Job summary
This specialist post offers a 1-year opportunity to further develop your highly advanced clinical and leadership skills within the Shoulder and Elbow Unit at RNOH. It is a unique opportunity, supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team, including specialist surgeons and an internationally recognised Consultant Physiotherapist in the field of shoulder instability and rehabilitation.

This is a part-time post. We are offering up to 30 hours, predominantly based at our Stanmore site. Hours may be worked over 3-5 days according to the needs of the candidate and the service, offering plenty of flexibility.

Main duties of the job
The role encompasses assessing and treating patients in both an outpatient setting and those undertaking intensive, complex inpatient rehabilitation.

Whilst the role is predominantly clinical in nature it also includes a significant leadership role; supporting the evaluation of patient and service outcomes, active participation in quality improvement and service development and the training and development of other staff.

The Shoulder & Elbow Unit has a strong research foundation and the opportunity to actively participate in clinical research may be available during the year.

About us
The RNOH is a national centre of excellence and the leading orthopaedic hospital in the UK with an international reputation for diagnosis, assessment and treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. This ranges from acute spinal cord injury, bone tumour and complex joint reconstruction to orthopaedic and specialist rehabilitation. This broad range of neuro-musculoskeletal services is unique within the NHS.

The Shoulder and Elbow Unit at the RNOH aims to deliver world-class, specialist surgical care and rehabilitation. It is one of the largest Shoulder and Elbow Units in the country and a leader in the management and treatment of complex shoulder instability.

We pride ourselves in being a supportive, friendly team who enjoys sharing knowledge and developing clinicians, whilst caring for workforce well-being and having fun!

Job responsibilities
This is an ideal opportunity for a team-player with leadership qualities and experience, who already has some post graduate experience in the musculoskeletal Upper Limb field with excellent clinical reasoning skills, who wishes to develop their learning, and experience a year treating a complex cohort in a specialist, tertiary setting.

Please see job description for further details.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
• Registered with Health and care Professions Council
• Evidence of CPD maintained portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to this post/specialist area
• Attended courses related to staff supervision/development and leadership

Desirable

• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Successful completion of recognised post-registration clinical course in specialist field MSc modules MACP
• Leadership Course

Experience
Essential

• Extensive post graduate experience within the healthcare environment
• A broad range of clinical experience including orthopaedics/MSK, rehabilitation encompassing the core areas of expertise of exercise therapy, movement re-education, manual therapy and pain management.
• Experience at minimum of band 6 level, working in specialist area for a minimum of 18 months
• Attained a high level of clinical competence in your specialist area
• Experience of student or physiotherapy technical instructor /exercise therapist supervision
• Experience of leading clinical audit in specialist area and demonstrates a sound understanding quality issues
• Experience of teaching junior staff and undergraduates
• Participated in Appraisal
• Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research
• Understands legal responsibilities of profession
• Demonstrates a sound understanding of clinical governance and its implications for physiotherapy

Desirable

• Experience in NHS
• Experience working with patients with complex needs
• Experience in leading group exercise or educational sessions
• Undertaken research / evaluation of practice / work based projects and initiated change
• Experience as appraiser
• Involvement in national clinical interest group
• Member of specialist interest group relevant to field
• MSc in related health care field

Skills
Essential

• Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research
• Understands legal responsibilities of profession
• Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear, concise and logical manner
• Competent IT and presentation skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise a complex and busy caseload
• Ability to communicate with patients with complex presentations/histories or impaired communication abilities. Able to demonstrate empathy, motivate and persuade patients with impaired cognitive abilities or physical senses.
• Demonstrates clinical reasoning, applying theory and evidence to practice
• Demonstrates a sound understanding of clinical governance and its implications for physiotherapy
• Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day, often multi-tasking
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers

Others
Essential

• Demonstrate a good reasoned account of why you are suitable to work in this specialist field

Desirable

• Undertaken research / evaluation of practice / work based projects and initiated change

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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