Blackpool Central West Primary Care Network
If you are looking for the next step up into a role which allows you to develop and apply advanced clinical reasoning skills and manage a full range of MSK pathologies, you might be exactly who we're looking for!
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Blackpool service for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 7 Physiotherapist who can work in our MSK Physiotherapy clinic and FCP clinics to deliver quality clinical care for patients. You must have a minimum of 2 years experience working in the MSK field at B6/7 level. An MSc in Physiotherapy is a distinct advantage.
To succeed you must have excellent communication skills and a flexible, proactive approach to delivering first class MSK services.
The right candidate will be expected to deliver a high standard of patient-centred care, possess a friendly and approachable attitude and apply outstanding team-working, communication and organisational skills to your daily practice.
Main duties of the job
* To assess patients in a First contact practitioner role in GP surgeries to assist in early diagnosis and rehabilitation of suitable patients.
* To be able to request diagnostic tests for appropriate patients, interpret results and arrange further care for appropriate patients, as an autonomous practitioner.
* To be able to discuss complex patients with the multidisciplinary team.
* To contribute to the mentoring and development of junior & senior staff.
About us
Blackpool Central West PCN has a population of approximately 35,000 residents registered with 3 practices across Blackpool. PCNs form a key building block of the NHS long-term plan. Bringing general practices together to work at scale has been a policy priority for some years for a range of reasons, including improving the ability of practices to recruit and retain staff; to manage financial and estates pressures; to provide a wider range of services to patients and to more easily integrate with the wider health and care system.
Blackpool Central West PCN is forward-looking, friendly and focused on providing a wide range of excellent healthcare services to patients. The practices work together as they see the benefits of working together as a larger GP partnership and are delighted to be realizing some of those benefits now. Not only are we more resilient and efficient but we are able to invest in continuous quality improvement, enhanced care, new services, training and developing our workforce. We value the diversity of our colleagues and actively champion an inclusive culture and are committed to helping our colleagues achieve a work/life balance. You'll be joining a great team in a great place, where your commitment will be valued, your skills respected, and your ambition rewarded.
Job responsibilities
Clinical
* To be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work including the management of individual caseload, working within accepted codes of professional conduct and clinical guidelines to minimise clinical risk.
* To demonstrate advanced theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology and utilise highly developed clinical reasoning skills to accurately determine clinical diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of mixed and complicated conditions requiring outpatient physiotherapy and rehabilitation, resulting in realistic, patient centred goals and treatment plans in line with evidence-based practice.
* To use specialist clinical reasoning skills to screen referrals, to secondary care or accident & emergency department, for serious pathologies such as tumour, infection, fracture, cauda equina syndrome. Seek support of senior clinical colleagues when faced with clinical terminology or presentations of a complex nature or out with clinical experience.
* To refer for diagnostics (X-Ray) and Interventional Radiology procedures such as guided injection, within the referral rights for the Local Physiotherapy Service pathways.
* To act in an advisory capacity to all clinical staff members in making an onward referral to additional services.
* To identify patient concerns related to the clinical presentation and use current evidence to respond to them. Advise patients and referrers on return to work, sports and other activities.
* To keep comprehensive records of activity in accordance with local and national requirements using departmental IT software systems as required.
* To discharge patients appropriately and communicate this with their GPs or referrers.
* To prescribe appropriate equipment, adhering to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice.
* To work closely with the Physiotherapy Management Team to facilitate the translation of national policy into local delivery and to provide an expert MSK perspective in relation to the planning and delivery of an integrated, patient focused service across the care pathway.
* To oversee the implementation of evidence based care including clinical outcome metrics within the Physiotherapy Service. To use objective markers/outcome measures to evaluate and refine clinical practice.
* To participate in clinical governance as required. To implement policies and propose changes to practice procedures for own area and monitor implementation change through clinical audit.
* To demonstrate high quality research and development skills and lead clinical research and audit for the local Physiotherapy Service
* To maintain a clinical case load; whilst being flexible to service needs.
Communication
* To consistently communicate highly effectively with staff, patients and carers/family via clear verbal, non-verbal and written means to maximise rehabilitation potential. To use good communication skills of negotiation, motivation, explanation and reassurance and to gain informed consent. Confidentiality is maintained at all times.
* To provide complex and sensitive information, in simple terms about diagnosis, prognosis, concerns, treatment options and scientific information to patients, carers and others (within and outside own profession), who may find such ideas difficult to understand due to differences in educational or language background, and who may not want to accept information provided. Information needs to be clearly conveyed without causing offence or distress. This must be done whilst ensuring that patients have full understanding.
* To facilitate patients attitudinal change towards their condition and thus engage the patient with treatment choices and empower self-management.
* To communicate with all other healthcare professionals, and professional networks concerning patient care and ensure good working relationships for the effective provision of musculoskeletal management.
* To report complaints to the surgery / PCN team in line with formal complaints procedure.
* To attend and actively participate in team's meetings as required. To initiate and /or maintain contacts with local and national clinical interest groups appropriate to the musculoskeletal and spinal fields.
Management
* To undertake and assist in audits as required under clinical governance and also for service development.
* To comply with all policies and procedures and ensure that all staff do likewise. This includes participation in the individual performance appraisal system.
* To participate in both professional and clinical supervision.
* Although a non-budget holder, the post holder will monitor and assess the needs of the service in order to provide recommendations for service improvement, including the appropriate allocation of resources.
Effort
* To carry out assessments and treatments of musculoskeletal conditions, with moderate physical effort involved, on a daily basis and to comply with manual handling policies.
* To deal with patients suffering with pain states, expectations and beliefs, that may lead to anxiety and aggressive / challenging behaviour with support from senior clinicians where required.
* Concentration during assessment, analysing documents and assessing patients as well as concentration for long periods daily. This may include reading electronic referrals and clinics with a high volume of new patients.
General
* To identify and contribute to physiotherapy training needs regarding the assessment and management of patients with musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction.
* To identify, initiate or participate in research projects relating to physiotherapy or the general management of MSK pain and dysfunction.
* To keep abreast of relevant clinical research pertinent to the job and implement evidence-based practice.
* The post holder must be aware of individuals responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act and identify and report, as necessary any untoward incident or accident or potentially hazardous environment.
* Must be aware of infection control policy and encourage all staff to follow the policy.
* The post holder is accountable for exercising economic and efficient use of financial and physical resources as well as ensuring the security of property.
* The post holder must at all times carry out these duties and responsibilities with due regard to equal opportunities policy and is expected to promote and implement the same.
* To follow absence reporting procedures by emailing the absence line and phoning your line manager in line with policy and encourage others to follow.
* The post holder is required to familiarise yourself with and comply with the policies and procedures.
* You will be expected to adhere to the Data Security, email and internet policies that concern your job role within and expected to attend security and confidentiality training. Should you have any matters of concern, you are welcome to, and encouraged to, raise your concerns with your Manager/Director.
This job description is intended as a guide and may be amended in discussion with the post holder to meet changing demands within the service and physiotherapy department.
Person Specification
Experience
* Evidence of a minimum of 2 years experience working at a band 6 level in FCP / GP practice
* Working within an MSK clinic
* Experience in referring for diagnostics
* Experience of appraisal and supervision
* Experience in team management
* Experience of quality issues and audit
Qualifications
* BSc or equivalent in Physiotherapy
* HCPC & CSP registered Physiotherapist
* Evidence of MSK related CPD
* Completed or working toward MSc or equivalent
* MSc modules
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £42,000 to £46,000 a year (NOT agenda for change)
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