Job summary
Mendip Vale Medical Group (MVMG) are looking for further Advanced Practitioners (AP's) to join our existing team, as we expand in our friendly and innovative practices serving over 85,000 patients within our 10 sites in North Somerset, Bristol & South Gloucester.
We are currently looking to add to our First Contact Physiotherapy
service. As an Advanced MSK Physiotherapy Practitioner in Primary Care you will
be providing clinical expertise, diagnostics and decision making to manage
adult MSK patients. This will involve seeing patients without prior contact
with their GP as the first point of contact. If you are an experienced and
motivated MSK physiotherapist, who is passionate about Primary Care and the
First Contact Physiotherapist role, this could be the post for you.
Main duties of the job
To act as a First Contact Physiotherapist Practitioner in Primary Care
providing clinical expertise, diagnostics and decision making to manage MSK
patients older than 18 years of age. This will involve seeing patients without
prior contact with their GP.
To support self-management, facilitating: behavioural change in line
with public health; mobility and physical activity; personal goal achievement
and minimising the need for pharmacological intervention.
To operate according to the FCP MSK Memorandum of Understanding /
Agreement in GP practices, managing the GP MSK patient workload through
independent assessment, diagnosis and ongoing management of the Patients
musculoskeletal concern.
About us
As a high-achieving and
well-organised practice, we embrace a Multi-Disciplinary Team approach to care
provision.
Changes made from
merging and working more effectively have enabled us to make investment into
our buildings, making our estate one of the newest and
brightest in the south west
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide highly skilled Musculoskeletal
Clinical assessment, diagnosis, advisory, triaging and onward referral for
patients presenting with MSK concerns demonstrating Specialist Practice,
ensuring the services are delivered in line with current trends in health care
delivery, following current evidence based practice and skills in keeping with
the Specialist Practice and MSK Frameworks.
Taking professional responsibility to
flexibly, independently and safely manage own Primary Care complex MSK clinical
caseload supported by a GP / Physiotherapy Lead mentor.
To maintain a high level of expertise within
this specialty, ensuring implementation of evidence-based practice and
auditable standards accountable for decisions and actions through HCPC
registration.
To ensure timely and effective communication
with the Lead GP, Physiotherapy Team Lead and Team Leaders / Practice
Management on relevant matters.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide highly skilled Musculoskeletal
Clinical assessment, diagnosis, advisory, triaging and onward referral for
patients presenting with MSK concerns demonstrating Specialist Practice,
ensuring the services are delivered in line with current trends in health care
delivery, following current evidence based practice and skills in keeping with
the Specialist Practice and MSK Frameworks.
Taking professional responsibility to
flexibly, independently and safely manage own Primary Care complex MSK clinical
caseload supported by a GP / Physiotherapy Lead mentor.
To maintain a high level of expertise within
this specialty, ensuring implementation of evidence-based practice and
auditable standards accountable for decisions and actions through HCPC
registration.
To ensure timely and effective communication
with the Lead GP, Physiotherapy Team Lead and Team Leaders / Practice
Management on relevant matters.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of CPD including specialism specific postgraduate courses
Desirable
- Member of Clinical Interest Groups relevant to post
- Independent prescribing qualification
-
- Injection therapy qualification
- Masters level CPD in an appropriate subject
- Current IRMER training and competency in requesting appropriate radiological investigations
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates current advanced postgraduate knowledge, evidence based practice and experience within the Physiotherapy Services MSK Specialism
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
-
- Knowledge of current NHS and professional issues and their relevance to the service and adult and child safeguarding
- Previous experience in the ability to pass on MSK skills/knowledge to others and multi-professional groups within both formal and informal environments
- High level assessment skills, clinical reasoning and management planning for patients with complex needs
- Ability to see both Peripheral and Spinal MSK patients
- Ability to implement outcome measures and incorporate current validated EBP within professional practice
Desirable
- Knowledge of pathology and blood tests used in MSK
- An understanding of the patients perspective of NHS healthcare
- Previous experience of teaching and supervising therapists, students, healthcare professionals
- Previous experience of working as a Senior MSK clinician
- Experience in MSK service developments and initiating and leading audit projects
Skills and ability
Essential
- Able to carry out manual therapy interventions and administer MSK practice interventions
- Able to undertake therapeutic handling of patients, including those who are heavily dependent physically
- Physically fit and able to comply with Practice Manual Handling Guidelines
- Skills in shared decision making
- Skills in social prescribing and evidence based self-management
-
- Able to self-direct clinical work and delegate clinical work, appropriately
- Able to work autonomously with individuals and in groups
- Able to physically instruct clinicians in therapeutic handling skills
- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt and seek out innovative ways to overcome communication barriers, including virtual and telephone consults
- Remain calm, exercising good judgement whilst under pressure
Desirable
- Evidence of building clinical /professional relationships to share knowledge and best practice to enhance quality patient care
- Evidence of developing advanced clinical practice techniques / administrations
- Experience of working in General Practice
- Experience of clinical IT systems (EMIS)
- Advanced skills in report management and Secondary Care specialist referral
- Development of clinical leadership skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of CPD including specialism specific postgraduate courses
Desirable
- Member of Clinical Interest Groups relevant to post
- Independent prescribing qualification
-
- Injection therapy qualification
- Masters level CPD in an appropriate subject
- Current IRMER training and competency in requesting appropriate radiological investigations
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates current advanced postgraduate knowledge, evidence based practice and experience within the Physiotherapy Services MSK Specialism
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
-
- Knowledge of current NHS and professional issues and their relevance to the service and adult and child safeguarding
- Previous experience in the ability to pass on MSK skills/knowledge to others and multi-professional groups within both formal and informal environments
- High level assessment skills, clinical reasoning and management planning for patients with complex needs
- Ability to see both Peripheral and Spinal MSK patients
- Ability to implement outcome measures and incorporate current validated EBP within professional practice
Desirable
- Knowledge of pathology and blood tests used in MSK
- An understanding of the patients perspective of NHS healthcare
- Previous experience of teaching and supervising therapists, students, healthcare professionals
- Previous experience of working as a Senior MSK clinician
- Experience in MSK service developments and initiating and leading audit projects
Skills and ability
Essential
- Able to carry out manual therapy interventions and administer MSK practice interventions
- Able to undertake therapeutic handling of patients, including those who are heavily dependent physically
- Physically fit and able to comply with Practice Manual Handling Guidelines
- Skills in shared decision making
- Skills in social prescribing and evidence based self-management
-
- Able to self-direct clinical work and delegate clinical work, appropriately
- Able to work autonomously with individuals and in groups
- Able to physically instruct clinicians in therapeutic handling skills
- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt and seek out innovative ways to overcome communication barriers, including virtual and telephone consults
- Remain calm, exercising good judgement whilst under pressure
Desirable
- Evidence of building clinical /professional relationships to share knowledge and best practice to enhance quality patient care
- Evidence of developing advanced clinical practice techniques / administrations
- Experience of working in General Practice
- Experience of clinical IT systems (EMIS)
- Advanced skills in report management and Secondary Care specialist referral
- Development of clinical leadership skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
