Advanced MSK Physiotherapist

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.

We have three strategic objectives:

We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.

Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.

As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.

Job overview

SWB NHS Trust comprises Secondary Care specialities, Community Services and GP practices facilitating integrated pathways of care to meet the needs of our population.

This role will involving working as part of the multidisciplinary team either within the Pain Service or as a hybrid first contact physiotherapist.

Previous NHS experience is also essential and experience across different healthcare sectors will be an advantage. These criteria will be used as part of the shortlisting process.

Staff development is a priority with 3.5 hours ring-fenced weekly for supervision, mandatory training and self-directed learning activity. We hope to offer choice and flexibility to our complex local population, support the NHS Green Agenda and reduce barriers to help our patients access high quality care.

Main duties of the job

You will work as a lead clinician planning, delivering, evaluating and developing musculoskeletal (MSK) care with a focus on managing patients with persistent MSK pain as part of the Pain Service MDT or within an FCP role alongside colleagues from the SWB MSK Service.

You will help to create and promote a culture of learning, acting as a mentor and playing an active role in the supervision, assessment and education of peers, MDT colleagues, support workers and students.

You will undertake continuous personal professional development across the 4 pillars of practice – clinical, leadership/management, education, and service evaluation/research demonstrating Level 7 in the clinical pillar and working towards Level 7 in the other pillars.

You will identify opportunities to promote fitness and wellbeing among patients, Trust employees and the general public, making every contact count, providing added value, promoting function and reducing musculoskeletal sickness absence.

You will undertake evidence based audit and research activity to further develop MSK practice, making and acting upon recommendations for changes in practice to improve service delivery and outcomes

You will liaise with the Consultant Physiotherapists, ACP Lead and Operational Leads to streamlined patient-centered MSK Care across the integrated NHS Trust and local community

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

1. Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a variety of clinical environments demonstrating adaptability, flexibility and willingness to continually develop
• Specialist post-graduate musculoskeletal experience working at Band 6 or above in a range of musculoskeletal sub-speciality areas managing complex patients
• Must be 5 years post Qualification of which 3 years is within MSK setting

• Experience of working in different environmental settings eg acute and community clinics with diverse populations and non-NHS services
• Formal lecturing experience
• Involvement in marketing, education, health promotion and/or wellbeing activity
• Policy or protocol development, dissemination and evaluation
• Involvement in audit
• Education and mentoring of peers, junior staff, multidisciplinary team members and/or physiotherapy students.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in physiotherapy; HCPC registered
• Evidence of validated or recognised post-graduation training in musculoskeletal practice supported by a portfolio to illustrate professional development towards or at Level 7 in the Clinical pillar of practice

• Member of CSP and other relevant interest group
• M –level education in relevant musculoskeletal & advancing practice
• Centre of Advancing Practice FCP accreditation

We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.