MSK Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 May 2024 |
| Location: | Thatcham, RG18 3AS |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6262315/371-CHS482 |
Summary
Berkshire Healthcare are seeking organised and motivated candidates for MSK Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist roles based at West Berkshire Community Hospital or Bath Road (Reading) We have 2 x 1 Year part time posts available (30/31 hours) and these will be offered as a fixed term contract for external candidates or a secondment (with potential to progress to a substantive role) for internal candidates.
We receive a wide variety of referrals from GP surgeries, orthopaedic clinics and from the Trusts Specialist Spinal/Pain Service and MSK Community Specialist Service. You will be accountable for the clinical leadership and supervision of an excellent clinical team ranging from Bands 3 – 6 as well as being involved in the development of our rehabilitation pathways. You will also work closely with our team leads and Advanced Practice Physiotherapists (APPs) within Berkshire Healthcare to deliver a first class and seamless service to our patients.
This role requires a dynamic and enthusiastic person with excellent communication skills, who has experience of collaborative working. You should have a broad range of musculoskeletal outpatient postgraduate experience as a senior musculoskeletal physiotherapist and should also be able to demonstrate an advanced level of clinical skill and reasoning.
• To provide the clinical leadership for the MSK Physiotherapy Team
• To manage your own independent caseload
• To work with the Team Lead to co-ordinate the overall management of the service
• To work collaboratively with the Integrated Pain and Spinal Service and MSK Community Specialist Service to provide seamless and effective care
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
• To work as a clinical specialist practitioner to provide a high quality, responsive outpatient physiotherapy service for adults & children with musculoskeletal & orthopaedic conditions
• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and caseload management
• To be responsible for the supervision and education of Band 5 and 6 physiotherapists, technical instructors, work experience students and physiotherapy students.
• To take the lead on driving forward the clinical development of the service.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Wednesday 8 May 2024
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