements
- Critical Appraisal Skills
- Demonstrates understanding of Documentation requirements
- Attendance of relevant SIGs
- Experience of working in a MDT
- Undergraduate and/or postgraduate NHS experience as a physiotherapist
Desirable
- Experience in planning, allocating and delegating tasks
- Clinical Educator training
- Evidence of organising and running group sessions
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Demonstrates positive attitudes and behaviours
- Excellent time management skills
- Proven clinical leadership skills
- Ability to organise self and others e.g. rotas, events
- Proven ability to work well in a team
- Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties
- Ability to make decisions and problem solve when dealing with complex situations
- Ability to support and coach others in the management of complex cases
- Self-motivation and ability to work independently and influence others
- Ability to work in a stressful environment and concentrate in conditions requiring emotional demands
- Ability to recognise own limitations and have a willingness to share and learn skills from others
- Ability to prioritise own and others caseloads
- Ability to pay excellent attention to detail.
Desirable
- Able to recognise stress in self and others and develop effective coping strategies
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Competent in use of computers
- Willingness to work flexibly to meet service needs
- Ability to maintain satisfactory level of attendance
- Access to own transport insured for business use
HEALTH
Essential
- Able to fulfil the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description, taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health.
- Must be eligible to work in the UK.
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Training
Essential
- Relevant Degree/Diploma
- Registered with HCPC
- Evidence of relevant post graduate training
Desirable
- Clinical Educator Training
- Member of Professional Body
- Working towards or in possession of relevant postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma or Masters' degree
- Leadership Training
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Experience in the assessment and treatment of obstetric patients in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
- Experience in the assessment and treatment of gynaecological inpatients and outpatients, with problems such as urinary and faecal incontinence.
- Experience in the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal problems in pregnancy.
- Significant NHS experience as a senior physiotherapist
- Able to demonstrate advanced decision making / clinical reasoning skill in women's health Physiotherapy through the analysis and interpretation of the clinical examination
- Ability to manage customer expectation e.g. dealing with complaints.
- Experience Developing Staff e.g. Supervision, PDR's
- Proven ability to case manage clients with complex needs
- Ability to identify own learning needs and engage in self-directed learning for CPD
- Ability to identify learning needs of others.
- Demonstrates Reflective Practice
- Evidence of experiential learning
- Knowledge of relevant Legislation, NSF'S/ Local, National initiatives and NHS policies
- Teaching/presentation skills
- Experience in contributing to service improvements
- Critical Appraisal Skills
- Demonstrates understanding of Documentation requirements
- Attendance of relevant SIGs
- Experience of working in a MDT
- Undergraduate and/or postgraduate NHS experience as a physiotherapist
Desirable
- Experience in planning, allocating and delegating tasks
- Clinical Educator training
- Evidence of organising and running group sessions
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Demonstrates positive attitudes and behaviours
- Excellent time management skills
- Proven clinical leadership skills
- Ability to organise self and others e.g. rotas, events
- Proven ability to work well in a team
- Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties
- Ability to make decisions and problem solve when dealing with complex situations
- Ability to support and coach others in the management of complex cases
- Self-motivation and ability to work independently and influence others
- Ability to work in a stressful environment and concentrate in conditions requiring emotional demands
- Ability to recognise own limitations and have a willingness to share and learn skills from others
- Ability to prioritise own and others caseloads
- Ability to pay excellent attention to detail.
Desirable
- Able to recognise stress in self and others and develop effective coping strategies
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Competent in use of computers
- Willingness to work flexibly to meet service needs
- Ability to maintain satisfactory level of attendance
- Access to own transport insured for business use
HEALTH
Essential
- Able to fulfil the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description, taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health.
- Must be eligible to work in the UK.
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
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
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Brighouse Health Centre
Lawson Road
Brighouse, Huddersfield
HD6 1NY
Employer's website
https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
