Band 7 Physiotherapy Clinical Team Leader

Band 7 Physiotherapy Clinical Team Leader

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Musculoskeletal Service at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for a Band 7 Physiotherapist to progress into a Clinical Team Leader Role. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a clinical caseload alongside non-clinical duties.

We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist who is passionate about the development of others and the Service within which they work. They must be able to show evidence of clinical leadership and have training and supervision experience.The post holder will need to be able to balance an MSK clinical caseload at the same time as dealing with aspects of clinical leadership and supporting their team.

Main duties of the job

You should be able to demonstrate up-to-date clinical knowledge, evidence of CPD and have been involved in its creation and delivery. As a Clinical Team Leader within BCHC, the post holder will be expected to lead Clinical Interest Groups as well as help to create and drive the CPD and training agenda for the service. They will also be involved in audit, recruitment, appraisal, service evaluation and development, performance monitoring and management.

This post will be predominantly based within the South Cluster of the BCHC Musculoskeletal Service however, as we are a large, community-based Team and part of the role requires visibility across the clinics, supporting clinicians and the Service where required, the ideal candidate will need to have the ability and willingness to work at and travel between sites across the city and within the BCHC footprint.

About us

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 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.
• 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, PANDA & GRASP.

Job responsibilities

• To provide a comprehensive Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy service for adult patients referred for assessment/treatment within the Trust. This will be delivered in health centres and GP surgeries, and occasionally in patients own homes and other community facilities including nursing homes, rest homes, local Leisure Centres and other community based facilities.
• To play an active part in the Physiotherapy service providing team leadership and support, and participating in service based initiatives and activities, including the supervision, training and teaching of junior staff, students and assistants.
• To be responsible for clinical mentorship, supervision and professional development programmes for all staff within their Cluster (to include leading Clinical Interest Groups, overseeing Clinical Supervision programmes, authorising and analysing CPD activity).
• To be responsible for day to day risk assessment, clinic management and staff support within clinic of work.

Person Specification Professional Qualifications/ Training/ Education

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy & Registered with Health Professions Council.

Skills and Knowledge

• Substantial Clinical Post Graduate MSK Experience at Band 7 Level.
• Demonstrable evidence of Clinical Leadership within the NHS.
• Evidence of up to date and relevant CPD.

Previous Experience

• Demonstrable experience of supervising junior staff and students.
• Evidence of working in a community MSK setting.
• Evidence of involvement in Service Improvement Projects.
• Demonstrable experience of leading training and education.

Other job requirements

• Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs.
• Ability to travel independently across the City.

Personal Qualities

• Demonstrable evidence of being a team player.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum (pro rata)