Job summary
- Main area
- Neurosciences & Spinal Care Services L3
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 328-NSC-5145978-A-LJ-D
- Employer
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Ormesby Health Village
- Town
- Middlesbrough
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Triage and Treat Practitioner
Band 8a
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
A flexible approach, reliability, the ability to remain calm under pressure and excellent interpersonal, presentation and decision-making skills are all essential requirements for the role.
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current valid registration with relevant professional body i.e HCPC, NMC
- Degree or equivalent diploma in Physiotherapy/ Nursing
- Relevant Masters level qualification
- • Specialist qualification / education or experience relevant to specialist area of practice.
- • To have ongoing evidence of continued professional development within the specialist field
Desirable criteria
- Advanced study in relevant area of practice
- Counselling certificate
- Evidence of Leadership course having been completed.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post registration experience working at a senior level within speciality area.
- Experience in managing change
Desirable criteria
- Experience in providing counselling to patient and to support staff
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge of speciality area of practice
- Complex problem solving and assessment skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helena Roper
- Job title
- Lead Triage and Treat Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642 944703
- Additional information
Glynis Peat (Acting Clinical Director)
Tel: 01642 282648
or
Helena Roper (Lead Triage and Treat Practitioner)
Tel: 01642 944703
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