MSK Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

This Adult MSK Team has a 0.7 wte vacancy which we wish to fill with a dynamic passionate advanced physiotherapist who wishes to join our existing team of band 8’s in our MSK Assessment Service. We are looking for an APP with a wide range of experience in the management and treatment of MSK Conditions. We are currently setting up a primary care ultrasound and injection service to provide patients with consultation, ultrasound and injection on the same day.

Whilst undertaking comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of patients with a wide variety of physical and emotional needs, you will triage, assess and manage including the ordering and interpreting of diagnostic tests. This will include key communication skills in presenting cases in the well-established MDT meetings.

Your application should demonstrate evidence of your advanced skills including assessment, investigations, making referrals, injection therapy or ultrasonography. SCAS has close ties with the MSK physiotherapy Service and you will be instrumental in providing teaching, supervision and support to our large physiotherapy staff. There are also close links with the Enfield Pain Service.

Developing and promoting a positive and dynamic image and culture, you will be key in fostering productive relationships with key stakeholders such as local GPs, and provide support and training to other clinical staff and students. In return we can provide support for CPD and opportunities for broad personal development.

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing.

We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.

The post holder is part of the MSK physiotherapy team providing high quality physiotherapy services to meet the needs of a multicultural and diverse population of the London Borough of Enfield. As one of the most senior members of the musculoskeletal physiotherapy service and as an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (APP), your role will include screening, filtering referrals and managing the care of those patients who otherwise would have been referred to and seen by a hospital Consultant.

To achieve this, the post-holder will work outside the normal scope of physiotherapy practice, facilitating Role Redesign and Service Modernisation across Primary and Secondary care. To provide the highest level of expertise on musculoskeletal conditions within the physiotherapy service, providing expert advice to other services and professionals including GPs and hospital medical staff.

Participate actively in the senior management of the Physiotherapy service contributing to its wider support and development.