Band 7 MSK Advanced Physiotherapist

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and self-motivated Band 7 Physiotherapist to join the Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy service within Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Our Musculoskeletal Service is a busy and forward thinking provider of Community Outpatient Physiotherapy across 17 clinic sites in Birmingham serving a diverse population. We receive referrals for acute and chronic conditions from GPs, ACPs and self referrals. The Service includes core MSK Physiotherapy, Orthopaedic Triage and Pain Management.

We are looking for a suitably qualified Physiotherapist to join our friendly and innovative team. Evidence of extensive post graduate experience of working in an Outpatient Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy environment is essential and previous NHS experience is desirable.

If an exciting role in a friendly, supportive team interests you – we would love to hear from you!

We are looking for a dynamic individual who is passionate about providing first class assessment & treatment to people with a variety of MSK disorders. You should be able to demonstrate up to date knowledge & evidence of CPD in MSK Physiotherapy & be prepared to lead and to contribute to our comprehensive IST programme & clinical interest groups. You should be able to evidence involvement in Service Evaluation and Development projects.

You will be responsible for managing your own patient caseload within a supportive & experienced team, there will also be the opportunity to supervise Band 5 & 6 Physiotherapists, Assistants & students and you will support the clinical triage of referrals. You will need to be able to demonstrate experience of leadership within a clinic team.

You will usually be timetabled to work out of a maximum of two different clinics over your working week. We will take into account any requests to work in a certain geographical location however, you may be required to move base as service demands alter. Operating hours are from 7am to 7pm in some clinics across the city and there may be the opportunity for flexible working.

We are a friendly team striving to work in an evidence-based practice & we aim to support your learning needs throughout.

• You will have a designated mentor (at 8a level) with whom you can meet with on a monthly basis to help with your development.

As a wider MSK service, we meet in groups of clinicians (comprising of band 3-8b) on a monthly basis to work on a specific project related to developing our Service. Recent projects have included ‘The Use of a Cranial Nerve Examination in MSK Practice’, ‘Behavioural Change’ & ‘Red Flags’. These monthly meetings are also used for IST & to discuss complex case scenarios.

You will have your own CPD time to be used for personal development such as peer sessions with other clinicians, shadowing of the Orthopaedic Triage or Pain Management Service or attending courses. Course funding may be available subject to service requirements.

You will also have the opportunity to participate in service development such as clinical audit, overseeing the running of classes & project based initiatives.

Each clinic is made up of a variety of clinical banding levels. You will therefore have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills by supervising more junior members of staff on a daily basis.

For your own development, you will also have access to Advanced Clinical Practitioners & Consultant Physiotherapists.

We are a research-active MSK service & have been clinical sites for trials such as BOOST & GRASP.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dan Hope Job title: MSK Service Manager Email address: dan.hope@nhs.net

Lorraine Tuersley 07814433938

lorraine.tuersley@nhs.net

Trudi Grannum 07545422003

Trudi.grannum1@nhs.net

Mandeep Lotay 07597526477

mandeep.lotay@nhs.net