We are looking for dynamic and highly skilled Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists, experienced in all aspects of musculoskeletal management and is forward thinking with the skills to combine highly-specialist clinical practice with innovation. You will be committed to following best practice and the promotion of high-quality physiotherapy services.

As a clinical leader you will have demonstrable leadership qualities and excellent communication and time management skills, with proven abilities to build networks across sites and disciplines. Through your knowledge of emerging clinical advances within the specialty, you will be expected to advise and inform strategic planning and future service development.

Job Summary/Job Purpose:

Working as an autonomous practitioner managing patients with highly specialised complex needs in a variety of care settingsAneurin Bevan University Health board is facing changes in light of clinical futures and there will be more integrated working between MSK Therapy teams, primary care, urgent care and minor injury units, to help support people with MSK conditions.

Postholders will have the opportunity to work across core physiotherapy childrens MSK outpatient services, triage for self-referral and secondary care MSK referral pathways, urgent primary care systems and minor injury units.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates have an amazing opportunity develop a job plan to develop their skills further, working as an autonomous practitioner or collaboratively with other professions e.g., GPs, consultants, nurses and other AHPs to provide expert patient centred musculoskeletal care for people with highly specialised complex needs in a variety of care settings including

• Community outpatient physiotherapy service
• MSK community multi-disciplinary triage of self-referrals

• First contact practitioner within urgent primary care hubs, GP practices and minor injuries units

The successful candidate will be expected to provide training, education, supervision and appraisal for staff and students within across all musculoskeletal service delivery areas and as part of the role contribute to the development of professional practice and the transformation and evaluation of service delivery and support research and innovation agenda.

In turn, they will be supported by a network of Clinical Lead physiotherapists, principal podiatrist, clinical sonographers (podiatry and physiotherapy), consultant physiotherapist, GP leads within primary care and consultant nurse responsible for minor injuries services.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job description Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification Qualifications and Knowledge Essential

• Diploma/ Degree in physiotherapy
• HCPC registration.
• Advanced accredited training at masters level or equivalent
• Accredited post graduate specialist courses/ training relevant to role

Desirable

• MSc within relevant specialty
• Post-graduate qualification up to post grad diploma level in relevant area
• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• IRMER Trained
• Injection therapy qualification
• Competency as non-medical referrer
• Qualified sonographer
• Relevant leadership courses/ qualifications

Experience Essential

• Significant post-graduate experience relevant to specialty
• Significant experience managing a complex caseload working within relevant specialty
• Experience in multi-agency team working within specialist area
• Evidence of supporting clinical governance requirements including codes of conduct
• Leadership of relevant networks/ practice groups
• Experience in audit and service evaluation
• Experience in research
• Experience in staff development including education
• Experience in supervision
• Experience in presenting to a range of audiences

Desirable

• Experience in leading a team
• Experience of service planning and development across professional boundaries
• Experience of post graduate teaching
• Independent prescribing
• Injection therapy qualified
• Ezperience of requesting diagnostics

Values Essential

• Professional confidence & reliable attitude to work
• Able to cope under pressure and adapt work patterns when the situation is unpredictable
• Commitment, enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Ability to maintain high levels of concentration, alertness and awareness in unpredictable environments
• Ability to emotionally adapt and demonstrate empathy and negotiation skills
• Adaptive team player with ability to motivate and respectful to others
• Ability to set priorities and deliver and evaluate performance outcomes
• Ability to reflect on own performance

Other Essential

• Requirement OR willingness to undertake further masters level training up to PGC level
• Ability to travel and to work in a variety of sites based on need
• Prepared to work flexibly to meet service needs
• Available for weekend duties

Desirable

• Membership of appropriate special interest groups
• Clear vision of role and commitment to specialty

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