Job Description

We have a new opportunity for an enthusiastic person- with a special interest in hands, to join our team. This is an exciting new post working across elective and trauma outpatient hands and will cover complex hand, wrist, peripheral nerve and upper limb injuries and conditions. Previous experience of managing upper quadrant problems is essential.



You will be part of a wider team working in busy trauma and elective clinics and be responsible for your own outpatient caseload comprising of surgically and non-surgically managed acute injuries and chronic conditions. You will work closely alongside members of the MDT including specialist Consultant hand, plastic and peripheral nerve surgeons and specialist Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists in a busy in a Major Trauma Centre.



You will be working as part of the Fracture Clinic team, with friendly, dynamic and supportive therapists.



There is also a requirement to work weekends, maximum of 1 day in 4 weekends, on either a trauma orthopaedic or elective orthopaedic roster. This will be decided based on the successful candidate's experience.



NUH is an exciting place to work and will be able to offer you training opportunities ( both clinical and leadership courses that may be internal and/or external to NUH), the experience of working with highly skilled ESP staff and expose you to the world of research and the potential to work with clinical academics to enhance evidence based care.



The Physiotherapy service is part of the Therapies, Outpatients and Phlebotomy Directorate, which is one of the Directorates that together make up the Specialised Clinical Services Care Group at NUH. We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, and have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.

Within this role, you will be responsible for:

Assessment, early treatment and triage of patients in a busy clinic environment



Liaison and case discussion with Consultant colleagues and wider members of the MDT



Managing an outpatient caseload



Service development projects



Supervision and training of junior staff and students



Overseeing the organisation of a busy clinics, deputising for senior staff as required



Liaison with colleagues in primary care and other secondary care hospitals



Work flexibly, including late clinic cover and inpatient weekend working as required



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.



In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.



JOB SUMMARY



To provide a quality physiotherapy service to NUH patients in a wide variety of settings which may include the community.



To develop knowledge and skills in the management of patients within elective or trauma hands at NUH



To take additional responsibilities for specific projects and the supervision of Band 5 staff, Physiotherapy Assistants and Students where required.