A Vacancy at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.
**Advert may close early if sufficient number of applications is reached**
Triage and Musculoskeletal Assessment, employing shared decision making and high level clinical reasoning to formulate care plans, provide treatment, appropriately refer onward and signpost patients to appropriate resources.
Working as part of a large Integrated Musculoskeletal Service Team, alongside teams such as the Orthopedic, Rheumatology, Outpatient Physiotherapy, Surgical Services, First Contact Practitioners and Community Pain Management to provide safe, efficient and effective patient care, whilst continuously striving to promote Service Improvement.
To be part of a highly motivated team, providing a high standard of clinical care within the iMSK team specialising in provision of foot and ankle pathology management.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the iMSK service via audit and research.
Continued practice of leadership skills in line with organisational values, with direct line of sight to the iMSK Vision.
To identify, develop and adhere to policies, strategies and objectives of the iMSK team and employing NHS Trust.
Undertake the advanced assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal patients (including some rheumatological and persistent pain conditions) and patients presenting with low back pain and radicular pain (sciatica) in primary and secondary care as part of the iMSK service within the ESP or First Contact Practitioner role, who may have complex and/or chronic presentation and to determine clinical diagnosis and formulate individualised management and treatment plans. This may include advice and discharge, referral to other professions for management, requesting further investigations and diagnostic procedures (MRI, X-rays, Ultrasound, and blood tests) and interpretation of the results or referral to Specialist Consultant. Practitioners require specialist knowledge of multiple disciplines (rehabilitation, surgery, pain management) in order to appropriately execute the assessment and support and inform on the direction of the patient’s care pathway.
To work in an extended role in the management of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, medical and psychological conditions. To make a clinical diagnosis, by using advanced assessments, requesting and interpreting the results of advanced diagnostic tests and investigations, to implement the correct care pathway. Ensuring referral to the appropriate services and / or facilitating Choice to service users for Secondary Care, independently of medical staff.
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
The post holder will be required to develop effective communication and good working relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team, outside agencies, families and carers.
The job description is intended as a guideline to the duties and responsibilities of the post and should not be regarded as a complete list of those required to be fulfilled under the written statement of the main Terms and Conditions of Employment.
To provide clinical and professional advice and to develop, promote and evaluate collaborative approaches to an innovative clinical practice both internally and externally.
To provide highly specialised and expert advice to MSK, Physiotherapy or Podiatry colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
To listen, empathise, communicate and reassure effectively, using appropriate tools, to fully explore management options with shared decision making, including cases with distressful diagnoses.
The post holder will demonstrate understanding of complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options. Will also undertake analysis and interpretation of results of medical investigations such as MRI where judgements regarding a range of clinical issues and/or highly complex patient conditions will have to be made (Radiology reports alone are not adequate to make these judgements)
To triage referrals using skills beyond the scope of podiatry to aid diagnosis and development of treatment plans.
To lead the specialist area in Audit, Research & Development in collaboration with the General Manager and Service lead, Therapy Consultants, Clinical Team Lead, and other members of the Musculoskeletal Team.
The post holder will demonstrate understanding of complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options. Will also undertake analysis and interpretation of results of medical investigations such as MRI where judgements regarding a range of clinical issues and/or highly complex patient conditions will have to be made (Radiology reports alone are not adequate to make these judgements.
To undertake complex musculoskeletal assessment and specialised treatment on a daily basis. This may require periods of concentration and fine motor skills.
To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation in line with legal and departmental requirements, and to demonstrate a reduction in the Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons waiting list for patients with a neuro musculoskeletal disorder.
This advert closes on Friday 13 Dec 2024