MSK Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner - Band 8a

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Job overview: The Sutton Health and Care MSK service (SHC MSK) provides planned outpatient care for residents of Sutton. It has a triage function to support diagnosis and optimise referrals, and a therapies function to rehabilitate those who have sustained an injury or are recovering from surgery, as well as to help people best manage long-term MSK conditions. It also provides First Contact Practitioners (FCPs) within both the Carshalton and South Sutton Primary Care Network (PCN) and the Central Sutton PCN, therapies support to Epsom and St Helier Hospitals (ESTH) Fracture Clinic and Advanced Practitioners to the ESTH Spinal Elective Service.

Main duties of the job:

• To be an active member of a team delivering high quality Musculoskeletal (MSK) therapy provision.
• To assist with operational management and strategic development.
• To further develop personal specialist practice in the field of MSK therapy.
• This role is rotational across Sutton sites within the MSK service, and includes a rotation with the virtual fracture clinic service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• To be a clinical resource with regard to MSK conditions.
• To provide autonomous clinical Musculoskeletal practice in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with MSK conditions.
• To assist with operational management within MSK services.
• To assist with developing practice, innovation and promoting an evidence-informed culture within MSK services.
• To assist with communication and collaboration with both patients and relevant stakeholders regarding the provision and development of MSK services.
• To actively partake in a specialist MSK training programme, rotating into different specialist fields on differing sites with the Sutton Community bases.
• To assist with the provision of education and training predominantly to junior therapists and students.
• To partake in research, audit and evaluation of relevant clinical practice.

Clinical:

• To be a specialist MSK clinical resource within community services.
• To assist with the development and sustainment of relevant policies, protocols, pathways and guidelines within the service.
• To continually develop and sustain the required knowledge and skills to practice efficiently and effectively as a Specialist musculoskeletal therapist.
• To have specialist dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for the clinical assessment and physical treatment of MSK patients.
• To have highly specialist rehabilitation and exercise therapy skills.
• To deliver evidence informed specialist musculoskeletal therapy to a caseload of patients.
• To have overall responsibility for the management of a caseload of MSK patients within the service.
• To reach valid, reliable and comprehensive patient-centered conclusions regarding diagnosis, prognosis and management.
• To communicate effectively with patients including those who do not speak English, have hearing loss, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities etc.
• To communicate with patients in ways which empower them to make informed choices about their health.
• To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health professional colleagues to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service.
• To maintain comprehensive and accurate assessment and treatment records in line with legal and departmental requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of letters and reports.
• To comply with relevant professional codes of practice, professional guidelines, trust policies and local policies at all times.
• To be professionally and legally responsible, and accountable for all aspects of your own work.

Person specification:

• HCPC personal attributes - excellent time management & commitment.
• Other requirements - able to travel to venues off site when required.

Experience:

• Experience of managing complex projects.
• Significant post registration hospital pharmacy experience at a senior level.

Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’ There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients. Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors. We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you’re attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.

FURTHER INFORMATION: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION MAY CLOSE EARLIER THAN THE STATED CLOSING DATE IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CONTACT ALL APPLICANTS VIA EMAIL AND NOT BY POST. YOU ARE ADVISED TO CHECK YOUR RECRUITMENT SYSTEM ACCOUNT ON A REGULAR BASIS. YOU CAN ACCESS THIS ACCOUNT VIA OUR WEBSITE > Work for Us > Current Vacancies > My Job Account.

For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised. If you apply for this position and do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion. ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve. Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching. Please contact the recruitment team for more information.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.