Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist Metabolic Medicine
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 6 Physiotherapist to join our outstanding Adult Metabolic service based at Salford Care Organisation. The Metabolic Unit is one five centres in England and provides and outpatient service for patients throughout the North of England, including transition patients, satellite, and telehealth clinics.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Physiotherapist, to join our team in the highly specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment of patients with inborn errors of metabolism who have highly complex and chronic multi-system conditions, across the North of England, Isle of Man and North Wales.
A prior work experience in this field is not essential but a wider general experience would be beneficial.
You will be well supported by the experienced band 7 physiotherapist, Nursing and Dietetic teams to provide Physiotherapy assessments & interventions.
As a valued member of the team you will be encouraged to be proactive in supporting the team leads with service development as well as contribute to local and national data collection.
Main duties of the job
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The post holder will work autonomously within Trust policy and professional practice and maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records.
· To perform specialist assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who will have inherited metabolic disorders.
· To triage, determine a clinical diagnosis, develop, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.
· To perform scheduled protocol specific physical assessments of patients who are participating in clinical trials.
· To educate and train physiotherapists and therapy assistants within the organisation, including other qualified and non-qualified healthcare staff.
· To comply with statutory requirements for physiotherapy and with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and HPC standards and codes of professional conduct
· To access supervision through peer support, clinical supervision and special interest group supervision.
· To take a major role in assisting the service leads in the clinical governance action plans and in the planning, co-ordinating, delivery and evaluation of the service. To deputise for the service lead when required.
· To work as a lone practitioner in a community setting without the support of therapy colleagues.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/working-with-us/our-values/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSC Physiotherapy Degree
- HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate training relevant to Metabolic Medicine
- CSP member
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant NHS experience across a wide variety of clinical specialties
- Evidence of strong MDT working
- Evidence of a variety of CPD activities
- Evidence of quality improvement work or Service development
- Evidence of autonomous decision making
- Evidence of assessing and treating a wide variety of patients
- Highly developed communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Completion of clinical educator course
- Evidence of working in an outpatient setting
- CPD relevant to Metabolic Medicine
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
- Andrew Oldham
- Job title
- Highly Specialised physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 206 4679
- Additional information
Diane Green
Consultant Dietitian in Adult Inherited Metabolic Medicine
Telephone: 0161 206 4375 (Internal : 64375)
Email: [email protected]
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