Clinical Lead Physiotherapist

at  Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We are recruiting for a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist in Chronic Pain who wishes to join our MDT. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care, and work with us to ensure the Trust values of Caring, Respect, Teamwork and Improvement are met.
The successful candidate will be confident in providing individual and group based therapies to individuals with complex pain. There will also be opportunity to facilitate sessions on the pain management programmes, as well as help shape the future development of this.
You will act as a source of clinical expertise on the management of patients with persistent pain disorders . You should demonstrate excellent communication skills with a strong patient focus. In addition, a high degree of competency and commitment to the development of others to enable them to deliver a quality service with the patient at the centre. You will develop effective treatment plans within the service including joint working within the MDT that includes physio, OT, assistant psychologist, therapies assistant and a consultant medic.
You should have experience of working with patients with a chronic pain service. You will be well supported by the team and the advanced physiotherapists who all hold the values of compassion, kindness, ambition and respect and who all hold the patients’ and each other’s wellbeing at the heart of everything they do.
To be responsible and accountable for the day-to-day line management of staff, including first line HR processes, and the provision of AHP services in a designated AHP team.
To provide assessment and treatment to own specialist caseload as an autonomous clinician, maintaining a high standard of clinical practice.
To provide Leadership in area of work and to be a role model to all AHP staff across the directorate.
To organise and participate in providing 7 day services and an extended working day, as required.
To work closely with the Clinical leads and AHP management team to provide a coordinated, quality service.
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
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