Job requirements
Essential
26 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Others
Demonstrate a good reasoned account of why you are suitable to work in this specialist field
- Skills
Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research
- Skills
Understands legal responsibilities of profession
- Skills
Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear, concise and logical manner
- Skills
Competent IT and presentation skills
- Skills
Ability to organise and prioritise a complex and busy caseload
- Skills
Ability to communicate with patients with complex presentations/histories or impaired communication abilities. Able to demonstrate empathy, motivate and persuade patients with impaired cognitive abilities or physical senses.
- Skills
Demonstrates clinical reasoning, applying theory and evidence to practice
- Skills
Demonstrates a sound understanding of clinical governance and its implications for physiotherapy
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Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day, often multi-tasking
- Skills
Ability to work in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers
- Experience
Extensive post graduate experience within the healthcare environment
- Experience
A broad range of clinical experience including orthopaedics/MSK, rehabilitation encompassing the core areas of expertise of exercise therapy, movement re-education, manual therapy and pain management.
- Experience
Experience at minimum of band 6 level, working in specialist area for a minimum of 18 months
- Experience
Attained a high level of clinical competence in your specialist area
- Experience
Experience of student or physiotherapy technical instructor /exercise therapist supervision
- Experience
Experience of leading clinical audit in specialist area and demonstrates a sound understanding quality issues
- Experience
Experience of teaching junior staff and undergraduates
- Experience
Participated in Appraisal
- Experience
Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research
- Experience
Understands legal responsibilities of profession
- Experience
Demonstrates a sound understanding of clinical governance and its implications for physiotherapy
- Qualifications
Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
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Registered with Health and care Professions Council
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Evidence of CPD maintained portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to this post/specialist area
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Attended courses related to staff supervision/development and leadership
Desirable
12 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Others
Undertaken research / evaluation of practice / work based projects and initiated change
- Experience
Experience in NHS
- Experience
Experience working with patients with complex needs
- Experience
Experience in leading group exercise or educational sessions
- Experience
Undertaken research / evaluation of practice / work based projects and initiated change
- Experience
Experience as appraiser
- Experience
Involvement in national clinical interest group
- Experience
Member of specialist interest group relevant to field
- Experience
MSc in related health care field
- Qualifications
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
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Successful completion of recognised post-registration clinical course in specialist field MSc modules MACP
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Leadership Course
Job overview
This specialist post offers a 1-year opportunity to further develop your highly advanced clinical and leadership skills within the Shoulder and Elbow Unit at RNOH. It is a unique opportunity, supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team, including specialist surgeons and an internationally recognised Consultant Physiotherapist in the field of shoulder instability and rehabilitation.
This is a part-time post. We are offering up to 30 hours, predominantly based at our Stanmore site. Hours may be worked over 3-5 days according to the needs of the candidate and the service, offering plenty of flexibility.
Main duties of the job
The role encompasses assessing and treating patients in both an outpatient setting and those undertaking intensive, complex inpatient rehabilitation.
Whilst the role is predominantly clinical in nature it also includes a significant leadership role; supporting the evaluation of patient and service outcomes, active participation in quality improvement and service development and the training and development of other staff.
The Shoulder & Elbow Unit has a strong research foundation and the opportunity to actively participate in clinical research may be available during the year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is an ideal opportunity for a team-player with leadership qualities and experience, who already has some post graduate experience in the musculoskeletal Upper Limb field with excellent clinical reasoning skills, who wishes to develop their learning, and experience a year treating a complex cohort in a specialist, tertiary setting.
Please see job description for further details.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Highly Specialist Physiotherapist – Shoulder & Upper Limb Team with Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust in Stanmore, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS Pro Rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (30 hrs a week (0.8WTE)). The application deadline is 07 Oct 2026.
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