Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a MSK Clinical Services Manager in the Richmond MSK Services. The role may also involve some clinical work as an advanced practitioner in the MSK Triage interface service.
The Richmond MSK Services consist of a general MSK Physiotherapy service (including women's health), an MSK Triage interface service and the administration team.
You should be a highly specialised, enthusiastic musculoskeletal physiotherapist who currently works at advanced practice level, or someone who is ready to take that next career step in joining an established supportive MSK team.
This is an excellent opportunity to work in a well-established MSK service.
We encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and applicants with a disability or long term health condition, as these groups are under represented in senior roles.
Interview to be held on 23 May 2024.
Main duties of the job
- To be accountable for the delivery of the MSK services to meet the commissioners service specifications, quality standards, activity targets and clinical outcomes.
- To provide line management and clinical leadership for the MSK services clinicians; being accountable for the delivery of efficient and effective services which are consistent with policies, procedures and good practice whilst fostering, developing and delegating ownership and autonomy of local service pathways to the clinicians and administrative support staff.
About us
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It's personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It's the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.
Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job.Our preceptorship programme is second to none hence the award and logo.It's simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services. In 2018, we were named'Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction'by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.
We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree qualification or equivalent level of study at Masters level or above
- Current registration as AHP
- Post graduate management qualification (e.g. Diploma in Management Studies) or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Post graduate knowledge in a related specialist area gained through study days, short courses and experience
- Understanding of current legislation and professional body standards (NMC/HCPC) and their implementation in practice
- understand Health and safety and personal safety issues
- Good financial awareness and resource control to operate within budget
- Leading, managing and motivating staff including performance management and staff development to deliver high quality results
- Working at an advanced practice level in MSK Specialty
- Understanding of current and emerging health and social care policy and strategies
- Risk assessment and management and identifying and managing risk
- Managing successful change programmes, working across clinical service areas to improve and develop service delivery.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to resolve complex clinical issues
- Ability to build the teams to a high-performance level, conducive to professional development and team cohesiveness
- Ability to have difficult conversations with staff in line with HR policies
- Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
- Effective leadership skills and ability to delegate tasks to appropriately trained staff
- Ability to communicate and negotiate across a range of audiences and organisations
- Professional and management supervision, appraisal and objective setting
Desirable
- Coaching, mentoring, conflict management and/or mediation skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree qualification or equivalent level of study at Masters level or above
- Current registration as AHP
- Post graduate management qualification (e.g. Diploma in Management Studies) or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Post graduate knowledge in a related specialist area gained through study days, short courses and experience
- Understanding of current legislation and professional body standards (NMC/HCPC) and their implementation in practice
- understand Health and safety and personal safety issues
- Good financial awareness and resource control to operate within budget
- Leading, managing and motivating staff including performance management and staff development to deliver high quality results
- Working at an advanced practice level in MSK Specialty
- Understanding of current and emerging health and social care policy and strategies
- Risk assessment and management and identifying and managing risk
- Managing successful change programmes, working across clinical service areas to improve and develop service delivery.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to resolve complex clinical issues
- Ability to build the teams to a high-performance level, conducive to professional development and team cohesiveness
- Ability to have difficult conversations with staff in line with HR policies
- Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
- Effective leadership skills and ability to delegate tasks to appropriately trained staff
- Ability to communicate and negotiate across a range of audiences and organisations
- Professional and management supervision, appraisal and objective setting
Desirable
- Coaching, mentoring, conflict management and/or mediation skills
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
