Job summary
Working Full or Part Time Hours
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled clinician with well established analytical and diagnostic abilities to join our Interface Team, the Adulty Musculoskeletal Assessment and Management Service, in a post that will support your development towards and Advanced Practitioner.
The role will mainly be based between Ellesmere Port Hospital and the Fountains Centre in Chester, working within the AMAMS team to deliver high quality, efficient and effective assessment and diagnosis of undiagnosed patients referred in by GP.
Main duties of the job
- You will need to be able to clinically reason at a high level and identify correct pathways of care for a wide range of MSK patients with safety always a priority.
- You will also play a key role in supporting staff learning and clinical education, acting as a role model and clinical supervisor to a range of staff.
- You will be expected to successfully complete a range of competencies to fully develop the knowledge and skills required for the role.. We will support an ACP apprenticeship for the right candidate, so a willingness to study is essential.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- Evidence of post graduate training to masters equivalent level
- Relevant student training course or qualification
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Membership of professional body and specialist interest group
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post graduate experience with experience of working at an advanced level Sound evidence of CPD and reflective practice
- Sound knowledge of current best practice specific to specialist area
- Knowledge of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Knowledge and application of the principles of clinical governance
- Sound knowledge and understanding of health, safety and risk management
Desirable
- Supervisory skills and/or first line management experience
Skills
Essential
- Communication skills (verbal and non verbal)
- Excellent group working and team working skills
- Audit and/or research skills
- Supervisory skills and/or first line management experience
- Sound knowledge and understanding of health, safety and risk management
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and that of others
- Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure
- Good computer skills
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
- Developed analytical and problem solving skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- Evidence of post graduate training to masters equivalent level
- Relevant student training course or qualification
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Membership of professional body and specialist interest group
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post graduate experience with experience of working at an advanced level Sound evidence of CPD and reflective practice
- Sound knowledge of current best practice specific to specialist area
- Knowledge of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Knowledge and application of the principles of clinical governance
- Sound knowledge and understanding of health, safety and risk management
Desirable
- Supervisory skills and/or first line management experience
Skills
Essential
- Communication skills (verbal and non verbal)
- Excellent group working and team working skills
- Audit and/or research skills
- Supervisory skills and/or first line management experience
- Sound knowledge and understanding of health, safety and risk management
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and that of others
- Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure
- Good computer skills
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
- Developed analytical and problem solving 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).
