Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a high specialist and enthusiastic individual to join Whittington Health (WH) Musculoskeletal (MSK) team as an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner.
WH is situated in North London and delivers health care to the residents of Haringey and Islington; both in the community and through the Whittington Hospital. We have a Single point of access (SPOA) for all MSK referrals in Islington and Haringey to direct referrals appropriately to community and secondary care services. The (MSK) service incorporates both the MSK Physiotherapy and MSK Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (CATS). The MSK CATS service is run by Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner's (APP) managing complex MSK patients across a variety of community sites.
The CATS service enjoys and benefits from close working links with the Orthopaedic, Rheumatology and Pain consultants, local GPs and commissioners.
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Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage a caseload of complex MSK presentations from triage to discharge in line with current best practice. The role will include assessment, provision of joint and soft tissue corticosteroid injections, referral for diagnostic tests as well as appropriate onward referral to specialist secondary care services.
The post holder will act as a clinical MSK expert for the MSK Physiotherapy service as well as supervise senior MSK Physiotherapy clinicians. The in-service training, appraisal and personal development programmes are well established for all staff and all departments provide a friendly working environment with supportive and experienced clinicians.
You will need to have a caring and mature attitude to work closely with patients and with staff in our department.
The focus of this role is on high quality MSK care for the Community Services.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read personal specification carefully to ensure your application clearly demonstrates all of the essential criteria.
Please provide examples in your supporting information to show how you meet these criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read personal specification carefully to ensure your application clearly demonstrates all of the essential criteria.
Please provide examples in your supporting information to show how you meet these criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registration with Health professions Council (HPC)
- Member of the CSP
- Post-Graduate masters or equivalent experience in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
- A commitment to Advanced Clinical and Professional Development in the highly specialised field of MSK Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Post-Graduate Management Qualifications
- Management Qualification /Modules
Experience
Essential
- Highly specialised experience as an outpatient physiotherapy with relevant post-graduate training including: oMSK Physiotherapy extending beyond the traditional scope of practice oOrthopaedics
- oRheumatology experience
- oDiagnostic image reviewing as part of clinical practice
- Specialised knowledge of both acute and chronic MSK problems referred by Consultants and GP's
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Expert knowledge of the safe management of MSK disorders and physiotherapy provision of care.
- Advanced knowledge and experience of working with a wide range of approaches to the clinical reasoning and management of patients with highly complex pain and movement dysfunction presentations.
- Problem solving approach
Desirable
- oSports injuries
- oInjection Therapy
- Extensive clinical experience in a variety of health settings, i.e. acute, primary & tertiary care.
- Undertaken Research
- Experience of implementing Service Developments
Knowledge
Essential
- Computer Literate
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and the use of other databases
- Advanced awareness of developments in the NHS/DoH and multi Agency MSK Service Delivery.
- Understanding of role of Clinical Governance in Health Care Services and its application to MSK Physiotherapy
- Knowledge of Physiotherapy Professional issues
- Evidence of Continuing Education (CPD) in the field of MSK Physiotherapy.
- Keep legible and accurate records/documentation
- Involvement in appraisal scheme - both undertaking and having appraisal of own work and appraising Physiotherapists specialised in the field of MSK Physiotherapy.
Desirable
- Experience or working with Higher education institutions
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Expert knowledge of the safe management of MSK disorders
- Monitored/Supervised/Taught oSpecialised MSK Physiotherapy staff oStudents
- Management experience of undertaking delegation of departmental duties at specialised level
- Member of relevant clinical interest group
- Able to initiate clinical audit/ evaluation projects
- Able to use highly developed physical skills in clinical role in department.
- Able to apply problem solving skills to highly complex situations involving distraught staff and/or clients.
- Able to demonstrate highly developed communication skills.
- Able to demonstrate good presentation skills
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork.
- Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to changing circumstances and departmental needs
- Excellent organisation, time management and prioritisation skills
- demonstrates aligning of own values with Trust ICARE values
- clearly explains intereste in this specific post - generic applications will not be shortlisted
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registration with Health professions Council (HPC)
- Member of the CSP
- Post-Graduate masters or equivalent experience in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
- A commitment to Advanced Clinical and Professional Development in the highly specialised field of MSK Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Post-Graduate Management Qualifications
- Management Qualification /Modules
Experience
Essential
- Highly specialised experience as an outpatient physiotherapy with relevant post-graduate training including: oMSK Physiotherapy extending beyond the traditional scope of practice oOrthopaedics
- oRheumatology experience
- oDiagnostic image reviewing as part of clinical practice
- Specialised knowledge of both acute and chronic MSK problems referred by Consultants and GP's
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Expert knowledge of the safe management of MSK disorders and physiotherapy provision of care.
- Advanced knowledge and experience of working with a wide range of approaches to the clinical reasoning and management of patients with highly complex pain and movement dysfunction presentations.
- Problem solving approach
Desirable
- oSports injuries
- oInjection Therapy
- Extensive clinical experience in a variety of health settings, i.e. acute, primary & tertiary care.
- Undertaken Research
- Experience of implementing Service Developments
Knowledge
Essential
- Computer Literate
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and the use of other databases
- Advanced awareness of developments in the NHS/DoH and multi Agency MSK Service Delivery.
- Understanding of role of Clinical Governance in Health Care Services and its application to MSK Physiotherapy
- Knowledge of Physiotherapy Professional issues
- Evidence of Continuing Education (CPD) in the field of MSK Physiotherapy.
- Keep legible and accurate records/documentation
- Involvement in appraisal scheme - both undertaking and having appraisal of own work and appraising Physiotherapists specialised in the field of MSK Physiotherapy.
Desirable
- Experience or working with Higher education institutions
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Expert knowledge of the safe management of MSK disorders
- Monitored/Supervised/Taught oSpecialised MSK Physiotherapy staff oStudents
- Management experience of undertaking delegation of departmental duties at specialised level
- Member of relevant clinical interest group
- Able to initiate clinical audit/ evaluation projects
- Able to use highly developed physical skills in clinical role in department.
- Able to apply problem solving skills to highly complex situations involving distraught staff and/or clients.
- Able to demonstrate highly developed communication skills.
- Able to demonstrate good presentation skills
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork.
- Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to changing circumstances and departmental needs
- Excellent organisation, time management and prioritisation skills
- demonstrates aligning of own values with Trust ICARE values
- clearly explains intereste in this specific post - generic applications will not be shortlisted
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).
