Team Leader- Physiotherapy Outpatients

University Hospitals Plymouth Nhs Trust; Plymouth; Presencial; GBP 23 000 - 27 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Physiotherapist for the MSK Outpatient team on a part-time basis (18.75 hours) as a job-share. The post is based at Derriford Hospital and rotates through peripheral clinics across Plymouth and the South Hams.

You will provide clinical leadership, oversee an outpatient team, and contribute to audit, CPD and service development within a supportive NHS Trust environment.

Qualificações

• Postgraduate experience across all specialties.
• Senior level experience in outpatient care with complex caseload.
• Proven leadership and team-working abilities.
• Commitment to teaching, supervision, CPD and evidence-based practice.
• HCPC registered physiotherapist.

Responsabilidades

• Undertake a team leader role, planning, co-ordinating, delivering, developing and evaluating the Physiotherapy Service to out-patients.
• Provide clinical leadership to a designated team and ensure governance.
• Lead outpatient team daily with support from senior management.
• Supervise and manage staff including students in the department.
• Lead advanced assessment and treatment for complex MSK patients within the service.
• Undertake audits and research to improve clinical practice.

Conhecimentos

MSK outpatient leadership

Clinical leadership

Staff supervision

Education and CPD

Formação académica

BSc Hons Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Further professional courses

MSc in physiotherapy

Leadership training

Audit/Research involvement

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job summary

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is looking for a demonstrably experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our highly regarded musculoskeletal (MSK) Outpatient physiotherapy team on part-time hours (18.75 hr) as a job-share. The physiotherapy MSK outpatient service for Plymouth and South Hams (Kingsbridge and Tavistock) is hosted by the acute trust but provides the service at various locations across the Plymouth and South Hams region. This post is currently based within the Outpatient department at Derriford Hospital and rotates through peripheral clinics. This post also has the potential to participate with the wider band 7 central and peripheral rotations through Kingsbridge and Tavistock in the future.

The successful candidate will join a well-established team to support, deliver, develop and promote this service across the local Healthcare Community. University Hospitals Plymouth is committed to providing both quality care to the local population and supporting our staff. You will be given opportunities to develop both your clinical and managerial skills, through CPD, staff supervision, mentoring and in-service training.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Main duties of the job

Undertake a team leader role, with support from the Deputy Out-patient Physiotherapy Manager and Head of Physiotherapy in planning, co-ordinating, delivering, developing and evaluating the Physiotherapy Service provided to out-patients (musculoskeletal), on a day-to-day basis.

Provide a high level of clinical leadership to a designated physiotherapy team and more junior staff in the department. Ensure governance agenda is delivered in line with trust structure.

To provide clinical leadership and expertise, with respect to MSK outpatients within the trust in liaison with Deputy Out-patient Physiotherapy manager and other clinical specialists.

To hold responsibility for leading and managing the outpatient team on a daily basis, with support from the Deputy Out-patient Physiotherapy Manager and Head of Physiotherapy.

To supervise/performance manage all staff line managed by this post, inclusive of the clinical education and management of physiotherapy students.

To take a major role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have complex and/or chronic presentation, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated, and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.

To undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team.

About us

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Extensive post graduate demonstrable experience across all specialities.
• Previous demonstrable experience at a Senior level within field of outpatient care, dealing with broad / complex caseload.
• Proven evidence of leadership and team working abilities
• Proven evidence of: oLeadership and team working abilities. oAppraising and supervising junior staff / students. oTeaching. oCPD and relevant post graduate training and integrating EBP into current practice.
• Clinical educator course
• A proven awareness of current NHS and Health issues related to MSK Out-patient Care.

Desirable

• Proven evidence of involvement with research. Ability to apply research to practice
• Previous demonstrable experience working at similar senior level within MSK.
• Demonstrable experience within acute NHS environment

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree (BSc Hons Physiotherapy) or equivalent.
• HCPC registration.
• Attendance at additional relevant professional courses

Desirable

• M.Sc. in the relevant area.
• Leadership and Management training.
• Proven evidence of involvement with Audit/ research.

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

• Able to deal with a broad range of personalities, demonstrable experience of dealing with HR issues.
• Professional manner.

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience of deputising for senior

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

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).