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Consultant Physiotherapist - Spinal | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 December 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £62,215 - £72,293 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 January 2025 |
| Location: | oxford, OX37LD |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6753078/321-NOTSS-6753078-B8B |
Summary
The Consultant Spinal AHP is a recognised expert within the spinal
field demonstrating expert levels of clinical judgement, knowledge and
experience. The consultant provides clinical leadership, drives
innovation, leads research, facilitates cross boundary working and
directs the strategic direction of spinal services to ensure the provision
of high-quality patient centred care
The post holder will be a clinical expert in the field of spinal pain, working alongside surgical and physiotherapy colleagues to provide clinical leadership.
To strategically develop the non-surgical management of spinal patients across the OUH and interact with BOB ICS to ensure local implementation of relevant national policy in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
To provide expert clinical practice in the advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients who may have highly complex and/or chronic presentations.
To undertake a significant clinical caseload to a high professional standard using specialist knowledge from theoretical and practical experience and to support other practitioners on a Trust-wide consultancy basis for complex cases.
To be actively involved in providing on-going education and training to a wide range of staff working across primary and secondary care.
To be at the forefront of developing practice through promoting an evidence-based culture as well as disseminating research findings.
To undertake research, audit and evaluation of clinical practice in relation to the management of spinal patients.
To offer advice on the future strategic planning and development of spinal services in the wider context of service redesign across the health economy
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Expert Clinical Practice
1.1 Be an expert practitioner in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and case managementofthoserequiringspinal assessment.
1.2 To assess highly complex cases using a range of assessment/diagnostic methods and reach valid, reliable and comprehensive patient and client-centered conclusions appropriate to needs, context and culture.
1.3 To undertake a detailed physical and psychosocial assessment of complex patients by using investigative and analytical skills and expert clinical reasoning in order to establish a diagnosis and implement an appropriate treatment plan.
1.4 To practice at an advanced level working at the boundaries of advanced clinical practice; including referral for and interpretation of investigations (MRI scans, X rays, Pathology tests).
1.5 To produce individual treatment plans and interventions for patients with highly complex needs who require in-depth diagnosis.
2. Leadership
2.1 To be part of the senior leadership team of the physiotherapy service acting as a resource to support the management of spinal pain alongside the leads for Optimise pain rehabilitation service and Out-Patient Physiotherapy lead.
2.2 Act as a national leader in own specific field, creating opportunities to represent the organisation and ensuring the organisation is aware of national changes to healthcare. To be recognised and utilized both locally and Nationally as an expert clinical resource.
2.3 Actively participate in negotiating and forming an agreed job plan, updated annually that clearly describes roles and responsibilities, including the proportion of time attributed to direct clinical care and supporting professionalactivities.
3.0 Education and teaching
The post holderwill:
3.1. Directandoverseethedesignandimplementationofeducationandtraining that results in the consistent delivery of spinal pain education that is person-centred, clinically and cost effective, and is supported by evidence-basedpractice.
3.2 Through role modelling, mentorship, clinical supervision, as well as education and facilitation, support the development of the multidisciplinary team’s role to ensureitevolveswithinthecontextofclinicalandorganisationaldevelopments.
3.3 Teach multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary groups within the Trust, and within local higher education institutes on a range of subjects relating to the specialist field of spinal pain.
4.0 Research and Audit
The post holder will:
4.1 Work closely with the Physiotherapy Research Unit to develop and implement a research workstream strategy resulting in an increase in research activity and wider awareness and participation in research projects
4.2 Be aware of current and planned research and its implications for practice, service organisation and governance and to promote evidence informed practice.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Dec 2024
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