Clinical Specialist in Physiotherapy

Integrated Care System; Bristol; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of community services is seeking experienced Clinical Specialists in Physiotherapy to join the Adult Learning Disability Health Service in Bristol. This role involves clinical management, team leadership, and providing specialized care for adults with learning disabilities. Candidates must have a degree in Physiotherapy and a postgraduate qualification in leadership, along with strong communication skills. Enjoy a competitive salary, full NHS benefits, and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27+ days annual leave

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Professional registration (HCPC) required.
• Evidence of post graduate study at masters level or willingness to undertake.
• Valid driving licence required for independent travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, clinical support, and supervision to the team.
• Undertake holistic assessments to formulate individual physiotherapy plans.
• Act as a resource, providing specialist physiotherapy advice.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy

Post graduate qualification in leadership and management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We have some fantastic opportunities for experienced Clinical Specialists in Physiotherapy within the Adult Learning Disability Health Service. This advert is for:

1 x 37.5 hours Permanent Band 7 Start ASAP

1 x 22.5 hours 9 months fixed term Start December

The Sirona Adult Learning Disability Health Service (SALDHS) is a centre of excellence for specialist learning disability health needs. We cover 3 localities where multidisciplinary teams enable our service users to access health services through direct care, liaison with other services and offering support and training on how to work with people who have a learning disability and how to make reasonable adjustments.

This is a chance for you to utilise your outstanding communication and leadership skills by undertaking clinical and line management support for a large team. You'll also be supporting the Clinical Lead with the day to day and caseload management.

We support adults with a learning disability whose complex physiotherapy needs cannot be met by mainstream or alternate specialist services. We're a friendly and motivated team, taking pride in the work we do by improving the quality of life of the individuals we support.

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Are you an experienced physiotherapist with leadership and excellent communications skills with a passion for working with individuals with a learning disability? We would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

To support the Clinical Lead- with operational management and coordination of provision, making sure that the service is responsive to the needs of the service users and their carers.

• Provide leadership, clinical support, and supervision to motivate team members and develop effective team working and personal development through joint working and regular presence at bases.
• To complete allocations / triage processes & be a key point of contact for the ALDHS.
• Undertake highly skilled and specialist holistic assessment of service users to formulate individualised physiotherapy plans using evidence based clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of interventions, referring to other services as appropriate.
• Have a specialist interest in posture management, falls and mobility and take leadership on the community respiratory pathway
• Support carers to understand complex physiotherapy needs behaviour through education and teaching sessions enabling them to implement recommended management strategies.
• Act as an expert resource, providing specialist physiotherapy advice regarding complex physiotherapy needs
• To be linked to either the Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire locality team, representing the Physiotherapy team and working as part of a specialist multi disciplinary service
• To travel, work and see service users in a variety of settings across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further details

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Professional registration (HCPC)
• Evidence of post graduate study at masters level, similar or willingness to undertake
• To hold a valid driving licence and to be able to travel independently between a variety of locations within BNSSG
• Diploma/ degree in Physiotherapy
• Post graduate qualification in leadership and management
• Completion of ATACP Hydrotherapy courses

Skills, Experience and Knowledge Required

• Significant post qualification experience in learning disabilities and /or associated specialisms
• A high level of effective communication and an ability to develop relationships with people with Learning disabilities, carers and staff in other teams and organisations
• Able to work collaboratively within own and multidisciplinary health and social care teams
• Evidence of Computer skills including e-mail, word processing, power-point and the use of data bases
• Evidence of highly competent clinical documentation skills
• Significant experience of providing clinical and line management supervision and support to staff
• Co-ordination and implementation of specialist Physiotherapy and postural management plans
• Experience of community respiratory needs / prevention

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.