Band 8a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Mere Green; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Mere Green is seeking a lead Physiotherapist to provide a clinical specialist service. This role involves working autonomously across various clinics, ensuring clinical effectiveness, and providing strong leadership in Physiotherapy service delivery. Candidates should have experience in managing patient care and be capable of leading audit and research initiatives. This position is a 12-month secondment for 18.75 hours per week, underlining a commitment to quality healthcare and support for diverse staff needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in Physiotherapy and clinical leadership required.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage patient care effectively.

Responsibilities

• Ensure clinical effectiveness across the Physiotherapy service clinic.
• Lead audit and research projects evaluating service delivery.
• Educate and train Physiotherapy staff across the OPD clinic.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our excellent dynamic out-patient Physiotherapy teams. The role will involve working autonomously as a lead Physiotherapist providing a clinical specialist Physiotherapy service within associated specialist clinics across the sites but predominantly the HGS sites, taking clinical responsibility for the assessment and management decisions for patients who are referred. Responsibilities may include FCP and Orthopaedic work.

Key Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring clinical effectiveness across the Physiotherapy service clinic by utilising evaluation and research skills. They will also provide strong clinical leadership in the provision of an effective, high quality, Physiotherapy Service for patients.

To lead and support audit and research projects to evaluate service delivery.

To be responsible for the education, training and development of Physiotherapy staff across the OPD clinic section.

To regularly review clinical practice delivery considering new models of care and clinical transformation programmes within UHBFT, and to identify new ways of working, this includes the advancement of extended clinical skills in this post and others.

To work with medical, nursing, AHP and other healthcare colleagues across the clinical specialty within UHBFT and outside of the Trust to optimise patient management, including implementing and delivering education and training to cross professional groups.

To develop and maintain key working relationships across professional boundaries with consultant and nursing teams who are associated with the Physiotherapy service.

Contract Details

This post is for a 12 month secondment/fixed term contract and is for 18.75 hours per week.

Commitment to Equality and Inclusion

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of the people. For staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, we are committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.