Principal Physiotherapist / Occupational Therapist

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist to join our growing and multidisciplinary Pain Medicine department here at George Eliot Hospital. The post holder will need experience with and understanding of managing a complex caseload of persistent pain patients and delivering the department's Pain Management Programme.
In addition to the clinical duties of the role, there will be plenty of opportunity to be involved in service evaluation, transformation, research, audit, pathway development and quality improvement.
The post holder will work closely with Consultants in Pain Medicine as well as nursing and psychology colleagues.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly
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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
Careers at George Eliot - 'Where you make a difference', + To autonomously manage a complex clinical caseload of patient with persistent pain conditions.
+ To provide clinical leadership for the physical management of patients with persistent pain conditions.
+ To act as an expert Physiotherapy Practitioner and leader within the wider MSK Therapy Team.
+ To support the Pain Management Service in clinical improvement projects.

+ Senior experience in specialist area
+ Recent NHS experience
+ Teaching/supervision/training of professional staff
+ Experience at Clinical Specialist
+ Experience of interpreting medical investigations such as pathology tests and X-Rays.
+ Membership of related special interest group
+ Exposure to strategic and political issues affecting advanced practice healthcare.
Qualification and Professional Training
+ Qualifying Degree in Physiotherapy
+ Registration with HCPC
+ Qualified, or working towards, Master's degree in relevant field i.e. have attained some modules and working towards full MSc or has full MSc
+ Recognised / validated postgraduate training in specialist area in particular in complex conditions (e.g. NMP)
+ Relevant evidence of CPD
Skills and Abilities
+ Up to date with effective professional practice and research.
+ Up to date with effective practice and research or related fields of practice.
+ Keep legible and accurate patients notes
+ Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
+ Thorough understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service provision.
+ Sound knowledge of quality and audit/PDSA and how to implement change.
+ Ability to undertake and lead clinical research
+ Understanding of scope of practice issues and legal accountability & responsibilities.
+ Ability to comprehend, write and implement pathways, policies and guidelines.
+ Critical appraisal of clinical evidence and evidence based practice
+ Excellent written and spoken presentation skills
Personal Qualities
+ Able to work under pressure, diplomacy, resilience and robustness to work within an evolving clinical role and service.
+ Able to travel between sites and work at a variety of clinics across the county.
+ Able to travel across the region.
+ Excellent interpersonal skills
+ Empathetic
+ Flexible and reliable

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot., The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.