Clinical Specialist MSK Physiotherapist

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious health organization in Cwmbran seeks Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists to manage patients with complex musculoskeletal needs. You will work as an autonomous practitioner, collaborating with a variety of healthcare professionals across different settings. Ideal candidates will possess leadership qualities and excellent communication skills, and the ability to contribute to strategic planning. This role offers extensive training opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and a commitment to high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Occupational health support

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Dynamic and highly skilled in musculoskeletal management.
• Proven abilities to build networks across sites and disciplines.
• Able to advise strategic planning based on clinical advances.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients with highly specialised complex needs.
• Provide training and supervision for staff and students.
• Collaborate with other health professionals to provide expert care.

Skills

Musculoskeletal management

Leadership qualities

Communication skills

Time management skills

Job description

Overview

We are looking for dynamic and highly skilled Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists, experienced in all aspects of musculoskeletal management and is forward thinking with the 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 leader 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 speciality, you will be expected to advise and inform strategic planning and future service development.

Job Summary

Working as an autonomous practitioner managing patients with highly specialised complex needs in a variety of care settings. Aneurin Bevan University Health board is facing changes in light of clinical futures and there will be more integrated working between MSK Therapy teams, primary care, urgent care and minor injury units, to help support people with MSK conditions.

Postholders will have the opportunity to work across core physiotherapy children's MSK outpatient services, triage for self-referral and secondary care MSK referral pathways, urgent primary care systems and minor injury units.

Main duties

• Postholders will have the opportunity to work across core physiotherapy children's MSK outpatient services, triage for self-referral and secondary care MSK referral pathways, urgent primary care systems and minor injury units.
• Successful candidates have an amazing opportunity develop a job plan to develop their skills further, working as an autonomous practitioner or collaboratively with other professions e.g., GPs, consultants, nurses and other AHPs to provide expert patient centred musculoskeletal care for people with highly specialised complex needs in a variety of care settings across primary and community care, including primary care hubs, GP practices and minor injuries units.
• The successful candidate will be expected to provide training, education, supervision and appraisal for staff and students within across all musculoskeletal service delivery areas and as part of the role contribute to the development of professional practice and the transformation and evaluation of service delivery and support research and innovation agenda.
• In turn, they will be supported by a network of Clinical Lead physiotherapists, principal podiatrist, clinical sonographers (podiatry and physiotherapy), consultant physiotherapist, GP leads within primary care and consultant nurse responsible for minor injuries services.
• The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About the Organisation

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 speciality 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 opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.