Spinal Cord injury Clinical Specialist- Nurse or Physiotherapist

NHS; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 6 Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Specialist to deliver acute outreach and admission services. The role involves liaising with clinicians and families, providing expert care, and demonstrating strong leadership. The ideal candidate will have a nursing or physiotherapy background, with a focus on spinal cord injuries. The position offers a supportive work environment, flexible working options, and numerous benefits.

Benefits

NHS discounts

35 days paid holiday

Generous pension scheme

On-site parking

Leisure facilities

Nursery

Qualifications

• First-level registered nurse or physiotherapist required.
• Minimum 2 years at Band 5 experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert ongoing care for patients with SCI.
• Communicate complex information effectively.
• Monitor SCI-specific care and provide specialist advice.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Critical Analysis

Organisational Skills

Education

Degree qualification

QCF Assessor Award

Mentorship qualification

Job description

Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Specialist - Nurse or Physiotherapist

As the Band 6 Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Specialist (SCIS), you will play a key role in delivering the acute outreach and admission service. You will seek innovative ways to improve the service and enhance the patient's experience. As a registered, accountable, and autonomous nurse or physiotherapist, you will act in your patients' best interests, taking personal responsibility for your actions and decisions. Your responsibilities will include liaising with referring clinicians, families, and patients with newly diagnosed spinal cord injury (SCI), offering advice, support, and educational input.

You will demonstrate strong leadership qualities that reinforce the Trust's values and beliefs.

You will support the acute outreach and admissions lead and, in their absence, take responsibility for the service, ensuring ongoing communication regarding the management of patients with SCI.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide expert ongoing care for patients with SCI, ensuring effective communication with clinicians, families, and patients, and listening to their views.
2. Communicate complex and sensitive information with reassurance, tact, or persuasion, working to overcome communication barriers within the multidisciplinary team.
3. Demonstrate effective leadership, challenging performance, practice, attitudes, and behaviors that breach Trust values, policies, or professional conduct codes.
4. Maintain confidentiality of information in line with Trust policies and statutory requirements.
5. Monitor SCI-specific care in referring hospitals, providing specialist advice and support with kindness, compassion, and respect. Manage concerns, challenge poor practice, and communicate effectively with healthcare professionals.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with over 250 years of experience. We are committed to providing outstanding care for patients and staff, rated 'Good' by the CQC, and offering regional and super-regional specialist services including Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We employ over 4,000 staff across approximately 470 beds.

We support flexible working, offer NHS discounts, a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro-rata), a generous pension scheme, and on-site benefits such as parking, leisure facilities, a nursery, and holiday schemes. Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work, with easy access to London, Southampton, Bournemouth, and the coast. Explore Salisbury at www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk.

Job responsibilities

Refer to the attached Job description and person specification for detailed roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

• First-level registered nurse or physiotherapist
• Degree qualification and/or evidence of ongoing professional development equivalent to postgraduate diploma
• QCF Assessor Award or Mentorship qualification
• Ability to assess patients, plan, deliver, and evaluate care, supervising others to develop competence
• Specialist knowledge of all aspects of spinal cord injuries
• Minimum 2 years at Band 5
• Advanced physical skills for complex patient positioning and movement, including teaching others
• Knowledge of current learning and development in physiotherapy and healthcare
• Excellent critical analysis and clinical decision-making skills
• Ability to work autonomously and creatively, utilizing resources effectively
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Leadership skills with excellent interpersonal and communication abilities
• Ability to contribute to service improvement initiatives

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure check will be required to identify any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum, pro-rata if part-time.