Band 7 Specialist Physiotherapist - Musculoskeletal Outpatients

Job summary

Are you a current Band 6 MSK Clinical Musculoskeletal therapist looking for an opportunity to progress. Maybe you are an existing Band 7 specialist physiotherapist seeking to diversify your skills or seeking a career move to take up a new challenge? The landscape of Therapies is changing in 2024. The new year saw University Hospitals Birmingham recognise and acknowledge the incredible work our AHP's do. Four Board level Hospital Directors for AHP's were appointed to each our hospitals.

The Therapy Lead for Planned care, Alison Jackson is now inviting applications for Clinical Musculoskeletal Specialists posts within Physiotherapy; with a full time post based at Solihull Hospital and a full time post based at Good Hope Hospital. We welcome applicants with a vast experience in treating acute and chronic conditions ideally within an acute setting who will add value to and support the development our teams and drive our strategy. Both teams are friendly and welcoming with a wealth of expertise across all levels.

Our service covers T&O, spinal, rheumatology and pain clinics. Additionally, we receive tertiary referrals from several specialist clinics and work across the MDT. With the opening of the Surgical Hub at Solihull this July, these posts are a fantastic opportunity to support the care of these patients across the pathway at two of our HGS sites and to shape the future of the service across Birmingham and Solihull.

Interviews will be help on Monday 29th April at Solihull Hospital.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

To deliver advanced Physiotherapy assessment, advice and treatment of patients and act as a source of expertise to fellow clinicians, Trust managers, Healthcare Professionals and other services internal and external to the Trust as required.

To lead in the advanced therapeutic assessment, management and treatment of MSK patients, possibly with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions including pain and rheumatology to develop and deliver an individualised specialist treatment programme.

To work under the supervision of Consultants in clinic settings as/if required and to assist in the 18 week targets. Site of working will be flexible based on the service need (A main site will be identified).

To lead in the training and service development of clinical practice. To undertake clinical audits and evaluation of evidence-based practice, initiating/participating in research within specialist area.

To use a high degree of analytical skills and judgment to plan, develop and implement strategic and operational management and delivery of the therapy service, in collaboration with Lead therapist and Managers.

To manage, supervise and appraise staff and students within the specialist area.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Good standard of general education including GCSE English and maths grade c or above

* A Levels or equivalent qualification

* Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy

* Registered with HCPC

* Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality

Experience

Essential

* Substantial and relevant post-registration experience, providing a broad range of experience in core areas within a healthcare setting.

* Significant Experience in MSK within various settings of the MSK field e.g. Acute / Specialist clinics for e.g. Pain, Rheumatology

* Highly developed professional clinical skills.

* Experience of effective staff management and leadership

* Interdisciplinary working.

* Team/service development.

* Implementation of change management principles.

* Experience of dealing with people who display inappropriate behaviours e.g. verbal or physical aggression, in sensitive and potentially hostile situations.

* Demonstration of specialist knowledge across a range of Physiotherapy procedures, practices and treatments, routine and nonroutine, requiring expertise within the particular field.

* Appropriate Theoretical and practical experience

* An ability to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on an appropriate course of action.

* Understanding of current legislation and application to Physiotherapy.

* Attendance at postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical work.

* Attendance at mandatory training Evidence of in-service training

* CPD portfolio

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.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Laura Avent/ Luke Wilkins 

01214245446