We are looking for a dynamic, confident practitioner to join our highly regarded APP team. You should be a forward-thinking practitioner, who has the ability to bring about change and the desire to develop and improve services. You must be an experienced MSK clinician with an interest and expertise in the management of patients with spinal pathology. You should be able to work independently and be able to demonstrate excellent communication, teaching and organisational skills.
The successful candidate would work in different spinal clinics alongside Spinal Orthopaedic Consultants and independently offering both face to face and telephone consultations.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills working with our experienced spinal MDT, which includes spinal orthopaedic consultants, APPs, and radiologists who meet regularly. This is the opportunity to work for an NHS Trust with a dynamic, supportive, forward-thinking team of spinal specialists.
If you are interested in developing your skills into being a spinal APP or are already working as an APP, this could be the role for you. Supervision, training, and mentoring will be provided by our other APPs and consultant colleagues.
Our current vacancy is permanent for 12 hours per week (2 clinics and administration time associated with the clinics). The clinics are in Ascot, Maidenhead, Windsor, and Slough.
Main duties of the job
* To provide an expert musculoskeletal assessment, diagnosis, and appropriate onward management of patients presenting with chronic and acute spinal pain within the orthopaedic clinics.
* To use skills extended beyond the scope of physiotherapy to aid diagnosis and development of treatment plans in the orthopaedic clinic setting.
* To interpret the results of the assessment and investigations to determine onward patient management e.g., organise appropriate injection therapy, discuss any appropriate surgical interventions, place patients on the waiting lists when appropriate, make appropriate onward referrals to rehabilitation/Consultants/clinics, and discharge patients directly from clinic.
* To electronically triage GP referrals into the Orthopaedic Spinal service.
* To provide expert advice, guidance, and information to patients and health professionals.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and south Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis, and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot, and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three Core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users, and each other: Committed to Excellence, Working Together, and Facing the Future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please read in full; if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Hold a recognised degree or diploma in Physiotherapy.
* HCPC registered
* Evidence of postgraduate courses / CPD e.g., MSc / Cert Spinal Manual Therapy / Acupuncture / Manipulation Courses / Society of Orthopaedic Medicine.
Desirable
* Evidence of relevant postgraduate education.
* Member of the relevant clinical interest groups.
* Attendance at an introductory management course.
* Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
Experience
Essential
* Broad experience at band 7 level in MSK outpatients demonstrating evidence of competence and capability.
* Evidence of an extensive role in the supervision of less experienced staff, students, and assistants.
Desirable
* Previous experience of working as an APP/ Clinical Specialist within musculoskeletal medicine.
* Previous experience of working in the NHS in an Acute hospital outpatient setting.
* Experience of lone working.
* Paper published in a Journal.
Knowledge
Essential
* Evidence of expert knowledge of spinal pathology.
* Advanced knowledge of other MSK pathologies.
Desirable
* Knowledge of spinal orthopaedic surgeries.
* Ability to interpret spinal radiographic imaging.
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Heatherwood Hospital
Brook Avenue
Ascot
SL5 7GB
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