Job summary
A fantastic and rare opportunity has arisen for a permanent position as a Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist to lead our elective and trauma orthopaedic service, and support clinically across the rest of the Trauma, Orthopaedic & Amputee team.
The post is based at both Pinderfields General Hospital for our trauma service and Pontefract General Infirmary for our elective service.
The post is negotiable 0.8-1WTE (30-37.5 hours) and flexibility in working pattern as part of a 7 day service. We work on a roster system of which you will have input into & manage, but please contact teri.loftus@nhs.net if you require any further information or would like to discuss the post in more detail.
We are looking for a highly motivated and orthopaedic experienced Physiotherapist to join our service. The post plays a key role in reviewing and enhancing pathways, and developing other team members to deliver a high-quality therapy service for trauma and elective patients to ensure best practice and to reduce length of stay.
You will have to be highly organised with regard to clinical and non-clinical priorities and use of time. This post has a scope for service development and working with the MDT to improve pathways whilst balancing the requirment for supporting the clinical team with designated orthopedci caseoads.
Main duties of the job
The post also requires
the individual to have advanced clinical knowledge and skills for patients with
orthopaedic conditions, and you will be supported to develop your clinical
knowledge if successful in the post. The post is part of an integrated 7 day
working team therefore a willingness to work in this approach is essential. You
must also have advanced knowledge relating to referral pathways and discharge
planning.
We need the successful applicant to take the
lead role for management of patients across the acute inpatient service for the
team (including but not limited to; fractured neck of femur, orthopaedic trauma,
elective orthopaedics, diabetes & endocrinology and provide support the outpatient
amputee service)
We need the individual
to be a team player with excellent leadership. communication, and teaching
skills who is committed to facilitating positive change management, developing
themselves and the team.
We will need the post holder to provide spontaneous and planned advice with
specialist clinical expertise, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers
and other professionals. You will also undertake the specialist and comprehensive
assessment of patients referred from
primary or secondary care, including those with a complex presentation,
using investigative and analytical skills.
About us
As a team, we pride ourselves on our development and positive approach to change, as well as having a flexible and supportive team ethos. We have strong links with other therapy teams and MDT roles. You will be supported, and work closely with other clinical specialists and a team leader.
Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust is developing an orthopaedic centre of excellence based at Pontefract General Infirmary; this post holder will be required to lead on the development of our therapy service for elective patients; but also to work to support the trauma patients based on the Pinderfields site.
The clinical specialist will work with the therapy service lead,
team leader and other clinical specialists for the respective services to
ensure the delivery of a high-quality leadership, patient centred care and outcome
focused therapy service within the Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust. The clinical specialist will be a role model
for the team sharing and developing good practice, providing clinical expertise
to the team in Physiotherapy, participating in service developments and be the
therapy lead in elective orthopaedics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to:
- Take a lead role in the advanced assessment and
treatment of complex orthopaedic conditions as inpatients, providing a high-quality service for all patients.
- Act as a source of expertise on the management
of the patients and provide an advisory service to patients, physiotherapists,
occupational therapists, and other health professionals.
- Undertake the supervision and assist with the
organisational management of peers, junior staff, assistants and students
allocated to the service.
- Contribute
and assist with organising the In-Service training programme in collaboration
with other senior staff for the team and contribute to the wider service
training. In conjunction with the Therapy Service Lead
In-patients, other clinical lead Therapists and management teams strive to
ensure excellence of training across the whole organisation.
- To work alongside Therapy Service Leads and Team
Leaders to review the orthopaedics and elective trauma services.
- Take the lead in developing the service ensuring
that as a trust we are meeting or working towards best practice guidelines set
by NHS England, and Audit & Research networks
- Recognise differential diagnosis and develop
effective treatment plans at an advanced level in area of specialism
- Provide clinical leadership to other members of
the Therapy team encouraging efficiencies and effective working practices.
- Maintain own professional development and
demonstrate high standards of clinical performance and professional practice by
keeping abreast of any new trends and developments and incorporate them as
necessary into your work..
- To deputise
for the Therapy Service Lead In-patients or Team Leader as required. To support
therapy services lead in delivery of service improvements and provide advanced
clinical knowledge in relation to service development.
- To undertake the training, supervision and performance
management of Therapy staff and assistants allocated to the service.
- To lead on initiatives relevant to the clinical
areas including elective and trauma orthopaedics.
- Be
professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects
of own work, including the management of patients in your care.
- Critically examine working practices within the
department to identify cost improvements and effective measures, develop and
implement action plans.
- Ensure a high standard of clinical care for the
patients under your management.
- Accept sole clinical responsibility for a
designated caseload of patients and organise this effectively and efficiently
with regard to clinical and non-clinical priorities and use of time.
- Undertake the specialist and comprehensive
assessment of patients referred from
primary or secondary care, including those with a complex presentation,
using investigative and analytical skills
- Formulate individualised management and
treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and utilising a wide range of
advanced treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of
care in conjunction with the patient and carers.
- Plan a care
programme for individual patients in conjunction with other professional staff
within the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
- Provide spontaneous and planned advice with
specialist clinical expertise, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers
and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of therapy, and
to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
- Communicate
effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and
ensure understanding of condition. Communication skills of persuasion,
motivation and explanation to encourage patients to undertake their treatment
programme.
- Use verbal
and non-verbal communication skills to gain informed consent with patients
where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g., loss of
hearing, altered perception, expressive or receptive dysphasia, pain, fear.
- Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and
have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who may lack
capacity to consent to treatment.
- Be an active member of the seven-day service and
committed to working extended hours as the services requires for optimal
patient care.
- To be trained in chest care of inpatients for
day to day ward work and may need contribute to the on call rota if the service if
required.
- Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date
documentation, in line with legal and departmental requirements, and
communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in
the form of reports and letters.
- Support team leader/therapy service lead in
dealing with and responding to formal and informal complaints.
- Decide priorities for own work area, balancing
patient related, leadership and professional demands, and ensure that these
remain in accordance with the service as a whole.
- Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your
work and current practices using Evidence Based Practice projects, audit and
outcome measures, either individually or with team leader, service lead or liaising
with other MDT members. Make recommendations for change and support in delivery
of changes.
- To work or train trust wide across three sites as required. Clinical work is currently only based on two sites; Pontefract General Infirmary and Pinderfields General Hospital but this may change in the future or if services expand - so a willing ness to travel across 3 sites is essential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to:
- Take a lead role in the advanced assessment and
treatment of complex orthopaedic conditions as inpatients, providing a high-quality service for all patients.
- Act as a source of expertise on the management
of the patients and provide an advisory service to patients, physiotherapists,
occupational therapists, and other health professionals.
- Undertake the supervision and assist with the
organisational management of peers, junior staff, assistants and students
allocated to the service.
- Contribute
and assist with organising the In-Service training programme in collaboration
with other senior staff for the team and contribute to the wider service
training. In conjunction with the Therapy Service Lead
In-patients, other clinical lead Therapists and management teams strive to
ensure excellence of training across the whole organisation.
- To work alongside Therapy Service Leads and Team
Leaders to review the orthopaedics and elective trauma services.
- Take the lead in developing the service ensuring
that as a trust we are meeting or working towards best practice guidelines set
by NHS England, and Audit & Research networks
- Recognise differential diagnosis and develop
effective treatment plans at an advanced level in area of specialism
- Provide clinical leadership to other members of
the Therapy team encouraging efficiencies and effective working practices.
- Maintain own professional development and
demonstrate high standards of clinical performance and professional practice by
keeping abreast of any new trends and developments and incorporate them as
necessary into your work..
- To deputise
for the Therapy Service Lead In-patients or Team Leader as required. To support
therapy services lead in delivery of service improvements and provide advanced
clinical knowledge in relation to service development.
- To undertake the training, supervision and performance
management of Therapy staff and assistants allocated to the service.
- To lead on initiatives relevant to the clinical
areas including elective and trauma orthopaedics.
- Be
professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects
of own work, including the management of patients in your care.
- Critically examine working practices within the
department to identify cost improvements and effective measures, develop and
implement action plans.
- Ensure a high standard of clinical care for the
patients under your management.
- Accept sole clinical responsibility for a
designated caseload of patients and organise this effectively and efficiently
with regard to clinical and non-clinical priorities and use of time.
- Undertake the specialist and comprehensive
assessment of patients referred from
primary or secondary care, including those with a complex presentation,
using investigative and analytical skills
- Formulate individualised management and
treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and utilising a wide range of
advanced treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of
care in conjunction with the patient and carers.
- Plan a care
programme for individual patients in conjunction with other professional staff
within the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
- Provide spontaneous and planned advice with
specialist clinical expertise, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers
and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of therapy, and
to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
- Communicate
effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and
ensure understanding of condition. Communication skills of persuasion,
motivation and explanation to encourage patients to undertake their treatment
programme.
- Use verbal
and non-verbal communication skills to gain informed consent with patients
where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g., loss of
hearing, altered perception, expressive or receptive dysphasia, pain, fear.
- Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and
have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who may lack
capacity to consent to treatment.
- Be an active member of the seven-day service and
committed to working extended hours as the services requires for optimal
patient care.
- To be trained in chest care of inpatients for
day to day ward work and may need contribute to the on call rota if the service if
required.
- Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date
documentation, in line with legal and departmental requirements, and
communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in
the form of reports and letters.
- Support team leader/therapy service lead in
dealing with and responding to formal and informal complaints.
- Decide priorities for own work area, balancing
patient related, leadership and professional demands, and ensure that these
remain in accordance with the service as a whole.
- Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your
work and current practices using Evidence Based Practice projects, audit and
outcome measures, either individually or with team leader, service lead or liaising
with other MDT members. Make recommendations for change and support in delivery
of changes.
- To work or train trust wide across three sites as required. Clinical work is currently only based on two sites; Pontefract General Infirmary and Pinderfields General Hospital but this may change in the future or if services expand - so a willing ness to travel across 3 sites is essential.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- Registered with the Health Care Professions Council.
- Masters level study or relevant experience.
- Evidence of attendance at recent and relevant postgraduate courses.
- Specialist training clinically or leadership/management to master level or equivalent.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of comprehensive senior clinical experience.
- Evidence of substantial orthopaedics trauma and elective experience.
- Ability to alter supervision and teaching style to individual/group.
- Participation in clinical audit/undertakes complex audits/ research policies.
- IT Skills including use of NHS systems e.g. ICE/Systm1/CITO/Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Benchmarking with other acute NHS Trusts.
- Experience of integrated working.
Specialist Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Promotion of role of Allied Health Professionals.
- Teaching/Presentation skills.
- Change management.
- Ability to pass on knowledge and skills within both formal and informal environments.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
- Understanding of and participation in Clinical Governance and its implications for services.
- Working knowledge of the NHS.
Desirable
- Awareness of the Trauma networks.
- Awareness of Trauma quality standards and guidelines.
- Implements specialist policies for own area.
- Leading on clinical governance groups.
Personable Attributes
Essential
- Confident in clinical and leadership skills.
- Highly organised in keeping with deadlines and project completion.
- Able to work both independently and to promote MDT working.
- Ability to motivate self, other individuals, and teams.
- Committed to personal and team development.
- Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and maintain judgement under pressure.
- Ability to cope with emotional or aggressive patients, carers, and staff
- Leadership qualities and evidence of being flexible, approachable, and visible and adaptable.
- Clear vision of role/commitment to speciality.
Desirable
- Able to cope with multiple demands and scenarios of the patient and staff group.
- Access to a vehicle with the ability to travel in the Wakefield district in line with service requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- Registered with the Health Care Professions Council.
- Masters level study or relevant experience.
- Evidence of attendance at recent and relevant postgraduate courses.
- Specialist training clinically or leadership/management to master level or equivalent.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of comprehensive senior clinical experience.
- Evidence of substantial orthopaedics trauma and elective experience.
- Ability to alter supervision and teaching style to individual/group.
- Participation in clinical audit/undertakes complex audits/ research policies.
- IT Skills including use of NHS systems e.g. ICE/Systm1/CITO/Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Benchmarking with other acute NHS Trusts.
- Experience of integrated working.
Specialist Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Promotion of role of Allied Health Professionals.
- Teaching/Presentation skills.
- Change management.
- Ability to pass on knowledge and skills within both formal and informal environments.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
- Understanding of and participation in Clinical Governance and its implications for services.
- Working knowledge of the NHS.
Desirable
- Awareness of the Trauma networks.
- Awareness of Trauma quality standards and guidelines.
- Implements specialist policies for own area.
- Leading on clinical governance groups.
Personable Attributes
Essential
- Confident in clinical and leadership skills.
- Highly organised in keeping with deadlines and project completion.
- Able to work both independently and to promote MDT working.
- Ability to motivate self, other individuals, and teams.
- Committed to personal and team development.
- Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and maintain judgement under pressure.
- Ability to cope with emotional or aggressive patients, carers, and staff
- Leadership qualities and evidence of being flexible, approachable, and visible and adaptable.
- Clear vision of role/commitment to speciality.
Desirable
- Able to cope with multiple demands and scenarios of the patient and staff group.
- Access to a vehicle with the ability to travel in the Wakefield district in line with service requirements
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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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).
