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Are you a physiotherapist who has extensive experience in Women's Health and keen to work in a first-class teaching hospital? Are you committed to the provision of evidence based practice and the development of staff? Do you want to work in an environment with world class facilities with a focus on pelvic health education of undergraduate and postgraduate students research and clinical audit?

We are a friendly place to work, hold wellbeing activities, are an inclusive and diverse department with a professional development teaching programme supporting you to gain knowledge and skills as you begin your leadership journey.

The post holder will oversee a team at Whipps Cross Hospital and Newham. They will have the opportunity to work alongside different specialties including, Obstetric department, Urology department, Maternity department and attend MDT's.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy for acute and chronic pelvic health patients as an autonomous practitioner, with access to advice and support from colleagues if required. The post holder will be responsible for their own caseload providing thorough clinical assessment, diagnosis, planning treatment and appropriate discharge from the service adapting practice to suit the needs of the patient. Their practice will include advanced physiotherapy assessment and treatment of patients within the specialty who may have complex, chronic pain presentations.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Graduate experience as a senior physiotherapist in relevant MSK outpatient, orthopedic and rheumatology clinical environments
• Experience in a women's and men's health service
• Experience of working with Maternity/Obstetric/Urology patients
• Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HPC recommendations
• Experience of working as part of a team uni-professional and multi- professional team
• Advice, supervision, appraisal, training and support to more junior staff, support staff and students
• Experience of audit/research
• Experience with Chronic pain patients

Desirable

• Appropriate post registration NHS experience
• Experience of sole working as part of an out of hours orthopedic weekend service

Skills

Essential

• Good knowledge of current best practice in physiotherapy in the relevant setting E.G. MSK/pain/maternity/obstretic/urology
• Specialist MSK skills in OPD/Maternity/Obstretic/Urology areas
• Understanding and application of risk management
• Understand legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and more junior staffs workload and supervise support staff in this field
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities and support other staff in this field
• Demonstrate understanding and previous participation in activity to support the clinical governance agenda
• In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group
• Be able to demonstrate flexibility and reliability
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Knowledge & qualifications

Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• Member of the Health Professions Council

Desirable

• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Member of special interest group specializing in Women's and Men's health

Other

Essential

• Supervisory & appraisal skills of other staff including junior staff / support staff / students
• Ability to pass on knowledge and deliver training both internally within the profession and externally to other staff groups
• Committed to lifelong and self-directed learning
• After induction, to be able to actively participate as an appraiser to the Trust IPR system
• Committed to personal and team development
• Ability to gain patient's trust and engender confidence & feeling of safety in patients about their care
• Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear and logical manner
• Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
• Fully IT literate with IM& T skills to use a range of applications to support workload
• Ability to cope with working in a busy or stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients/carers
• Commitment to non-discriminatory practice
• Understanding and compliance with Data Protection

Desirable

• Member of a relevant specific interest group
• Committee membership eg Risk Management

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross Hospital

London

E11 1NR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

259-6664927WXH