Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, confident practitioner to join our highly regarded APP team. You should be a forward-thinking practitioner, who has the ability to bring about change and the desire to develop and improve services. You must be an experienced MSK clinician with an interest and expertise in the management of patients with hand pathology. You should be able to work independently and be able to demonstrate excellent communication, teaching and organisational skills.
The successful candidate would work in a different hand clinics alongside Plastic Surgery Consultants and independently offering both face to face and telephone consultations.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills working with our experienced hands MDT, the team includes plastic and orthopaedic consultants consultants, APPs and radiologists who meet regularly. This is the opportunity to work for an NHS Trust with a dynamic, supportive, forward thinking team of hands specialists.
If you are interested in developing your skills into being a hands APP or are already working as an APP this could be the role for you. Supervision, training and mentoring will be provided by our other APPs and consultant colleagues.
Our current vacancy is permanent for 12 hours per week (2 clinics and administration time associated with the clinics). Clinics may be held in Ascot, Maidenhead, Slough or Windsor.
Main duties of the job
To provide an expert musculoskeletal assessment, diagnosis and appropriate onward management of patients presenting with chronic and acute hand conditions within the plastic surgery clinics.
To use skills extended beyond the scope of physiotherapy to aid diagnosis and development of treatment plans in the plastic surgery clinic setting.
To interpret the results of the assessment and investigations to determine onward patient management e.g. organise appropriate injection therapy, discuss any appropriate surgical interventions and place patients on the waiting lists when appropriate, make appropriate onward referrals to rehabilitation/Consultants/clinics and discharge patients directly from clinic.
To electronically triage GP referrals into the Plastic Surgery Hands service.
To provide expert advice, guidance and information to patients, health professionals.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three Core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification please read in full if you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification please read in full if you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a recognised degree or diploma in Physiotherapy / OT / equivalent profession
- Evidence of hands specific postgraduate courses / CPD e.g. MSc / BAHT Level 2
Desirable
- Evidence of other postgraduate clinical courses eg Injection Therapy / Society of Orthopaedic Medicine / Non-medical Prescribing
- Evidence of other qualifications / experience in education, leadership or research
experience/knowledge
Essential
- Experience of management of hands patients at B7 or equivalent
- Expert level of clinical knowledge and reasoning in the musculoskeletal field
- Experience of working with the MDT, across professional boundaries and different stakeholders
Desirable
- Previous experience of working as an APP/ Clinical Specialist within musculosketal medicine.
- Previous experience of working in the NHS in an Acute hospital outpatient setting or GP practice
- Experience of lone working.
- Member of relevant clinical interest group(s)
- Experience of education of other staff, students and patients
- Involvement in research or have a paper published
- Experience of quality improvement / change projects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a recognised degree or diploma in Physiotherapy / OT / equivalent profession
- Evidence of hands specific postgraduate courses / CPD e.g. MSc / BAHT Level 2
Desirable
- Evidence of other postgraduate clinical courses eg Injection Therapy / Society of Orthopaedic Medicine / Non-medical Prescribing
- Evidence of other qualifications / experience in education, leadership or research
experience/knowledge
Essential
- Experience of management of hands patients at B7 or equivalent
- Expert level of clinical knowledge and reasoning in the musculoskeletal field
- Experience of working with the MDT, across professional boundaries and different stakeholders
Desirable
- Previous experience of working as an APP/ Clinical Specialist within musculosketal medicine.
- Previous experience of working in the NHS in an Acute hospital outpatient setting or GP practice
- Experience of lone working.
- Member of relevant clinical interest group(s)
- Experience of education of other staff, students and patients
- Involvement in research or have a paper published
- Experience of quality improvement / change projects
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).
