Highly Specialised Elbow Arthroplasty Physio with Research Role

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training, mentorship and support to de

research skills development

Job summary

Wrightington Hospital within Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 physiotherapist to join the elbow arthroplasty service. The post offers autonomous clinical practice across clinics and dedicated research time, with no on‑call duties. You will assess and treat complex elbow conditions, lead care pathways, supervise staff, and contribute to service evaluation and audits. HCPC registration is required and certificates must be shown at interview.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• Degree or diploma in physiotherapy with evidence of CPD.
• Experience supervising staff and contributing to service improvements.
• Experience in research delivery.

Responsibilities

• Advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment of complex elbow conditions.
• Autonomous clinical practice and directing care pathways.
• Comprehensive treatment planning using clinical reasoning.
• Developing and delivering research, service evaluation and audits.
• Collaboration with orthopaedic consultants and researchers.
• Supervision and appraisal of designated staff.
• Teaching and training for physiotherapy colleagues.
• Clinical leadership and caseload management.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and patient transfers.

Skills

Self-directed learning

Leadership

Mentoring/teaching

Clinical knowledge of musculoskeletal

Research principles

Education

Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy

Postgraduate CPD

Job description

This Band 7 post sits within the elbow arthroplasty service at Wrightington Hospital, run by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The physiotherapist assesses and treats patients with complex or chronic elbow conditions, including those facing elbow replacement, working autonomously and directing their own care pathway. The role is split between physiotherapy clinics, orthopaedic clinics and dedicated research time, with no on-call duties. HCPC registration is required, and candidates must show their certificates at interview.

What the job involves

• Advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment of complex or chronic elbow conditions, including patients undergoing or considered for elbow arthroplasty
• Autonomous clinical practice, directing care pathways including treatment planning and onward referral
• Comprehensive assessment and individualised treatment planning using clinical reasoning and differential diagnosis
• Developing and delivering research, service evaluation and audit projects, including protocols, grant applications and dissemination
• Working with orthopaedic consultants, specialist elbow physiotherapists and academic and research partners
• Day-to-day management, supervision and appraisal of designated staff
• Specialist advice, teaching and training for physiotherapy colleagues and the wider MDT on upper and lower limb conditions
• Clinical leadership of a designated area, managing caseload, priorities and time under the agreed job plan
• Maintaining accurate clinical documentation, reports and patient transfer information
• Assessing capacity and gaining valid informed consent from patients who lack capacity
• Educating patients and carers, and representing the Trust externally, locally and regionally
• Involvement in recruiting lower-grade staff, reviewing policy and collecting service data

What’s required

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in physiotherapy
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate clinical education and CPD

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Experience in relevant areas of practice
• Experience of supervising qualified staff
• Experience of participating in service improvements
• Experience of research delivery

Skills & knowledge

• Self-directed learning and ability to work independently
• Leadership ability
• Passing on skills and knowledge to others
• Wide knowledge of conditions and their medical and surgical management
• Principles of research

Other

• Working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team
• Flexibility across locations and shift patterns
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice
• English to an appropriate standard for the role

Nice to have

• Higher degree or research qualification
• Active member of a relevant special interest group
• Clinical Educators course
• Significant experience in an equivalent level role
• Experience of delivering training relevant to the area of practice
• Experience of clinical audit
• Grant writing skills
• Writing for publication

What’s offered

• Training, mentorship and support to develop research skills