Job summary
Berkshire Healthcare are seeking an organised and motivated person for an MSK Physiotherapy Team Lead position at our West Berkshire MSK Physiotherapy Department.You will be accountable for managing an excellent clinical and administrative team ranging from Bands 3 – 7. The role will also require you to work closely with our Clinical Leads and Operational Manager as well as having regular contact with the Trusts Advanced Practice Physiotherapists. We receive a wide variety of referrals from GP surgeries and from the Trusts Specialist Spinal/Pain Service and MSK Community Specialist Service.
This role requires a dynamic and enthusiastic person with excellent communication skills, who has experience of collaborative working and leadership. You should have a broad range of musculoskeletal outpatient postgraduate experience as a senior musculoskeletal physiotherapist and be able to demonstrate experience of staff management.
The successful candidate will need to be committed to providing high quality effective physiotherapy assessment and excellent team leadership.
This post incorporates 18.75 hours managerial time but still allows you to have contact time with patients and the opportunities to develop your clinical skills. Applicants in the past 3 months need not apply.
Interviews to be held 1st February 2023
Main duties of the job
o To provide excellent leadership
o To provide a high quality, responsive outpatient physiotherapy service for adults & children with musculoskeletal & orthopaedic conditions
o To be responsible for the managerial supervision across your team
o To take the lead on driving forward the development of the service
o Maintain own clinical caseload
o To work collaboratively with Operational Manager, Team Leads and Clinical Leads
o Reports management
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
The trust employs almost 5,000 people over more than 100 sites and community settings across Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire.
As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall 100 Top Employer. Whatever your background or individual needs, at Berkshire Healthcare you’ll be supported by friendly and professional managers to succeed.
These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:
o Caring for and about you is our top priority
o Committed to providing good quality, safe services
o Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Benefits of working for us include: Flexible working options to support work-life balance. 27 days annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell leave Generous NHS pension scheme 20.68% employer contribution Excellent learning and career development opportunities Advanced IT enablement Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseriesThe must haves for you to be considered for this role:1. Experience of staff management2. Ability to organise and prioritise3. High quality assessment and treatment skills
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Benefits of working for us include: Flexible working options to support work-life balance. 27 days annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell leave Generous NHS pension scheme 20.68% employer contribution Excellent learning and career development opportunities Advanced IT enablement Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseriesThe must haves for you to be considered for this role:1. Experience of staff management2. Ability to organise and prioritise3. High quality assessment and treatment skills
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- CSP membership
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Group
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Post-graduate training in relevant clinical speciality
Desirable
- Post-graduate management cours
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant Post-graduate experience
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experiencing of working in the NHS / UK based Health Care
Desirable
- Experience as a highly-specialist physiotherapist in relevant clinical area
- Experience of appraising staff
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to develop others through CPD / PDP / In-service training
- Evidence of own self development through PDP
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to this clinical area
- Understanding national policies /guidelines relevant to the area
- Demonstrates clinical and managerial leadership skills
- Ability to work independently
- Knowledge of Audit and Research
- Presentation Skills
- Competent IT skills
- Drive and enthusiasm for clinical excellence and clinical development of the team
- Good time management
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Able to maintain judgement under pressure
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between multiple sites efficiently
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- CSP membership
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Group
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Post-graduate training in relevant clinical speciality
Desirable
- Post-graduate management cours
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant Post-graduate experience
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experiencing of working in the NHS / UK based Health Care
Desirable
- Experience as a highly-specialist physiotherapist in relevant clinical area
- Experience of appraising staff
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to develop others through CPD / PDP / In-service training
- Evidence of own self development through PDP
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to this clinical area
- Understanding national policies /guidelines relevant to the area
- Demonstrates clinical and managerial leadership skills
- Ability to work independently
- Knowledge of Audit and Research
- Presentation Skills
- Competent IT skills
- Drive and enthusiasm for clinical excellence and clinical development of the team
- Good time management
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Able to maintain judgement under pressure
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between multiple sites efficiently
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
