Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire Nhs Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist to support the Trauma and Orthopaedic team. You will lead and supervise staff, develop training programs, and contribute to service development across major trauma and orthopaedics.

The role includes working within the Major Trauma Enhanced Care Unit and managing a diverse caseload including spinal injuries, head injuries, and complex fractures, while maintaining professional

Qualifications

• Essential: Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy.
• Essential: Current HCPC registration.
• Essential: Postgraduate training in specialist area.
• Essential: Clinical leadership training/experience.
• Essential: CPD for Major Trauma, Orthopaedic and Respiratory Physiotherapy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Therapy team across the Trauma and Orthopaedic service.
• Provide clinical supervision and training to staff and students.
• Coordinate planning, delivery and evaluation of a high-quality therapy service.
• Contribute to service development and audit activities.

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal & negotiation skills

Leadership & teaching skills

Ability to work under pressure

Meet deadlines

Audit skills

Computer literacy

Education

Diploma/ degree in Physiotherapy

Current HCPC registration

Postgraduate training in specialist area

Clinical leadership training / experience

CPD for Major Trauma / Orthopaedic / Respiratory Physiotherapy

Job description

Job summary

Are you looking to expand your knowledge and skills with a keen interest in teaching and developing others in the Major Trauma and Orthopaedic area? If so, this opportunity is for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) team as a band 7 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist to support the development and running of the T&O service here at UHCW NHS Trust.

The post holder will work alongside our band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist in the running of the team and service development in this area. This will include supervision of staff, annual PDR, sickness monitoring, team audit programme and organising/supervision of students on placement. The T&O team is a large team that consists of band 5 and band 6 Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, band 4 therapy practitioners and band 3 therapy assistants.

Your clinical caseload will cover our 2 T&O wards where you will clinically reason to formulate accurate diagnosis & prognosis on a wide range of highly complex conditions to recommend the best course of intervention and comprehensive treatment plans. This fantastic opportunity also includes working on our Major Trauma Enhanced Care Unit (MTECU) where you will analyse, treat and work cohesively with our dedicated Major Trauma Team and MDT.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

You will see a variety of patients including, but not limited to, spinal cord injuries, head injuries and multiple fractures. You will need to demonstrate experience in these clinical areas. You will need to be able to evidence that you are able to work under pressure to ensure patients are seen a timely way using either agreed protocols of treatment and/or clinical reasoning to ensure successful outcomes for the patients.

This role would also provide the opportunity to showcase your leadership and training skills by developing the training program delivered to therapy staff. This includes providing spontaneous & planned advice, teaching & instruction to relatives, carers & other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of the Therapy Department and to ensure a constant approach to patient care.

Your development needs will be identified through regular supervision and appraisals and supported through external/ internal courses, in-service training and case reviews.

The Therapy service at UHCW NHS Trust is an expanding, forward thinking and highly regarded service and this post offers excellent personal and professional development opportunities within an established, supportive team

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

This post is for a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist within the Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Team at UHCW NHS Trust.

The post holder will be responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering, evaluating and managing a high-quality therapy service to patients within the Trauma and Orthopaedic Services, including Major Trauma patients. The post holder will lead the Therapy team across the service, providing clinical supervision and training, liaising with other appropriate therapy teams to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area. The post holder will provide a source of highly expert specialised skills and knowledge within Major Trauma and Orthopaedics.

Participation in weekend & Bank Holiday working, and the respiratory on-call rota, is a requirement of this post.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma/ degree in Physiotherapy
• Current HCPC registration
• Relevant post graduate training in specialist area
• Clinical leadership training / experience
• Evidence of relevant CPD for Major Trauma, Orthopaedic and Respiratory Physiotherapy

Desirable

• Risk management training/experience
• Membership of special interest group relevant to specialist area

Experience

Essential

• Extensive clinical experience within acute Trauma and Orthopaedic setting
• Wide Clinical experience of acute Major Trauma within an acute setting
• Respiratory experience, including the management of acutely unwell patients, those with tracheostomies and spinal cord injuries
• Experience of supporting and managing staff / students
• Experience of recruitment and selection
• Audit and service improvement
• Evidence of training staff / developing training programmes.

Desirable

• Experience of integrated working
• Experience of change management
• Broad range of clinical experience within acute inpatient setting

Knowledge

Essential

• Highly specialist knowledge of Physiotherapy assessment and treatment, and how to apply this effectively within acute Trauma, Major Trauma and Orthopaedic specialty
• Specialist knowledge of Physiotherapy role within an acute setting
• Understanding of clinical pathways relating to Trauma, Major Trauma and Orthopaedic patients
• Knowledge of current best practice in Physiotherapy and its application
• Effective planning, evaluation and co-ordination of treatment
• Applied knowledge of relevant legislation including CPD and risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• Implementation into practice of audit & research
• Awareness of the service and specialties of UHCW
• Understanding of current policy & procedure - national & local for professional are

Skills

Essential

• Excellent personal organisational skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal & negotiation skills
• Effective leadership & teaching skills - able to motivate others
• Ability to work under pressure & set priorities for staff & others
• Able to meet deadlines
• Ability to reflect on & clinically approve own & others performance, planning, decision making
• Effective legible written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work single handed with individuals and groups
• Demonstrates initiative
• Problem solving or solution-based approach to challenges
• Self-motivated and be able to motivate others
• Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi-tasking)
• Presentation and training skills
• Supervisory/appraisal skills
• Audit skills
• Computer literacy

Desirable

• Demonstrates evidence of innovative ideas for practice or service development

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
• Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

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). Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).