Job Description
Location: West Midlands
Job Type: Ad-hoc - Weekend shifts
Join Our Team as an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist!
Are you a compassionate, motivated, and experienced APP looking for extra shifts on the weekend?
We’re seeking a number of dedicated APPs to join our dynamic team, providing essential care and support to patients in a fast-paced clinical setting.
What You’ll Do:
1. To triage, assess, diagnose, and manage patients referred to the service from GPs, Consultants, and other AHPs, and arrange investigations and organize onward referral where appropriate.
2. To treat and manage patients appropriately within a range of options including referring for diagnostics, referring patients onto a consultant for an expert medical opinion, and referring patients to physiotherapy, podiatry, surgical appliances, and any other community and secondary care services.
3. To undertake highly specialized assessment of routine and highly complex patients presenting with spinal, peripheral, and chronic pain problems using advanced management and treatment plans utilizing a range of specialist treatments.
4. To interpret and analyze tests and investigations to form accurate diagnosis and prognosis for a wide range of specialist treatments.
5. To recommend evidence-based/best practice intervention for routine, complex, and some highly complex conditions, which may include direct referral to secondary care consultants or allied health professionals and specialist investigations, or the decision that no further treatment is required.
6. To determine clinical indication and independently request specific diagnostic investigations e.g., X-ray, MRI, US, nerve conduction tests, and follow up on the results with patients to arrange further management as necessary.
7. To determine and set agreed and realistic outcomes with patients to achieve anticipated outcome of treatment.
8. To independently triage patients into the service referred by GPs, Consultants, and AHPs.
9. To perform steroid injections as appropriate.
What We’re Looking For:
* HCPC Registered
* BSc in Physiotherapy
* Knowledge and experience of working in an MSK setting in the NHS or UK
* Strong administration skills to include denoting of sessions, methods of delivery, and how to progress/regress as required
* High levels of theoretical and practical knowledge for level of experience that allow clients to understand what you’re delivering and how it will benefit them
* MUST be injector trained
Why Join Us?
* Be part of a friendly and supportive team dedicated to patient-centred care
* Flexible shifts
* A rewarding role where you truly make a difference
* Amazing rates of pay!
If you’re passionate about patient care and looking for a fulfilling role, we’d love to hear from you!
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