Job summary
Are
you excited by the prospect of working in a forward thinking MSK service?
We
are looking for highly knowledgeable applicants with significant MSK experience
to work in our dynamic MSK Foot and Ankle Service in Bristol, North Somerset,
and South Gloucestershire. As a member of this workforce, you will be part of
an integrated MSK Foot and Ankle service working closely with Podiatry,
Physiotherapy and MSK Interface, ensuring high quality of care is provided for
patients.
As
an autonomous practitioner you will provide high level clinical assessment and
management plans for patients, often with challenging presentations and complex
needs. Using an evidence based and shared decision-making approach you will be
carrying out orthopaedic triage assessment with an advanced practice skill set.
You will have the ability to image, inject and directly refer on to secondary
care.
There is a competency
framework supporting the successful applicant to progress into an 8a position
within with MSK Foot and Ankle service. If you already have experience working
at an enhanced level in the MSK Foot and Ankle specialty please see the advert
for our band 8a post under the reference:B9083-23-0594
Interviews will be held W/C 11th December 2023
Relocating? You may be eligible for our relocation package if successful. This is for up to £8k!
This vacancy qualifies for the SironaEmployeeReferralScheme Tier 1 - referrals must be made
prior to the closing date
Main duties of the job
Progression through the competency framework and upon completion you will deliver:
- Assessment of patients using
expert knowledge, advanced differential diagnostic skills, expert pattern
recognition, executing highly skilled physical examinations to form shared
decision making and care planning in complex patients with MSK Foot and Ankle
conditions.
- Independently refer for and
demonstrate a specialist understanding of diagnostic investigations, including
sensitivity and specificity of different investigations for specific conditions
in the context of the individual patient.
- Independently process results of
test findings and make appropriate plans for best evidence treatment with
patients.
- Demonstrate highly specialised
knowledge of the use of injection therapy and medication in management of
certain MSK and Rheumatological conditions, clinically reasoning when to offer
injection therapy as part of shared decision making and when it is
contra-indicated.
- Required to refer through and
demonstrate highly specialised knowledge of pathways for all MSK conditions,
including orthopaedic, neurology, rheumatology, community therapy and pain
services.
- Provide operational and clinical
leadership for the service. Contributing to service evaluation, understanding populations
needs and ensuring links with the wider system to develop more effective and
streamlined clinical pathways. Providing education and supervision of clinicians, facilitating a learning culture to develop others.
About us
We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we would expect for ourselves and our families.
At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking.
Benefits:
We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more! Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for more details.
Additional Information:
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description and
Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description and
Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate diploma / degree in Podiatry.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Able to demonstrate in practice portfolio experience in core podiatry and MSK podiatry.
- Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity.
- Evidence of working as a clinical supervisor, designing, developing and delivering programmes of learning in line with evidence-based practice, to peers and junior staff.
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Podiatrists
- Can demonstrate working at a Masters level/ Level 7. E.g. Masters modules.
- Completion of relevant Leadership and/ or management training course.
- Evidence of current or previous completion of Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) and experience of referring for diagnostic investigations.
- Post graduate training in Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Testing.
- Post Graduate training in Musculoskeletal injection therapy.
Experience
Essential
- Highly specialised clinical reasoning skills.
- Advanced manual therapy skills.
- In depth knowledge of the management of MSK Foot and Ankle patients, including indication and considerations for conservative treatment while developing knowledge of surgical intervention.
- Knowledge of national guidelines and developing knowledge of local commissioning policies.
- Highly specialist knowledge and understanding of conditions and symptoms that may present and masquerade as an MSK condition.
- Evidence of developing knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice with respect to diagnostic investigations e.g. X-rays, MRIs, Bloods, Ultrasound.
- Experience of using technology and software integrated in MSK pathways e.g. electronic triage and records, image referral and review software.
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of general and MSK podiatry care programmes for highly complex patients.
- Evidence of decision making regarding complex patient pathways in primary care.
- Highly developed skills in communication and education for effective patient/carer/stakeholder engagement in complex management pathways and often challenging/hostile environments.
- A critical understanding of personal scope of practice.
- Manage risk in unpredictable, uncertain situations to uphold patient safety.
- Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures, and codes of conduct.
- Experience teaching, supervising and mentoring others.
- Experience of effective clinical communication with multidisciplinary teams / professionals.
- Report writing skills for onward referral.
- Experience dealing with complaints and clinical incidents.
- Experience of being involved in service audit and risk assessments.
- Able to work in lone working, stressful environments.
- Clinically competent to assess and manage foot and ankle musculoskeletal patients within scope of practice of the MSKI podiatrist.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience in delivering Musculoskeletal Injections.
- Knowledge, understanding and experience of referring for and interpreting diagnostic investigations e.g. X-rays, MRIs, Ultrasound.
- Knowledge and experience of interpreting radiology and investigation reports in line with patient presenting condition and treatment options, using SDM to inform decision making.
- Knowledge and experience of referring to specialist service including orthopaedics, neurosurgery etc
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate diploma / degree in Podiatry.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Able to demonstrate in practice portfolio experience in core podiatry and MSK podiatry.
- Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity.
- Evidence of working as a clinical supervisor, designing, developing and delivering programmes of learning in line with evidence-based practice, to peers and junior staff.
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Podiatrists
- Can demonstrate working at a Masters level/ Level 7. E.g. Masters modules.
- Completion of relevant Leadership and/ or management training course.
- Evidence of current or previous completion of Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) and experience of referring for diagnostic investigations.
- Post graduate training in Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Testing.
- Post Graduate training in Musculoskeletal injection therapy.
Experience
Essential
- Highly specialised clinical reasoning skills.
- Advanced manual therapy skills.
- In depth knowledge of the management of MSK Foot and Ankle patients, including indication and considerations for conservative treatment while developing knowledge of surgical intervention.
- Knowledge of national guidelines and developing knowledge of local commissioning policies.
- Highly specialist knowledge and understanding of conditions and symptoms that may present and masquerade as an MSK condition.
- Evidence of developing knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice with respect to diagnostic investigations e.g. X-rays, MRIs, Bloods, Ultrasound.
- Experience of using technology and software integrated in MSK pathways e.g. electronic triage and records, image referral and review software.
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of general and MSK podiatry care programmes for highly complex patients.
- Evidence of decision making regarding complex patient pathways in primary care.
- Highly developed skills in communication and education for effective patient/carer/stakeholder engagement in complex management pathways and often challenging/hostile environments.
- A critical understanding of personal scope of practice.
- Manage risk in unpredictable, uncertain situations to uphold patient safety.
- Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures, and codes of conduct.
- Experience teaching, supervising and mentoring others.
- Experience of effective clinical communication with multidisciplinary teams / professionals.
- Report writing skills for onward referral.
- Experience dealing with complaints and clinical incidents.
- Experience of being involved in service audit and risk assessments.
- Able to work in lone working, stressful environments.
- Clinically competent to assess and manage foot and ankle musculoskeletal patients within scope of practice of the MSKI podiatrist.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience in delivering Musculoskeletal Injections.
- Knowledge, understanding and experience of referring for and interpreting diagnostic investigations e.g. X-rays, MRIs, Ultrasound.
- Knowledge and experience of interpreting radiology and investigation reports in line with patient presenting condition and treatment options, using SDM to inform decision making.
- Knowledge and experience of referring to specialist service including orthopaedics, neurosurgery etc
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
