Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist Orthopaedic Physiotherapist
Band 7
Job overview
Main duties of the job
1-To be responsible for providing specialist assessment and treatment of patients ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communications via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.2. To manage and provide effective leadership of therapy staff.
3. To manage and develop physiotherapy input to provide optimal patient care ensuring high standards of clinical practice.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
There are excellent leadership and development opportunities since this team has a strong focus on the support of physiotherapy student placements. There are many opportunities to educate and develop colleagues from various professions. The service is continuously developing, and you will have the opportunity to contribute to this service development. You will also have the opportunity to engage in senior meetings with support from the Surgical Therapy Lead and contribute to continuously improving culture within the team.
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Clinical and Leadership duties
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- B.Sc. in Physiotherapy or Grad.Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council
- Documented evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Attended Practice Placement Educators course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable post registration experience
- Demonstrable broad based experience at in all musculoskeletal areas: outpatients / orthopaedic inpatients / rheumatology /neurology
- Experience in supervision and training of juniors, assistants and students.
- ▪ Specific experience of management of acute trauma with inpatient setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of management of elective orthopaedics with inpatient setting.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Evidence of organisational skills.
- Evidence of service development and implementing change.
- Evidence of leadership skills.
- Evidence of post registration training in relevant up to date musculo skeletal related techniques.
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in audit and / or research
- Relevant introductory courses in management skills.
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team.
- Committed to personal and team development.
- Able to work well with others and pass on skills and knowledge.
- Able to maintain judgement whilst prioritising.
Desirable criteria
- Member of special interest group
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
- Emily Rankin
- Job title
- Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 529 6711
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