Upper Limb Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The Upper Limb Clinical Specialist is responsible for the care of shoulder, elbow and hand musculoskeletal issues across East Berkshire. Within this part-time role (18.75 hours, 0.5 WTE), you will have a mix of clinical and non-clinical time that enables you to further your clinical, leadership, education and research skills. As the “go to” for upper limb clinical queries and complex cases, you will contribute to our comprehensive teaching and supervision plan. Working as part of a larger network, you can collaborate with your clinical specialist colleagues and our quality improvement, clinical audit and research teams to design, lead and complete projects with access to training and mentoring to support your aims. You will lead clinical supervision and this will be arranged on a 6 monthly cycle where you will rotate around East Berkshire (Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead, Bracknell).
As an innovative and forward-thinking musculoskeletal outpatient service in a diverse community, you will be welcomed into an open, approachable and passionate team comprised of physiotherapists and osteopaths. We have a learning culture where everyone has a voice and service users collaborate with staff to have a direct impact on the things that matter most.

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
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
Free parking across Trust sites
If you are passionate about developing your clinical and professional skills, the capabilities of your team and musculoskeletal services in primary and community care, this is the role for you. We are looking for a candidate who approaches the upper limb with enthusiasm and excitement. You will be self-motivated and driven with expert knowledge and clinical reasoning skills that enable you to ensure that current guidelines, pathways and research are embedded in our service. You will understand the importance of clinical governance and have experience with audit to guide training needs, design protocols and deliver high quality care across multiple sites. You will be able to deliver outstanding supervision and education to bring the best out of our ambitious team. To complement the social aspect of this role and our growing opportunities for funding and research, you will also have excellent interpersonal, presentation and networking skills.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point - by - point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted . For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact Stephanie Gillespie on stephanie.gillespie@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
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

Please refer the Job description for details