Advanced Practice Physiotherapist - Spasticity Service
| Posting date: | 22 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum or pro rata if part-time |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B31 2AP |
| Company: | The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6291221/303-6291221 |
Summary
A Vacancy at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you dynamic, motivated, forward thinking and have a passion for driving changes to permanently improve the quality of life of patients with focal spasticity, getting actively involved in the patient’s journey?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our newly evolving and rapidly growing service for interventional treatment of spasticity of the upper and lower limb. You will use evidence-based principles, current best practices of non-operative treatment to help optimise preoperative assessment and guide postoperative rehabilitation.
Being part of the MDT you will work within the Upper and Lower Limb MDT Spasticity clinics. You will support and guide the administration of Botulinum Toxin for a significant cohort of patients with focal spasticity who have regular injections. You will be optimising pathways for patients and supporting communication between healthcare professional that are involved in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with upper motor neuron lesions.
This role also requires the ability to review the current service provision, explore options and make recommendations for the future service including business case development with support as required.
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.
Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.
The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.
The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.
JOB SUMMARY
To act as the clinical lead in the Spasticity Service and to promote and actively develop the service in conjunction with the Multidisciplinary Team and Head of Therapy Services.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To be responsible for providing autonomous advanced assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with complex neurological disorders and focal spasticity, working in an Advanced Practice role with the skills to inject and prescribe and authority to order further investigations such as imaging.
2. To act as a source of expertise and provide specialist clinical knowledge and guidance on the management of spasticity to Primary Health Care professionals, Consultants, Senior Therapists, and other Health Care Professionals.
3. To act as a clinical lead in co-ordinating, delivering, and evaluating the Spasticity service together with the Head of Therapy Services, Lead Consultant for Spasticity and multidisciplinary team in line with the Trust Business Plan and the needs of service users.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Jun 2024
Are you dynamic, motivated, forward thinking and have a passion for driving changes to permanently improve the quality of life of patients with focal spasticity, getting actively involved in the patient’s journey?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our newly evolving and rapidly growing service for interventional treatment of spasticity of the upper and lower limb. You will use evidence-based principles, current best practices of non-operative treatment to help optimise preoperative assessment and guide postoperative rehabilitation.
Being part of the MDT you will work within the Upper and Lower Limb MDT Spasticity clinics. You will support and guide the administration of Botulinum Toxin for a significant cohort of patients with focal spasticity who have regular injections. You will be optimising pathways for patients and supporting communication between healthcare professional that are involved in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with upper motor neuron lesions.
This role also requires the ability to review the current service provision, explore options and make recommendations for the future service including business case development with support as required.
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.
Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.
The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.
The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.
JOB SUMMARY
To act as the clinical lead in the Spasticity Service and to promote and actively develop the service in conjunction with the Multidisciplinary Team and Head of Therapy Services.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To be responsible for providing autonomous advanced assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with complex neurological disorders and focal spasticity, working in an Advanced Practice role with the skills to inject and prescribe and authority to order further investigations such as imaging.
2. To act as a source of expertise and provide specialist clinical knowledge and guidance on the management of spasticity to Primary Health Care professionals, Consultants, Senior Therapists, and other Health Care Professionals.
3. To act as a clinical lead in co-ordinating, delivering, and evaluating the Spasticity service together with the Head of Therapy Services, Lead Consultant for Spasticity and multidisciplinary team in line with the Trust Business Plan and the needs of service users.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Jun 2024
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