Job summary
- Main area
- 203205 North MSK Physio Service (ARRS)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 262-A-24-6391381
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wigton Community Hospital
- Town
- Keswick and Solway PCN
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
MSK First Contact Physiotherapist (Keswick & Solway)
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Do you want to work in a team where self-compassion and support for colleagues is valued as highly as the compassion we offer our patients? In our team, we judge success by how much our colleagues love their jobs; we know that this leads to better healthcare outcomes for our population.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) is seeking to recruit 1.0 WTE Musculoskeletal (MSK) First Contact Physiotherapist (FCP) to support our FCP service in Keswick and Solway PCN. If successful, you will be responsible for supporting delivery and development of the NCIC FCP service in Primary Care. This is an exciting opportunity to improve clinical quality and operational efficiency; enhance MSK related pathways of care; and advance healthcare delivery for the Keswick and Solway population who suffer with MSK related conditions and disorders.
North Cumbria has so much to offer if you are looking for an exciting work life balance. Carlisle has everything that you would expect from the regions only city including a rich cultural history and vibrant social scene. There are several Cumbrian market towns across the region, including Keswick and Wigton. If the great outdoors is more your thing, the Lake District National Park offers unrivalled scenery, a multitude of outdoor activities and opportunities to unwind.
If you have the knowledge, skills and expertise to enhance our North Cumbria MSK FCP service, don’t hesitate to apply for this fantastic opportunity today.
Main duties of the job
As an FCP, you will provide MSK related clinical expertise, managing your own clinical caseload with varying degrees of clinical complexity and uncertainty. You will deliver and ensure the provision of a high quality MSK FCP service. You will be required to work closely with the FCP leads; GP’s and other members of the primary care multidisciplinary team to deliver optimal MSK related care to the local population. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills as you establish relationships within primary care and with other key stakeholders in community and secondary care MSK related and interrelated services. NCIC is committed to delivering high quality, evidence based clinical care and you will be responsible for ensuring that this is the case in our FCP service. You will be able to evidence previous experience of working at a specialist or highly specialist level of clinical practice in the field of MSK related physiotherapy. You should be working towards stage 1 of the MSK FCP Roadmap to Practice with a willingness to complete stage 2.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:
· Being a clinically led organisation
· Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
· A positive patient experience every time
· A great place to work
· Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post registration experience working at a senior level within speciality area.
- High level of communication skills
- Experience in managing change
- Experience in providing counselling to patients and to support staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience of involvement in formal research
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy recognised Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered
- To have evidence of continued professional development within the specialist field of MSK Physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
- Radiological Interpretation Course (or working towards)
- MSc Module in Injection Therapy or Diploma in Injection Therapy
- IRMER / MRI Safety trained
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of current initiatives within the Local and National health economy.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development relevant to this post including: • completion of the HEE e-LfH Primary Care modules and Person centred care modules • working towards stage 1 of the MSK Roadmap to Practice
- Knowledge of referral criteria to other specialisms.
- Relevant validated clinical courses applicable to physiotherapy at a specialist level
- In depth knowledge of speciality area of practice
- Knowledge of strategic issues which influence area of practice at a local and national level
- Knowledge of national progress within speciality area
- Knowledge of audit and research processes
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Complex problem solving and assessment skills
- Ability to demonstrate analytical skills and judgement when dealing with the management of complex clients
- Specialist knowledge of professional practice and research, to be innovative and proactive in order to enhance the service
- To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
- IT skills
- Ability to work independently, and to pass on knowledge / skills to others within both formal and informal environments.
- Excellent communication and team working skills.
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
- Demonstrate an understanding of legal responsibilities within the profession
- Ability to influence change in practice
- Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and to work within an environment with competing demands
- Audit and Presentation skills
- Ability to maintain high standards of concentration
Desirable criteria
- Experience using electronic records.
Personal Circumstances
Essential criteria
- The post holder must be:- professional, responsible, flexible, adaptable, a good communicator and a team player
- Display the ability to problem solve and manage change
- Respond and adapt to the changing needs of the service
- Act appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances
- Ability 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.
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
- Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Clear vision of role/commitment to the speciality.
- Access to transportation to attend various locations
- Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity (Level 4)
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
- Grace Smith
- Job title
- FCP Clinial Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07833291393
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