Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (Band 8a)
If you are an experienced Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner and looking for a role which allows you to develop, apply advanced clinical reasoning skills and manage a full range of MSK pathologies, you might be exactly who we're looking for!
Healthshare is a clinically led, independent provider of innovative NHS services working across the country. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our experienced MSK team.
Main Duties of the Job
You will be working across a number of specialities throughout the service, as well as supporting our One Stop Shop clinics, providing patients with consultation and treatment (if required) on the same day which could include an ultrasound, guided injection etc. There will be opportunities to be part of MDT meetings, we hold monthly In-Service Reviews and CPD opportunities to apply for course funding. You will also support our primary care partners as an ACP/ APP based from one of the many PCNs we currently work with throughout the region, helping reduce wait lists.
Your application should demonstrate evidence of advance/extended skill or work towards achieving these. This may include experience with advanced physiotherapy skills, investigations, making referrals, injection therapy or ultrasonography. We support training for each of these areas.
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.
About Us
We're an independent healthcare provider, with established roots in muscular-skeletal health and diagnostics, founded by expert NHS clinicians who recognised a way to improve things.
Our approach means that whether it's speed, flexibility, efficiency or quality, every aspect has been carefully considered to surpass expectations. This is why we've been a trusted partner of the NHS for over ten years, and the provider of choice for countless private patients.
We work with integrity. When it comes to collaboratively delivering care, relationships are key. Whether we're interacting with each other, our partners or our patients, we're always open and honest. Every key decision is based on clear process and informed by evidence.
We act with empathy. Everyone who is here, is here because they care about people. We always try and put ourselves in the shoes of whomever we're interacting with and treat people with compassion and consideration.
We inspire with passion. There's no room for a half-hearted approach to healthcare, it requires dedication, and that's what everyone here has. A Healthshare employee is enthusiastic, with a verve and panache that inspires others around them.
Job Responsibilities
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
* To triage, assess, diagnose and manage patients referred to the service from GPs, Consultants and other AHPs and arrange investigations and organise onward referral where appropriate.
* 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, referring patients to physiotherapy, podiatry, surgical appliances and any other community and secondary care services.
* To undertake highly specialised assessment of routine and highly complex patients presenting with spinal, peripheral and chronic pain problems using advanced management and treatment plans utilising a range of specialist treatments.
* To interpret and analyse tests and investigations to form accurate diagnosis and prognosis for a wide range of specialist treatments.
* To recommend the evidence based/best practice intervention for routine, complex and some highly complex conditions. This may include direct referral to secondary care consultants or allied health professionals and specialist investigations or the decision that no further treatment is required.
* To determine clinical indication and independently request specific diagnostic investigations e.g. X-ray, MRI, US, nerve conduction tests. To follow up on the results with patients and arrange further management as necessary.
* To determine and set agreed and realistic outcomes with patients to achieve anticipated outcome of treatment.
* To independently triage patients into the service referred by GPs, Consultants and AHPs.
* To perform steroid injections as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
* Registered with HCPC & CSP.
* Recognised/validated Orthopaedic musculoskeletal postgraduate training.
* Relevant evidence of CPD.
* MSc in Physiotherapy.
* Experience in research.
* Have attained some modules at the level of Master Degree or working towards full MSc or similar.
* Injection therapy qualification.
Experience
* Excellent knowledge in the relevant clinical area.
* Experience of ordering and interpreting medical investigations such as MRI, X-ray and Blood tests.
* Experience of Quality and Audit and how to implement change.
* Experience of working in an autonomous role.
* Clinical Supervision skills and experience.
* Previous experience of triage.
* Understanding of strategic and political issues affecting the Independent Sector.
Skills and Knowledge
* Be able to travel between all locations even though you may be based in one region.
* Up to date with effective orthopaedic and MSK practice and research and related fields of practice.
* Critical appraisal of clinical evidence and evidence-based practice.
* Understanding of scope of practice issues and legal accountability and responsibilities.
* Computer literate and willingness to incorporate IT into daily practice.
* Ability to justify clinical decisions with Consultants, GPwSIs, Physiotherapists and GPs.
* Independent and unsupervised advanced decision-making and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to understand the limitations of one's role and know when to seek a second opinion.
* Drive for excellence and innovative practice.
* A valid Driver's licence.
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.
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