Band 8a - Community MSK Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner - North Middlesex

North Middlesex University Hospital (North Mid) are searching for a passionate and experienced Band 8a Community MSK Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner to join their highly skilled team.

North Mid provides both hospital and community care, helping to keep people in the best possible health at every stage in their lives.

Its maternity, children, and adult services span a range of medical and surgical specialities and its adult and children's emergency departments are among the busiest in London.

North Mid is also proud to offer one of the largest services in the UK dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of red cell haemoglobin conditions, including sickle cell disease and thalassaemia syndromes.

Job Summary

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 manage the care of those patients who otherwise would have been referred to and seen by a hospital Consultant.

To achieve this the postholder 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.

To be a member of the team responsible for the planning, organisation and implementation of the specialist multi-professional Musculoskeletal Triage Service in Primary Care.

To develop and maintain strong links with Orthopaedic and/or Rheumatology consultants and referring GPs.

To take a clinical lead in the provision and development of appropriate CPD in musculo skeletal care to staff within physiotherapy and where relevant to other professionals e.g. lecturing/presenting to GPs, hospital doctors, Nurse Practitioners.

To work at the most advanced level within and outside the scope of physiotherapy practice, triaging, diagnosing and managing patients with diverse presentations and highly complex physical and psychological conditions. This includes patients with serious life threatening pathologies.

To hold full responsibility for own caseload within the musculo-skeletal specialty, undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, working without supervision and taking full accountability for APP role and work. Self directed access to advice and support from peers, both internally and externally to the Trust, and from service manager as required. Clinical work is not routinely evaluated.

To be aware of and manage any clinical governance issues pertaining to own service and to highlight these to physiotherapy service manager or her deputy.

To supervise and support senior staff members within the service.

To lead on specific audits and support other staff in identifying audit, evaluation and research projects, co-coordinating their implementation to further own and team's performance within the musculo-skeletal service.

To contribute to the delivery of health promotion activities within the service and wider Trust initiatives To participate in the recruitment, selection, discipline and staff development within the musculo skeletal service.

To provide clinical education supervision for students on placement and to support other less experienced team members in undertaking this activity.

To provide cover for the MSK outpatient manager as required.

To provide an expert musculo-skeletal clinical opinion as required, to enable the Physiotherapy service manager to deal effectively and fairly with complaints.

To liaise with other agencies in order to deliver and develop more effective Physiotherapy service delivery.

To be accountable to physiotherapy service manager and the Trust for the delivery of services.

To interpret national guidance on clinical issues and advise managers on planning and organisation of local implementation.

Requirements

• Degree/Diploma Physiotherapy.
• MSc in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC Registered.
• Recognised/validated orthopaedic MSK postgraduate training.
• Relevant evidence of CPD.
• Injection Therapy Qualification.
• Any relevant leadership and management training, e.g. process mapping and redesign; demand and capacity.
• Non medical prescriber.
• Ultrasonography Qualification.
• Minimum of 9 years post grad experience of which 5 years at Senior level in MSK outpatients including GP direct access work and the management of complex and chronic conditions.
• Evidence of organisational and supervisory experience.
• Experience in implementing evidence based practice and protocol development.
• Experience in clinical audit.
• Experience of extensive teaching of pre and postgraduates.

We are so grateful for the commitment and devotion of our Bank Staff, so are pleased to offer the following benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Weekly salary
• Staffing Bank workers can contribute to their NHS pension
• Priority of shifts over all agency workers
• Competitive pay

Apply now for this fantastic opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch.