Job summary
As the saying goes, no two days will be the same, but overall, you'll be doing. Conduct comprehensive assessments, diagnosis, and management of patients that would have traditionally been referred into secondary care rheumatology services with non-inflammatory/ persistent joint problems Develop and implement individualised treatment plans, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, to optimally manage patients' conditions. Provide speciality advice to requests from stakeholders across the pathway Lead and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care and ensure holistic treatment approaches. Holding professional relationships with external clinical stakeholders (such as secondary care consultants and GPs) in order to facilitate successful partnership working and the delivery and development of high-quality rheumatology care for patients across the system.
Main duties of the job
Open to Physiotherapists, Sports Therapists, Osteopaths and Chiropractors the South West Essex service are looking for a Senior MSK Clinicians who value to deliver high quality clinical care for people with musculoskeletal conditions. We're looking for a well-organised individual, to deliver quality clinical care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. You'll undertake comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of patients with a wide variety of MSK needs, you must formulate, deliver, review and progress individual treatment programmes and ensure effective treatment, specialist advice and timely discharge are achieved. We are dedicated in delivering the highest level of patient care, in the most efficient and cost-effective way, with re-investment to ensure services are sustainable. We are committed to a multi-professional workforce based on competency and welcome applications from Physiotherapists, Sports Therapists, Osteopaths and Chiropractors. If you're able to manage a varied caseload of MSK patients, committed to CPD and have the desire to develop yourself and the service, with a keen eye on improving patient care, then we'd be keen to hear from you. Our interview process consists of a video assessment following your application then a traditional interview with the hiring team. This is competency-based and will seek to provide opportunity for you to demonstrate working at a suitable level across the pillars of practice.
About us
Connect Health is the largest and most experienced independent community healthcare provider in the UK encompassing mental health, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, tier-2 MSK (musculoskeletal), chronic pain, long Covid, First Contact Practitioners (FCP) and rheumatology services, serving over 375k NHS patients pa across 29 NHS ICBs (Integrated Care Boards)
Date posted
02 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£33,517 to £42,004 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
1 years
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
SWEX60c
Job locations
Brentwood Community Hospital
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 8DR
Employer details
Employer name
Connect Health Group Limited
Address
Brentwood Community Hospital
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 8DR
Employer's website
https://www.connecthealth.co.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)



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