Senior Physiotherapist in MSK Outpatients and Hand Therapy, Band 6 - NHS - ref. c54502123
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Senior Physiotherapist (Band 6) in MSK Outpatients and Hand Therapy (Full-time or Part-time)
Are you interested in working for a service that supports personal development and provides a variety of experiences in an engaging and innovative team?
We are offering an opportunity to join the MSK Outpatient Team in a role where you will have a mixed caseload of Core MSK patients AND Hand Therapy patients. with opportunities in:
- Acute and Chronic referral management (including acute orthopaedics)
- Management of Self-Referrals
- Group exercise classes
- Splinting
- MDT Hand Trauma Clinics
- Innovative ways of working
We provide a job plan that balances a varied caseload of MSK and Hand Therapy patients with personal development opportunities. These include involvement in research, clinical leadership, supervision and education.
Candidates need to have broad MSK skills and have had experience of working in Hand Therapy.
As an organisation, we are known for supporting personal development, post-graduate education, including MSc level courses.
We are actively engaged in research, leading in trials with Oxford University and the NIHR. We also have close multi-disciplinary working with other services in the acute trust and with the MSK Advanced Practitioner Service.
Main duties of the job
To support leadership and work within the Core MSK and Hand Therapy services, providing an effective and evidence-based service through assessing, planning and implementing treatment programmes.
To deliver therapeutic intervention, including Hand Therapy, by using the principles of Physiotherapy in an integrated and client-centred way.
To assume responsibility for personal development and supporting the development and supervision of others by CPD (continuing professional development), linked to appraisal.
To support evaluation and service development in the clinical area in line with national and local drivers.
Working for our organisation
The Therapy service provides Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy to inpatients and outpatients at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals. We are an integrated service providing patient centred care. Our mission is to ‘enable people to maximise their potential to live well’
Our Outpatient service was shortlisted for the HSJ Awards and HSJ Awards 2024 for service improvement innovations and performance recovery.
The successful candidate will have a job plan that balances a varied caseload of Core MSK and Hand Therapy patients with personal development opportunities. These will include involvement in research, clinical leadership and the supervision and education of less experienced staff.You will also be integral in the development of students and apprentices.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information on the main responsibilities for this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Completed or working towards completion of relevant post-graduate training e.g. BAHT Level 1 or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of supervising, appraising, and providing education/training to others
- Experience of working in the NHS in the UK
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential criteria- Deliver a high level of skill in assessment and management of complex patients.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written when interacting with patients/carers, other team members and the MDT.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply and utilise evidence based practice, including National guidelines to deliver, evaluate and audit the service.
- Demonstrate the ability to network with other professionals and set up close working relations
- Work flexibly in response to the changing demands of the service and manage changes in service delivery in self and others.
- Have an understanding of the principles of both Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy in order to contribute to the development of an integrated Therapy Service
Qualities
Essential criteria- Work efficiently as a team member within the multidisciplinary team
- Work and maintain judgement under pressure, whilst effectively manging own and others' time
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary.Please contact [email protected] for further information.
The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance.As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
Committed to supporting service personnel
As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel.To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
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