Band 7 Senior Physiotherapist Team Leader Msk

Job summary Do you want to work in a dynamic, innovative Trust, with state of the art facilities and where there is a strong focus on staff wellbeing and development?A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Physiotherapist (Team Leader) Musculoskeletal Outpatients to join our large team.The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham is part of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and is in close proximity to the City Centre.This is an opportunity for applicants looking to move into a more senior position, who have considerable senior experience assessing and treating acute and chronic conditions in an Acute NHS setting.
Within the team we have opportunities to work in FCP roles, Major trauma clinics, Fracture clinics, T&O clinics, Spinal clinics, Pain clinics, ED, SEMS and Haemophilia, all closely with the MDT.It is an exciting time to be joining a team looking forward to the future of health care.The Physiotherapy service actively supports CPD and personal development for all staff.
We have a comprehensive in-service training programme at all levels and structured supervision.
We have an experience team of Clinical Specialists supporting Senior staff.Please follow this link for a video of our services: This is a full-time post, but part-time opportunities may be available.
Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be dynamic and highly skilled in managing a complex caseload of patients with acute and chronic conditions and work within the MDT in consultant clinics in a variety of specialities.
You will also participate in triage of referrals.You should have experience of working in an acute NHS Trust and management of acute and chronic conditions in an outpatient setting.You will be expected to manage and support students and more junior staff as required and contribute to their development.
You will partake in the delivery of a comprehensive in-service training programme.
All behaviours should be in line with the trust behavioural framework.You will be expected to contribute to service development, quality improvement and operational delivery.
This will include tasks as requested by Clinical Specialist or Senior management as required.You will be expected to be flexible with working hours to cover late clinics and weekend work.
You will be expected to support our weekend trauma rota.You should have experience of managing both qualified and non-qualified staff and will be expected to assist in their development.Evidence of leadership competency or qualification is required.There are ample opportunities for CPD.
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Job description Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* Person Specification Qualifications Essential *Appropriate Physiotherapy or professional qualification MCSP/ BSc or MSc.
*Registration with Health Care Professions Council *CSP or equivalent professional registration *Evidence of commitment to advanced clinical and non-clinical continued professional development within own speciality, post registration training, management / Leadership competencies and evidence of a detailed personal development portfolio *Relevant, accredited, postgraduate education/courses in musculoskeletal physiotherapy Desirable *Post registration MSc *Attended student educator course Experience Essential *Significant senior post registration experience of which considerable experience has been in a musculoskeletal specialty in an acute NHS organisation.
To include experience of treating acute and chronic patients.
*Experience of staff management including supervision and of development and performance management of staff.
*Significant experience in education and clinical training of others.
*Some experience of clinical/service evaluation *Proficient knowledge and skill in the specialist assessment and treatment of a wide range of complex acute and chronic clinical presentations relating to the musculoskeletal patient.
*Excellent knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
*Awareness of current evidence in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and application to clinical practice, using advanced clinical reasoning skills.
*Good understanding of IT systems and its application to clinical practice.
Desirable *Good knowledge and application of all areas of Clinical Governance including Quality, Audit and Risk management *Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession *Good understanding of principles of data and statistics and experience of their use in evaluation of service delivery *Knowledge and understanding of the research process.
*Teaching experience to uni and multi-professional groups with evidence of ability to deliver high quality presentations Additional Criteria Essential *Ability to work autonomously within specialist clinical area & undertake clinical analysis and reasoning skills in the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal patients and apply broad standards & guidelines to own practice.
*Well-developed specialist therapeutic handling skill relevant to this specialty.
*Leadership and influential skills, able to lead and command confidence in senior therapists, consultants, senior nurses and managers within and related to musculoskeletal services *Able to demonstrate the ability to select and apply a wide range treatment options for a range of clinical presentations.
*Good verbal & written skills; able to communicate complex clinical information in a clear and logical manner to patients, colleagues and other healthcare professional concerning a wide range of clinical situations.
*Proven organisational skills including prioritisation and delegation *On-call skills (if appropriate to this post) and able to provide advice and patient assessment as a lone physiotherapist in an on-call situation *Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of patients.
*Strong sense of professional integrity, and compliance with Trust vision and values.
*Ability to be self-motivated and to motivate team.
*Excellent interpersonal and communication skills *Reliable, good attendance record.
*Physically fit and resilient, able to meet the physical and emotional demands of the post.
*Able and willing to work flexibly in order to meet service priorities.
*Excellent time management and organisational skills and able to meet deadlines and targets *Excellent problem-solving skills Desirable *Able to demonstrate advanced physical skills especially in precision, dexterity and hand-eye/sensory co-ordination in order to undertake palpation and mobilisation at an advanced level.
*Ability to constructively challenge current practice and identify opportunity to develop, implement and facilitate change in practice by others.
*Good teaching, supervisory and appraisal skills *Able to interpret and analyse a range of policy, clinical guidelines and data and their relevance for practice.