This Locality Operational Lead post sits within the Musculoskeletal Interface (MSKI) service run by Sirona care & health CIC, across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. The role pairs a clinical caseload with line management of B8a and B7 clinicians and day-to-day operational management. What sets it apart is an orthopaedic interface caseload on an RTT pathway in North Somerset, requiring independent diagnostic decisions. Applicants need at least five years' post-graduate MSK experience, HCPC registration and IRMER qualification to request and interpret imaging.
What the job involves
- Manage a clinical caseload with advanced clinical reasoning on an orthopaedic RTT pathway
- Select diagnostic investigations and independently interpret results to plan evidence-based patient care
- Line manage B8a and B7 clinicians across MSKI and first contact physiotherapy
- Manage day-to-day operations, including scheduling, capacity and demand modelling
- Support governance activities in line with the service audit calendar and protocols
- Investigate and respond to patient complaints and concerns
- Investigate adverse events under the patient safety investigation framework
- Engage in CQC compliance modules and ensure service delivery meets them
What’s required
Qualifications
- Completed undergraduate diploma or degree in physiotherapy
- Musculoskeletal injection therapy qualification, or working towards it
- IRMER qualified
Registration & licences
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Experience
- Minimum 5 years' post-graduate experience in the musculoskeletal field
- Working as a clinical supervisor or educator supporting training and practice of peers and junior staff
- Reviewing MSK service performance data to plan service delivery
- Operational decision making on staff and service delivery
- Requesting and interpreting MSK imaging independently
Nice to have
- Knowledge and experience of referring for and interpreting diagnostic MSK bloods
- Postgraduate qualification in non-medical prescribing
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
- Completed leadership and/or management training course
- Postgraduate training in musculoskeletal diagnostic testing
What’s offered
- Agenda for Change salary
- Full NHS benefits
- 27+ days' annual leave
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Development opportunities for all colleagues and apprentices
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
