We welcome applications from multiple professional backgrounds for this post, including physiotherapy, nursing etc.

We are looking for a highly self-motivated specialist nurses/extended scope physiotherapist to join the established team of Triage and Treat Practitioners, facilitating care for patients with back and /or radicular pain.

The Triage and Treat Practitioner Team provide a single access point leading to a high quality service to patients suffering with back pain and radicular pain. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your skills in a supportive and friendly environment.

In the event we are unable to appoint a successful candidate to the Triage and Treat Practitioner role, a developmental Trainee TTP role will be considered at Band 7 level. This will be based on candidates meeting elements of the essential criteria and following careful consideration at interview. We would encourage those who do not meet all of the essential criteria to apply on this basis.

In a development role it would be expected that the post holder would already have significant experience in specialist area but might need time/ support/ training to consolidate and enhance skills and knowledge required to work at this expert level. It would also be expected that they would complete and attain MSc level qualification before progression to higher banding would be considered

Main duties of the job

The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a �35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The James Cook University Hospital has a modern, central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres and a 16-bedded intensive care unit. There is also an Institute of Learning, Research and Innovation on site, embracing postgraduate medical education, undergraduate teaching centre, nurse training school, the school of radiography and library facilities.

The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current valid registration with relevant professional body i.e HCPC, NMC
• Degree or equivalent diploma in Physiotherapy/ Nursing
• Relevant Masters level qualification
• oSpecialist qualification / education or experience relevant to specialist area of practice.
• oTo have ongoing evidence of continued professional development within the specialist field

Desirable

• Advanced study in relevant area of practice
• Counselling certificate
• Evidence of Leadership course having been completed.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience working at a senior level within speciality area.
• Experience in managing change
• Knowledge of leading in a team
• Experience teaching formal programmes or courses to patients and/or other staff.
• Experience leading and presenting Audit/research
• Experience of student and junior supervision
• Experience in delivering CBT programmes.

Desirable

• Experience in providing counselling to patient and to support staff

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• In depth knowledge of speciality area of practice
• Complex problem solving and assessment skills
• oKnowledge of strategic issues which influence area of practice at a local and national level
• oKnowledge of national progress within speciality area
• oKnowledge of audit and research processes
• oSpecialist knowledge of manual handling legislation and current best practice.
• oAbility to manage and lead staff and the service to optimise resources
• oIT skills
• oTo display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
• oTo demonstrate analytical skills and judgement when dealing with the management of complex clients
• oAbility to work independently, and to pass on knowledge / skills to others within both formal and informal environments.
• oExcellent communication and team working skills.
• oAble to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
• opresentation Skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

• oTeam player
• oTo display the ability to problem solve and manage change
• oTo respond and adapt to the changing needs of the service
• oTo act appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances
• oAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet the differing needs of patients.
• oAbility to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
• oAble to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities.
• oAbility to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers.
• oTo work towards publishing and presenting nationally and internationally within their specialist field
• oAccess to transportation to attend various locations

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Ormesby Health Village

2 Trinity Mews

Middlesbrough

TS3 6AL

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