Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 234-24-CS0100
- Employer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £43,742 - £57,349 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/08/2024
Employer heading
Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist - advanced practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
We are seeking a senior physiotherapist with extensive and highly specialist knowledge and skills to join our musculoskeletal outpatient team to take a lead role in managing our therapy led trauma pathways.
This new post has been developed with the support of both the Physiotherapy and Trauma and Orthopaedic services, in order to enhance therapy led trauma pathway delivery in the acute Trust.
You will lead on development, performance and governance of these pathways with support from the Orthopaedic Consultant clinical lead and Physiotherapy Service Lead.
As a member of our team it is expected that all staff participate in 7-day working and bank holiday provision as dictated by service needs. For this post, 7-day working may include delivery of care on the Orthopaedic wards or provision of outpatient clinics if running. There is no requirement for the post holder to participate in the physiotherapy respiratory on-call service.
Please note that candidates must be available to attend a face to face interview on-site if applying for this post.
This is post is primarily Bd8a but we will consider Band 7 to Band 8a progression. Criteria and time frame will be determined after interview, based on gaps identified.
Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Interview date: 6th August
Main duties of the job
Physiotherapy advanced practitioner working autonomously to triage, assess and manage a highly complex caseload of patients presenting with a broad spectrum of disorders and disabilities within the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust and outreaching to spoke units as required.
- To undertake an individual caseload of patients in this highly specialist role, relying on expert clinical judgement and using advanced analytical skills, to determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated. Patients will present with a range of highly complex conditions.
- To ensure a high standard of care for each patient working with all disciplines and agencies involved in an appropriate manner. This will involve sharing complex and highly sensitive information regarding diagnosis and outcomes and overcoming barriers to communication.
- To be responsible for highly specialised clinical teaching – to include both in service education of band 7 members of the physiotherapy team within NNUH, across the region, and to other medical, nursing and AHP’s.
- To actively participate in research, clinical evaluation, audit and quality improvements within the specialty
- To actively lead both practice and service development and design, within own specialist clinical field.
- To be actively involved in local and national professional networks relevant to clinical specialty and role
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
It is an exciting time to join our Physiotherapy service which is integral to the Trust commitment to become a designated major trauma centre and investment and transformation of elective care provision. Our patients rate us highly on quality of care and having friendly, approachable staff and we are looking for like-minded individuals to join us on this journey.
We recognize that our staff are our greatest asset and commit to investing in your clinical, research and leadership skills whilst working with us.
You will be:
- a key player in our physiotherapy workforce development and training, actively seeking out opportunities to share your knowledge and skills to enhance the standard of physiotherapy practice and provision.
- responsible for maintaining a high standard of clinical care and patient experience with support and oversight from the Orthopaedic Consultant clinical lead and Physiotherapy Service Lead.
- work within our busy fracture clinic in addition to running independent physiotherapy clinics for agreed Orthopaedic pathways in the acute Trust (e.g. Patellar instability, and other soft tissue trauma pathways) alongside consultant clinics. Your caseload will be exclusive to adult peripheral trauma pathways.
- Take an active role in planning and the provision of local and regional services and pathways in collaboration with the Service and Operational Leads and Heads of Physiotherapy Services at the NNUHT, other acute/community locations (e.g QEHKL, JPH), and local Providers/commissioners.
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.
We offer unique opportunities to work in diverse and highly specialist clinical areas within regional speciality MDTs, and to engage with national audits and quality improvement projects within a supportive environment.
We are proud to have strong links with the University of East Anglia, to develop our research capabilities and associate tutor opportunities for senior staff.
We will provide supervision and appraisal, and our expectation is that a reflective and pro-active approach to lifelong learning is taken utilising critical self review, peer review and service user feedback.
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience supplemented by specialist training & competency sign off by Consultant in field and other specialist qualifications relevant to the post, including MSC (level 7) modules / qualification.
- Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (UK)
Desirable criteria
- Membership of Clinical Interest Groups (CIG’s)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive clinical experience in relevant specialist field at senior level
- Involvement in service improvement, audit, research and understanding quality issues
- Student, Physiotherapy Assistant or Physiotherapist direct supervision
- Evidence of leadership and participation in the clinical education of all levels of staff within multi professional team
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Sarah Hazeldon
- Job title
- Physiotherapy Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 286286
- Additional information
Ext. 2997
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