Job summary
This exciting post is a combination of a new First Contact Practitioner post at Grayhill Surgery, Caldicot and a secondary care base within Chepstow MSK physiotherapy outpatient department. We are looking for a dynamic and highly skilled Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist to join our team . You will have experience in all aspects of musculoskeletal management, demonstrate forward thinking skills to combine highly specialist clinical practice with innovation. You will be committed to following best practice and the promotion of high quality physiotherapy services.
As a clinical specialist you will have demonstrable leadership qualities and excellent communication and time management skills with proven abilities to build networks across sites and disciplines. Through your knowledge of emerging clinical advances within the specialty, you will be expected to advise and inform strategic planning and future service development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within the musculoskeletal physiotherapy team, providing day to day clinical leadership and support for staff. They will provide clinical assessment and treatment as required by the service demands at Chepstow Hospital and deliver advanced physiotherapy practice across ABUHB, in a variety of Primary and Secondary Care locations according to service demands.
The post holder will be supported by a consultant Physiotherapist and team of Clinical Lead Physiotherapists. The Physiotherapy Service encourages staff development through internal and external training programs, including specialty forums, clinical audit and research and clinical supervision and mentoring. We have a structured personal appraisal system in place with annual reviews underpinned by the Knowledge and Skills Framework. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board strives to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves.
We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, those who have a disability or impairment or are from the LGBTQ+ community and those who are underrepresented within the Health Board. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff. We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work. Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac Informal visits or calls to discuss further are welcomed
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac Informal visits or calls to discuss further are welcomed
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
- Appropriate range of postgraduate clinical education
- Completion of Clinical Educators' Course or equivalent
- Completion of an appropriate advanced assessment, diagnostic and treatment course that is recognised/accredited at M Level
Desirable
- MSc or working towards relevant higher qualification
- Active participation in a relevant interest group
- Advanced Practice skills, i.e. non-medical prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at Band 6 with appropriate experience within MSK and orthopaedic field
- Significant senior postgraduate clinical experience encompassing complex case management
- Senior post graduate experience requiring people management skills
- Experience of and commitment to leading clinical and organisational audit
- Experience of and commitment to teaching locally at an undergraduate and postgraduate level
- Experience of developing and implementing clinical guidelines and standards
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of presenting to a wider audience
- Evidence of having worked unsupervised at a senior level
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care
- Evidence of contributing to change management and innovation in clinical practice
- Published work in recognised journal
- Experience of working closely with medical practitioners
- Experience of representing the physiotherapy profession in public/professional arena
- Experience of integrating user participation in service development
- Experience and awareness of research principles and findings and the impact on clinical practice
- Evidence of having worked in the UK as a HCPC registered Physiotherapist
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- The ability to discuss advanced clinical reasoning in the management of complex cases
- The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
- Good communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other staff, patients and their families
- The ability to lead and work effectively in a team environment
- Evidence of initiative
- Good time management
- The ability to design and lead a Health Board wide training programme
- the ability to discuss the ethos of clinical governance and its implementation in practice
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development sufficient to meet HCPC requirements
Other
Essential
- The ability to move between sites within the Health Board or patients' residences if required by the job role
Desirable
- The ability to speak Welsh
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
- Appropriate range of postgraduate clinical education
- Completion of Clinical Educators' Course or equivalent
- Completion of an appropriate advanced assessment, diagnostic and treatment course that is recognised/accredited at M Level
Desirable
- MSc or working towards relevant higher qualification
- Active participation in a relevant interest group
- Advanced Practice skills, i.e. non-medical prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at Band 6 with appropriate experience within MSK and orthopaedic field
- Significant senior postgraduate clinical experience encompassing complex case management
- Senior post graduate experience requiring people management skills
- Experience of and commitment to leading clinical and organisational audit
- Experience of and commitment to teaching locally at an undergraduate and postgraduate level
- Experience of developing and implementing clinical guidelines and standards
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of presenting to a wider audience
- Evidence of having worked unsupervised at a senior level
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care
- Evidence of contributing to change management and innovation in clinical practice
- Published work in recognised journal
- Experience of working closely with medical practitioners
- Experience of representing the physiotherapy profession in public/professional arena
- Experience of integrating user participation in service development
- Experience and awareness of research principles and findings and the impact on clinical practice
- Evidence of having worked in the UK as a HCPC registered Physiotherapist
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- The ability to discuss advanced clinical reasoning in the management of complex cases
- The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
- Good communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other staff, patients and their families
- The ability to lead and work effectively in a team environment
- Evidence of initiative
- Good time management
- The ability to design and lead a Health Board wide training programme
- the ability to discuss the ethos of clinical governance and its implementation in practice
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development sufficient to meet HCPC requirements
Other
Essential
- The ability to move between sites within the Health Board or patients' residences if required by the job role
Desirable
- The ability to speak Welsh
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).
