An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the well-established and respected Physiotherapy Service within the Rheumatology Department based at the Haywood Hospital in Stoke on Trent. The post-holder will be an autonomous and specialised practitioner, maintaining a complex clinical caseload, specialising in the fields of Musculoskeletal & Rheumatology, treating patient's individually or within a gym-based setting.

We are looking for someone who is positive, enthusiastic and innovative with the ability to demonstrate excellent communication, organisational and IT skills. The ability to evidence high quality clinical skills, excellent knowledge and experience of working in a busy integrated team. The postholder will independently manage their own caseload and contribute to department and service needs as required.

Main duties of the job

• Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.

• Demonstrate the Values of the Midland Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). Putting people at the heart of what we do, Empowering People to improve Care and Wellbeing, Delivering better Health, better Care in partnership

• Be a Specialist Physiotherapist and have a detailed professional and clinical for a defined population of service users.
• Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support
• Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
• Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to
• Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to �2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to �250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will work within the Rheumatology and T/O Service. This service provides high quality care to patients from North Staffordshire and beyond following a range of rheumatoid conditions including trauma injury, deterioration in long term conditions and other complex presentations seen in this patient cohort. The nature of the service will be determined by local service specifications. This clinical remit of this role is supporting therapy services for the Rheumatology/T& O service based at the Haywood/Bradwell Hospital. This is a dynamic post that requires the post holder to work in an integrated approach working collaboratively with the patients their carers and the wider multi-professional team to determine effective treatment plans and patient focused goals. The core value of the role is to improve the health and well-being of the population served.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent. Registration with HCPC
• Relevant Specialist Post Graduate qualification and/or courses and/or development (e.g. professionally recognised courses in specialist area).

Desirable

• Modules at Masters level Evidence of further clinical study

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience to the role including assessment and management of various conditions within the area of clinical speciality.
• Ability to manage time and caseload effectively. Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with issues within the area of clinical speciality.

Desirable

• Experience of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations.

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Haywood Hospital

High Lane

Burslem

ST6 7AG

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301-ME-24-6210009