Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Musculoskeletal (Upper Limb)

Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Musculoskeletal (Upper Limb)Band 7Job overview

Band 7 Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Musculoskeletal Upper limb at Peterborough City Hospital – 30 hours/week

An exciting opportunity has become available for a motivated and enthusiastic Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to work within the Rehabilitation team in an upper limb specialist capacity at Peterborough City Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a physiotherapist who really wants to make a difference and enhance their knowledge and clinical skills within upper limb musculoskeletal rehabilitation whilst working alongside the upper limb consultants and rehabilitation team.

The Highly Specialist physiotherapist post is primarily based at Peterborough City Hospital although you may be asked to provide cover at any of the three main Northwest Anglia sites as required.

Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.

Main duties of the job

Job summary

• To work closely with the Orthopaedic upper limb consultants in fracture clinic
• To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have a complex upper limb presentation
• To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence-based practice, local and national standards
• To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency Teams
• To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team
• To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole rehabilitation team
• To be available to provide Clinical Supervision
• To guide Band 5 and Band 6 team members of staff in the management, clinical reasoning support and delivery of therapeutic care plans
• This role entails 80% Clinical Contact and 20% Operational Management as appropriate within team requirements.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.

Person specificationQualifications

• Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registered
• Evidence of post graduate training/qualification / level 7 learning relevant to clinical area – musculoskeletal therapy
• CSP member
• Member of Musculoskeletal special interest group

Experience

• NHS experience working at senior level
• Clinical experience within musculoskeletal and orthopaedics
• Experience of Multi-Disciplinary working
• Demonstrate active involvement in the audit process
• Experience of change management
• Experience of supervising and mentoring junior members of staff and pre-registration students
• Experience of developing staff and sharing knowledge
• Ability to demonstrate working with regional/national networks

Knowledge

• Demonstrate sound level of theoretical profession specific knowledge
• Evidence of current practices and developments within the field Musculoskeletal and orthopaedics
• Sound knowledge of interventions relevant to clinical area
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical governance including implications on service and audit

Key Skills

• Provide enhanced clinical care in line with professional registration, code of conduct and defined scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for decisions
• Flexible and adaptable to prioritise workload
• Demonstrate self-reflective practice and experience of supporting others with reflective practice through supervision or mentorship
• Ability to demonstrate good written, verbal and non- verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to use evidence-based practice to inform clinical care
• Able to work as a team player/ independently

Disclosure & Barring Check Fee

Where your role requires a DBS check, the Trust will pay the fee upfront and reclaim the cost (including a £5 admin fee) from your first month’s salary. Volunteers are exempt.

Our Values – At the heart of all we do
We recruit not just for skills but for behaviours aligned with our core values: dedication, care, courage, and innovation. Show us how you live these values in your application and interview.

Early closure notice

We may close this advert early if we receive enough applications—please apply without delay.

International Applicants & Sponsorship
We welcome applications from those needing UK sponsorship. From 2021, most non-UK/Republic of Ireland nationals need a visa to work in the UK.
Important: Salary thresholds and visa rules changed in 2024 — check your eligibility here: www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

If applying from overseas, you may also need to provide criminal record certificates for countries lived in for 12+ months in the past 10 years.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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