Job summary
Assessment and treatment of a range of patients admitted under Major Trauma, Trauma and Elective Orthopaedics and Plastics.
Leadership of a team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Technicians working in Trauma & Orthopaedics.
Main duties of the job
Trauma & Orthopaedic Therapy Team covers: Major Trauma, Trauma, Elective Orthopaedics, Day Surgery, Plastics and Short Stay Surgery (Vernon)
Highly specialist therapy role providing daily support and supervision to Physiotherapists working within in the team and across the wider Trust
Highly specialist assessment and treatment of complex clinical caseload and support for other team members with their treatment plans and clinical reasoning to facilitate safe and timely discharge. Expert in respiratory physio, complex MSK trauma and neuro trauma.
Organises and provides clinical supervision, teaching, completion of audit and service improvement projects.
Leads programme for Physiotherapy student placements- annual review and planning of placements, including allocation and induction.
Deputises for B8a Principal Therapist role to cover leave- including covering E-roster and team recruitment
About us
The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of:
A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these.
If you have the motivation, enthusiasm and desire to develop your clinical, leadership and managerial skills plus the ability to work well and flexibly within a team, we would welcome your application for this post
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Person Specification
Skills/Abilities/ Knowledge
Essential
- oFluent in written and oral English, with the ability to communicate complex/contentious information in a clear and logical manner to a range of audiences e.g. service users, carers, other professionals, stakeholders
- oAdvanced clinical reasoning skills in complex trauma and orthopaedic physiotherapy
- oRemain updated with professional practice and new research
- oAbility to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
- oGood presentation skills
- oGood teaching, supervisory and appraisal skills
- oAble to lead team training
- oProven ability to organise and prioritise own workload and that of others, and to delegate appropriately
- oDemonstrate leadership skills and be able to motivate others
- oAdvanced report writing skills
- oAbility to work autonomously within specialist clinical area
- oShow evidence of being self-motivated
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oFlexible approach to working
- oAbility to manage own stress
Desirable
- oActively involved in research and contribution to evidenced based practice
- oAbility to run courses (internal/external)
- oUnderstanding of complex pain management
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oDegree/diploma in Physiotherapy
- oHPC registration
- oEvidence of CPD including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to trauma & orthopaedics/ major trauma
- oCommitment to advanced clinical and professional development
- oRelevant Special Interest Group membership
- oAdvanced clinical educators' course
Desirable
- oFormal management training
- oEvidence of ability to work at Masters' level or equivalent in relevant area
- oLeadership training
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum 5 years post registration experience
- oMinimum 1 years NHS experience
- oMinimum 3 years working at band 6 level in the field of trauma & orthopaedics or musculoskeletal specialty, including the management of multiple trauma patients
- oHighly specialist knowledge and experience in trauma & orthopaedics demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning, including management of spinal and pelvic trauma, fragility fractures, plastics and elective orthopaedics
- oExpertise with treatment of respiratory complications in major trauma patients. (for example suctioning / MIE)
- oAdvanced knowledge of anatomy and physiology underlying musculoskeletal conditions and assessment
- oAdvanced neuromusculoskeletal experience in both an inpatient and outpatient setting
- oExperience of goal setting and use of outcome measures
- oGood experience of discharge planning in the acute setting and working with social and community services
- oExperience of multidisciplinary team working
- oTeam leadership experience
- oGood experience of teaching and training in the workplace, including students and nursing staff
- oExperience of performance management of physiotherapists and students
- oGood working knowledge of all areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management
- oUnderstands the legal responsibilities of the profession
- oUnderstanding of computers and their applications including word, power point and excel spreadsheets for data collection and analysis
- oParticipation in weekend services, including lone working
Desirable
- oPrevious experience as band 7 physiotherapist
- oExperitise in the following clinical areas: Plastic surgery Multiple/ polytrauma Hydrotherapy Amputee rehabilitation Acute respiratory Spinal cord injury
- oExperience of operational team management, including recruitment
- oExperience of leading service improvement projects and change management
- oExperience in organising and chairing meetings
- oExperience of lecturing
- oParticipation in research activities, including critical appraisal
General
Essential
- Compliance with Trust's No Smoking Policy and Dress Code Policy
- Professional attitude/behaviour
- Good time management
- Physically fit & able to manually handle loads including therapeutic handling throughout most of the day in line with Trust manual handling guidelines
- Ability to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment, and to manage difficult and emotional circumstances
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
Person Specification
Skills/Abilities/ Knowledge
Essential
- oFluent in written and oral English, with the ability to communicate complex/contentious information in a clear and logical manner to a range of audiences e.g. service users, carers, other professionals, stakeholders
- oAdvanced clinical reasoning skills in complex trauma and orthopaedic physiotherapy
- oRemain updated with professional practice and new research
- oAbility to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
- oGood presentation skills
- oGood teaching, supervisory and appraisal skills
- oAble to lead team training
- oProven ability to organise and prioritise own workload and that of others, and to delegate appropriately
- oDemonstrate leadership skills and be able to motivate others
- oAdvanced report writing skills
- oAbility to work autonomously within specialist clinical area
- oShow evidence of being self-motivated
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oFlexible approach to working
- oAbility to manage own stress
Desirable
- oActively involved in research and contribution to evidenced based practice
- oAbility to run courses (internal/external)
- oUnderstanding of complex pain management
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oDegree/diploma in Physiotherapy
- oHPC registration
- oEvidence of CPD including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to trauma & orthopaedics/ major trauma
- oCommitment to advanced clinical and professional development
- oRelevant Special Interest Group membership
- oAdvanced clinical educators' course
Desirable
- oFormal management training
- oEvidence of ability to work at Masters' level or equivalent in relevant area
- oLeadership training
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum 5 years post registration experience
- oMinimum 1 years NHS experience
- oMinimum 3 years working at band 6 level in the field of trauma & orthopaedics or musculoskeletal specialty, including the management of multiple trauma patients
- oHighly specialist knowledge and experience in trauma & orthopaedics demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning, including management of spinal and pelvic trauma, fragility fractures, plastics and elective orthopaedics
- oExpertise with treatment of respiratory complications in major trauma patients. (for example suctioning / MIE)
- oAdvanced knowledge of anatomy and physiology underlying musculoskeletal conditions and assessment
- oAdvanced neuromusculoskeletal experience in both an inpatient and outpatient setting
- oExperience of goal setting and use of outcome measures
- oGood experience of discharge planning in the acute setting and working with social and community services
- oExperience of multidisciplinary team working
- oTeam leadership experience
- oGood experience of teaching and training in the workplace, including students and nursing staff
- oExperience of performance management of physiotherapists and students
- oGood working knowledge of all areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management
- oUnderstands the legal responsibilities of the profession
- oUnderstanding of computers and their applications including word, power point and excel spreadsheets for data collection and analysis
- oParticipation in weekend services, including lone working
Desirable
- oPrevious experience as band 7 physiotherapist
- oExperitise in the following clinical areas: Plastic surgery Multiple/ polytrauma Hydrotherapy Amputee rehabilitation Acute respiratory Spinal cord injury
- oExperience of operational team management, including recruitment
- oExperience of leading service improvement projects and change management
- oExperience in organising and chairing meetings
- oExperience of lecturing
- oParticipation in research activities, including critical appraisal
General
Essential
- Compliance with Trust's No Smoking Policy and Dress Code Policy
- Professional attitude/behaviour
- Good time management
- Physically fit & able to manually handle loads including therapeutic handling throughout most of the day in line with Trust manual handling guidelines
- Ability to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment, and to manage difficult and emotional circumstances
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
