Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our Staff Wellbeing and Occupational Health Team as the Lead Physiotherapist. The successful candidate will be part of a busy service located at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be working within the multi-professional Occupational Health team but also alongside AHP colleagues within our large Outpatient Therapy Department.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, conscientious and flexible team player with excellent communication skills. Experience of working at a senior level within MSK is essential, with specific Occupational Health experience as desirable.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate an adaptable approach whilst meeting guidelines and standards. You will be responsible for managing a significant and varied clinical caseload, taking a lead role in the specialist assessment and management of Trust employees with MSK conditions or complaints. You will ensure patients are managed appropriately and timely discharge plans are made by liaising closely with the wider team and other agencies.
You will be given the opportunity to develop your clinical skills through the delivery of a wide range of evidence based treatments and a robust in-service training programme.
You will take a lead role working with the occupational health, managerial and human resource teams to develop creative, proactive, innovative and sustainable services for employees with musculoskeletal conditions.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Division of duties between managerial and clinical activities, supporting the Operational Pathway Lead and Occupational Health Team in managing the Occupational Health Service facilitating efficiency, effective and safe activity
- Support Operational Pathway Lead with service management activities: e.g. appraisal and supervision of other staff, approving annual leave, reporting on sickness using SF Trust electronic systems etc
- Promote a holistic, supportive and patient centred service that facilitates an intervention approach to promote change, acceptance and promotes self-management aiming to optimises functional improvement
- Work with the Occupational Health Team: supporting with triage, patient care pathway, and sharing knowledge related to the management of MSK conditions
- Work with patients, carers and families, and other statutory health related services
- Work autonomously and within the MDT team delivering individualised treatment interventions and management programmes
- Be flexible in the approach to delivering treatment and advice, have skills to deliver a variety of treatment interventions
- Have advanced communication skills that would include motivational and emotional support skills
- To have expert knowledge and understanding of MSK conditions and symptoms, and prognosis
- Manage a patient through the entirety of their care episode, including , assessment, symptom management, support and discharge
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Division of duties between managerial and clinical activities, supporting the Operational Pathway Lead and Occupational Health Team in managing the Occupational Health Service facilitating efficiency, effective and safe activity
- Support Operational Pathway Lead with service management activities: e.g. appraisal and supervision of other staff, approving annual leave, reporting on sickness using SF Trust electronic systems etc
- Promote a holistic, supportive and patient centred service that facilitates an intervention approach to promote change, acceptance and promotes self-management aiming to optimises functional improvement
- Work with the Occupational Health Team: supporting with triage, patient care pathway, and sharing knowledge related to the management of MSK conditions
- Work with patients, carers and families, and other statutory health related services
- Work autonomously and within the MDT team delivering individualised treatment interventions and management programmes
- Be flexible in the approach to delivering treatment and advice, have skills to deliver a variety of treatment interventions
- Have advanced communication skills that would include motivational and emotional support skills
- To have expert knowledge and understanding of MSK conditions and symptoms, and prognosis
- Manage a patient through the entirety of their care episode, including , assessment, symptom management, support and discharge
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in PT
- State Registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical reasoning skills
- Knowledge of working in both Community and Acute settings
- Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on the service
- Knowledge of MSK conditions and their impact on Occupational Health
Desirable
- Knowledge of clinical audit
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience as a band 6 or above with specialist knowledge of MSK conditions
- Wide experience of condition presentations
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for staff
- Experience of effective team working across settings
Desirable
- Experience of working within an Occupational health setting
- Experience of triaging referrals
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to manage time
- Ability to support others
- Up to date in professional practice and new research, learning and development
- Able to problem solve
- Ability to keep accurate patient notes using electronic systems
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Ability to use and apply a range of assessment and treatment techniques and approaches
- Competent IT skills
- Effective communication with patients and staff
- Good motivational skills of self and others
Desirable
- Ability to analyse activity and outcome data accurately and objectively
- Evidence of participation in research/audit
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in PT
- State Registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical reasoning skills
- Knowledge of working in both Community and Acute settings
- Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on the service
- Knowledge of MSK conditions and their impact on Occupational Health
Desirable
- Knowledge of clinical audit
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience as a band 6 or above with specialist knowledge of MSK conditions
- Wide experience of condition presentations
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for staff
- Experience of effective team working across settings
Desirable
- Experience of working within an Occupational health setting
- Experience of triaging referrals
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to manage time
- Ability to support others
- Up to date in professional practice and new research, learning and development
- Able to problem solve
- Ability to keep accurate patient notes using electronic systems
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Ability to use and apply a range of assessment and treatment techniques and approaches
- Competent IT skills
- Effective communication with patients and staff
- Good motivational skills of self and others
Desirable
- Ability to analyse activity and outcome data accurately and objectively
- Evidence of participation in research/audit
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.
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).
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.
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).
