Team Lead Physiotherapist In Msk Outpatients

Job summary We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Lead Physiotherapist to join our well-established MSK outpatient service at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.This is a full-time position ( hours per week) on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave from ~ May 2025.The successful applicant will have extensive experience of working in the NHS within MSK and be proficient and confident in the delivery of evidence-based assessment and treatments for a wide variety of MSK conditions.The role will provide operational and clinical leadership to the outpatient team at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
On a day-to-day basis, this will include running a complex clinical caseload, managing waiting lists, wide-ranging clinical governance activities, and the line management, supervision, and development of physiotherapy and clerical staff working within the outpatients department.There will also be the requirement to assist the Clinical Lead and Physiotherapy Manager in the continuing development and improvement of the wider MSK physiotherapy service, while delivering on agreed clinical and financial performance targets.The successful applicant will be a proactive and highly motivated individual with a strong commitment to their own continuing professional development, both clinically and in terms of leadership, with a demonstrated ability to adapt to new challenges while consistently putting patients first and fostering collaboration and innovation within the team.
Main duties of the job Workingas an experienced, autonomous practitioner, to provide a high standard ofpatient focused care through advanced assessment, accurate diagnosis,development and delivery of individual treatment programmes for patients withingiven speciality.
To take responsibility of own caseload in area of speciality.Toassist in the planning, co-ordination, delivery and evaluation of thephysiotherapy service provided within outpatients at Worcestershire AcuteHospitals NHS Trust.Toprovide supervision, support and education for qualified and unqualifiedphysiotherapy staff, and to other members of the multi-disciplinary team.To participate in departmental audit andresearch in support of evidence based practice.To undertake a team leader rolein planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the physiotherapy serviceprovided to patients within a outpatients.To advise physiotherapists on the physiotherapy treatment and managementof patients within outpatients.To communicate with the MDT as appropriateto provide comprehensive assessment to determine admission prevention asappropriate to given speciality.Towork alongside the other clinical leads within the speciality to ensure outpatientservices are delivered and evaluated effectively.
About us Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First.
We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and WorcesterOur workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care.
You could be one of them.We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward.
Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.Our objectives are simple:Best services for local peopleBest experience of care and best outcomes for our patientsBest use of resourcesBest peopleBetter never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description document for a full overview of this post.Key Duties:Clinical:Tobeprofessionally and legally accountable for all aspects of practice, includingthe management of patients receiving treatment.To ensure the delivery of care to the patientis of a high clinical and professional standard using a wide range ofphysiotherapy techniques and extensive post graduate experience, and toencourage members of the team to do likewise.
To make clinical judgements involving complexand often multi pathology patients regarding potential for rehabilitation.
Suchdecisions may cause some conflict and financial implications.To deliver group sessions where appropriatewithin area of speciality hip and knee pre op group.To be responsible for own caseload withinspeciality and organise all other members of the team in order to provide anefficient service taking into account clinical priorities that can rapidlychange throughout the course of the day.
To ensure that patient confidentiality, privacyand dignity is maintained at all times.To undertake comprehensive clinical assessment,including clinical risk of patients, including those with complex/ highlycomplex, sensitive and multi pathological presentations using advancedinvestigative skills within speciality.Using highly specialised analytical and clinical reasoning assessmentskills to interpret findings and to apply these to the development ofindividual evidence based patient management plans.
Some patients will havebeen referred by a medical practitioner but not examined.To regularly evaluate subjectively andobjectively the effectiveness of the treatment, using appropriate outcomemeasures and to decide when medical review is needed and to adjust treatmentaccordingly.To demonstrate a high level of specialisedskill and expertise in the delivery of treatment to patients, including highlyskilled handling.
To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and manual skills for assessment and treatment of patients.Appropriate treatments are selected from an extensive repertoire ofphysiotherapeutic interventions Normal Movement, Motor Relearning, manualtherapy techniques, respiratory techniques, use of NIV and exercise therapydependant on speciality.
To work in partnership with medical, nursingand MDT to develop services in accordance with local and national service andclinical guidelines.To co-ordinate with other members of the MDTto facilitate discharge planning, participating in weekly MDT meetings, homevisits and progress meetings with patients, relatives and carers.
This isaccording to speciality.To maintain comprehensive, accurate andcontemporaneous treatment records, including valid consent appropriate to theintervention, and discharge report or referrals for ongoing therapy in anothersetting.To liaise closely with other specialist teamsto provide optimal, seamless care to patients.
To act as a source of specialised knowledgeand provide advice to other physiotherapy colleagues and the MDT within givenspeciality.To provide specialist advice, support,training and mentoring to other members of the multi-disciplinary team and allstaff who participate in rotas / weekend / on call working associated withinthe given speciality.To co-ordinate and ensure effective deliveryof rotas within area of speciality with assistance of the ClinicalLead.With the assistance of the Clinical Lead, toaccept clinical responsibility for outpatients, includingmanagement of the waiting lists across the trust.To use advanced judgemental skills and acomprehensive knowledge of physiotherapy interventions to plan individualtreatment programmes of care, reflecting evidence based practice.Communications: To assess capacity, gain valid consent and towork within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent totreatment.To communicate effectively using skills ofpersuasion, motivation, reassurance, explanation and negotiation, with patientswhere barriers to effective communication may be evident, expressive andreceptive dysphasia, altered perception, hearing loss, mental disabilities,pain and fear.
Barriers to communication will regularly be evident.To give a clear explanation of realisticexpectations and develop a treatment plan in negotiation with the patient usingwritten information where required.To write clear and concise notes based onphysiotherapy assessment and treatment of patients, in accordance withprofessional standards.To produce written discharge summaries and/orprogress reports to GPs, Consultants, or other referring health professionalsregarding complex conditions within speciality.To liaise with ward staff for handover ofpatient status, and with other healthcare colleagues as appropriate, and attendmeetings and case conferences.To liaise with junior therapists regardingcaseloads.To communicate with all health professionals,patients, relatives and carers personally or by telephone or email to maintaina seamless service.
members of the Critical Care Out Reach team regardingacutely ill patients in the ward setting to establish a network of care of thehighest quality.To be part of the specialised physiotherapyteam, communicating effectively to establish current workload and organiseassistance where required.To lead the team in the absence of theclinical lead, communicating effectively to establish current workload andorganise assistance when required.To liaise verbally,in writing and electronically with medical, nursing staff and other healthcareprofessionals, encouraging a multidisciplinary team approach to patient careutilising best practice to develop and improve clinical services.To work inpartnership with all members of the MDT to co-ordinate patient care anddischarge planning, by attending ward rounds, case conferences and regular MDTmeetings as appropriate to given speciality.Educationand Training:To maintain own clinical professionaldevelopment by a variety of means (internal/external courses, journal reviews,self-directed study) in order to maintain up to date clinical knowledge.To be appraised annually by the Clinical Lead/Site Manager to formulate a personal development plan.
This should take intoaccount personal objectives with regards to education and development, andTrust objectives including management and service issues.To appraise, mentor and train other members ofthe team including rotational staff and assistants.To liaise with the Physiotherapy manager orClinical lead as appropriate re the organisation of physiotherapy equipmentspecific area.
walking frames, NIV, electrotherapy equipment.To assess and appraise students in line withUniversity guidelines.
To provide supervision and training to physiotherapystudents.To participate in all mandatory training asrequired by the trust.To be an active member of the departmentalin-service training programme, by attending and delivering training in the formof presentations, journal reviews, and demonstrating reflective practice.To provide training to junior staff inphysiotherapy medical devices within speciality.To provide supervision, teaching and trainingto junior staff within given speciality, to promote a high standard of patientcare through the delivery of skilled assessment and treatment.To demonstrate an understanding of clinicalgovernance in physiotherapy practice.To regularly evaluate currentphysiotherapy practice through the use of outcome measures and audit, and touse this information to recommend service improvements.To promote physiotherapy within specificspeciality by the provision of teaching and instruction to patients, carers,relatives and other health professionals.To keep abreast of new developments inphysiotherapy, evidence based practice, ensuring that physiotherapists workingwithin given speciality are also informed.To assist with the planning, coordination anddelivery of specific training within given speciality.To take an activerole in multi-disciplinary training, both as provider and participant, givingspecialist advice / training to MDT colleagues where needed.To be responsible forthe Physiotherapy training programmes and continued assessment and competencyof staff from other professions as appropriate to speciality.To adhere to localdepartmental and trust policies.In the absence of theClinical Lead, to represent the Physiotherapy department in appropriatemanagement and directorate meetings.To provide spontaneous and planned advice,teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other healthcare professionals both within the trust and externally topromote an understanding of the aims ofphysiotherapyand to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
Organisation andManagement:To assist in the leadership of the outpatient team.To provide and be part responsible for organising and monitoring thespecialised physiotherapy service withina designated area.To be responsible for prioritising and allocating work andensuring the effective selection and use of resources.To be responsible for own caseload and organiseother members of the team in order to provide an efficient service, taking intoaccount clinical priorities, that can rapidly change throughout the course of aday.To ensure the Clinical Lead/ Site Manager isfully informed of all matters affecting the speciality by regular reporting.To be aware of, adhere to National,Professional, Trust and Departmental policies.To assist in forming new departmental policies if necessary, and proposeideas for development of the service.To collect accurate and up to date statisticalinformation to assist in audit and departmental evidence regardingphysiotherapy treatment.To be involved in managing human resourceswithin the department (recruitment and selection process/absence management/performance management) Person Specification Skills & Knowledge Essential High standard of written communication, including presentation skills.
Evidence of appropriate personal skills ( responsible, flexible, highly organised).
Evidence of effective leadership and team working.
Teaching skills.
Examples of on-going and varied people management.
Advanced clinical knowledge and highly developed skills in the specialised area Thorough understanding of professional, legal and clinical governance responsibilities In depth knowledge of current local and national NHS issues.
Desirable Management /leadership training/qualification.
Qualifications Essential Diploma or degree in physiotherapy.
Health and Care Professions Council registration.
Appropriate, recognised post graduate qualification/training.
Desirable Member of CSP.
Relevant MSc or working towards.
Experience Essential Completed rotations within each of the core specialties at a Band 5 / junior level or can demonstrate a broad range of experience within area of speciality.
Appropriate experience in an acute NHS setting at a senior level.
Extensive and wide-ranging post registration experience within MSK.
Comprehensive evidence of recent, relevant CPD.
Experience of providing high quality supervision, appraisal and development of more junior staff and students.
Participation in audit/research.
Desirable Participation in service improvement projects.
Experience of managing a clinical team/workload.
Other Job Requirements Essential Able and willing to commute between sites Able and willing to work across 7 days Ability to meet the physical demands of the role Commitment to working in Worcestershire Personal Qualities Essential Professional attitude and manner Enthusiastic and inspirational about health care.
Ability to show Initiative and make decisions.
To be approachable and have excellent interpersonal skills.