Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: to include out of hours working as part of a rota
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 164-7234359
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queens Medical Centre
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Physiotherapist Neuromuscular Out Patients
Band 7
Job overview
We have a great opportunity for a part time (15 hours/week) Highly Specialist Physiotherapist in the Neuromuscular out-patient service.
Neuromuscular Out-Patients is a regional service offering specialist multi-disciplinary assessment and interventions for adults with a range of neuromuscular conditions.
We require a physiotherapist with highly developed clinical skills and a passion for working with this client group, providing clinical leadership and expertise within the physiotherapy and wider multidisciplinary team. You will work closely alongside a Neuromuscular Care Advisor and Consultant Neurologist, contributing to a national network of specialists in this field. You will be involved in performing specialist assessments and gathering outcome data for patient care and national research databases.
This service is based at Queens Medical Centre however the role requires flexibility to work across NUH sites and to travel regionally as required, therefore a full driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential.
Main duties of the job
You will need excellent communication skills to facilitate close working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team and to promote multi-agency working across the region to enhance patient experience. You will provide up to date knowledge and education to colleagues across the region regarding these rare conditions.
You will require excellent clinical reasoning skills and a holistic, compassionate approach to supporting patients with complex and sometimes life limiting conditions. Providing education to patients, families and carers to promote self-management is an important element of the role.
Alongside strong clinical skills you will require organisational and time management skills to effectively balance referral management, out patient clinics, home visits, data collection and service development in line with standards of care.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.
Person specification
Training & Qualification
Essential criteria
- Diploma or degree in relevant qualification
- Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registration
- Recognised post-graduate training relevant to specialty preferably including MSc or completed modules
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Full membership of professional body
- Member of relevant special interest group
- Good Clinical Practice Certification
Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts
Essential criteria
- Undertake out of hours duties as required.
- Able to travel to required areas within and beyond the Trust
- Full driving licence and access to own vehicle
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes rehabilitation if applicable.
- Able to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Able to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
- Able to organise and plan the activity of staff and self
- Able to plan and chair meetings
- Able to lead developments in response to wider strategic issues
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
- Able to make decisions about the treatment needs of highly complex patients
- Lead on the development of improvements in service delivery and clinical practice using evidence based practice to recommend changes
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and that of others
- Demonstrate risk assessment skills for the safe management of complex patients
- Able to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to re-allocate staffing resources
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- Communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to understand team dynamics and adapt approach to achieve the best outcome for patients
- Able to present clinical information to health professions at National Conference level or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within neurological rehabilitation
- Knowledge of current best practice within a clinical specialty
- Knowledge of national and local standards and national guidelines
- Able to plan and deliver clinical education about theory and practice to individuals, team and the wider MDT (including students)
- Able to undertake evidence-based audit of own practice and the practice of other staff within a specific clinical area
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working with neuromuscular conditions
- Previous experience of research and data collection
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
- Paula Fenty
- Job title
- Highly Specialist Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812 275596
- Additional information
Please do call us to discuss any queries you may have about the role or to arrange an informal visit to the service.
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