Musculoskeletal Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist

Musculoskeletal Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We have an exciting opportunity for an MSK Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner to join our busy Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Department. The post holder will need to have experience and understanding of managing a busy service and effectively managing a demanding and complex caseload.

As well as the clinical duties of the role, there will be plenty of opportunity to be involved in service evaluation, transformation, research, audit, pathway development and quality improvement.

The post holder will work closely with other APPs in the service and be supported by the Deputy Head of Outpatient Therapies.

Main duties of the job

To autonomously manage a complex clinical caseload of musculoskeletal patients within the Integrated Musculoskeletal and Persistent Pain Service (IMAPS)

To provide clinical leadership for the Integrated Musculoskeletal and Persistent Pain (IMAPS) team across Royal London and Mile End Hospitals.

To undertake a cross-site AP clinical and leadership role within Barts Health NHS Trust musculoskeletal services,

To act as an expert physiotherapy practitioner and leader within the wider MSK therapies team,

To support the Deputy Head of Outpatient Therapies in the development of relevant cross-site service and clinical initiatives and modernisations,

To act as the lead clinical representative on agreed clinical and service development groups and boards,

To provide highly specialist care of complex patients including extended scope interventions and management as appropriate,

To provide expert training, advice and clinical education to service providers, service users and service commissioners

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification Experience

• oExtensive post graduate clinical experience within the field of MSK
• oClinical Leadership experience at a senior level
• oDemonstrable experience of delivering a service based on the needs of the patient
• oService development and clinical leadership within a multi-faceted organisation
• oExperience of working in a busy and dynamic environment
• oExperience of working in an inter-disciplinary manner
• oComprehensive understanding of the pillars of clinical governance
• oExperience of using research and other evidence to inform and drive practice
• oExperience of motivating and leading clinical staff of all levels
• oPrevious experience of working in an extended scope role
• oA comprehensive understanding of the needs of the MSK service commissioners
• oExperience of mentoring and training clinical staff and students, across multidisciplinary teams
• oExperience of leading clinical governance initiatives
• oProven experience of leading an MDT
• oExperience of proactively engaging with service users and commissioners

Skills

• oAbility/skills to take a senior clinical leadership role within an MDT
• oExcellent problem solving skills
• oAbility to effectively promote MSK services and the role of APPs to internal and external colleagues and agencies

Qualifications and Knowledge

• oDegree or diploma in Physiotherapy
• oMSc or equivalent experience
• oHCPC Registration
• oExtensive Post Graduate training in Neuromusculoskeletal conditions
• oComprehensive evidence of a biopsychosocial approach to management of MSK related conditions
• oKnowledge of the NHS and of the structure, roles and responsibilities of outside agencies e.g. Social Services
• oKnowledge of the NHS and of the structure, roles and responsibilities of outside agencies e.g. Social Services
• oUnderstanding of evidence based practice and its implementation
• oClinical Leadership Training or equivalent
• oRadiation Course
• oInterpretation of investigations including X-Ray

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.