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 service in Bristol, North Somerset and
South Gloucestershire. Due to the integrated nature of the service
there is opportunity to discuss portfolio roles appropriate to your
experience and career aspirations. The roles currently available include
B7 & B8a First Contact Physiotherapist (FCP), B8a Advanced MSK
Physiotherapist and locality Musculoskeletal Interface (MSKI) and FCP lead , and
B7 MSK Physiotherapy (MSKP) roles.
The Advanced MSK
Physiotherapist & Locality Operational Lead MSKI & FCP will be
responsible for the day to day operations of the MSKI team in the vibrant
City of Bristol. The role includes
line management, mentoring and supervision of Advanced Physiotherapy
Practitioners in the MSKI team and FCPs in Primary Care. The post holder
would be part of a supportive leadership group with locality leads from South
Gloucestershire and North Somerset and would report to the Clinical and
Operational Lead for MSK and FCP services.
As well as
operational duties you would maintain a caseload of patients requiring
advanced level assessment, diagnostic and management skills of patients
referred from primary care or within the Sirona MSK pathway.
Main duties of the job
Manage absence and performance within the team, with support from MSKI CLOP and HR as appropriate.
Line manage B7 & B8a Advanced Physiotherapists and support direct reports in their line management.
Provide day-to-day management of estates.
Ensuring efficient service delivery in locality, including proactive diary monitoring and ensuring aligned and equitable diary modelling.
Liaise closely with other locality leads across BNSSG MSKI.
Supports the MSKI CLOP in monitoring and recording capacity and demand modelling, and evaluating and addressing service performance.
As an autonomous advanced practitioner you would be expected to be / working towards
Ir(me)r trained and used to providing musculoskeletal investigations (Xray, MRI, USS, NCS and interventional radiology).
Musculoskeletal Injection therapy trained
Effectively using and promoting Shared Decision Making.
A Non – Medical Prescriber.
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 wed expect for ourselves and our families.
Benefits:
- NHS AfC21/22 Salary, Terms and Conditions and NHS Pension scheme
- Flexible Working
- 27-33 days annual leave
- Dedicated in-house Learning and Development Team We offer an extensive corporate and local induction programme to all new starters
- Continuous Professional Development A wide variety of clinical and non-clinical training is available to all members of staff throughout their careers
- Health and Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme provider, free in-house Physiotherapy Team for all staff
- Staff Recognition - Annual Sirona Awards for Excellence
- Discounts and Benefits
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
- Degree in Physiotherapy.
- Registration with HCPC.
- Can demonstrate experience of working to a Masters level/ Level 7. E.g. Masters modules
- Evidence of working as a clinical supervisor and educator.
- Holds an Musculoskeletal injection therapy qualification or working towards it.
- Evidence of current or previous completion of Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) and experience of referring for diagnostic investigations
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
- Completion of relevant Leadership and/ or management training course.
- Post graduate qualification in delivering Non-Medical Prescribing.
- Post graduate training in Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Testing.
- Post graduate qualification in delivering ultrasound guided injection therapy.
- Post Graduate course in Musculoskeletal Bloods or equivalent evidence in CPD portfolio.
Experience
Essential
- Significant previous experience working in advanced practice post.
- Advanced clinical reasoning and manual handling skills.
- In-depth knowledge of the multi-disciplinary management of spinal and peripheral MSK patients, including indication and considerations for conservative and surgical intervention.
- In depth knowledge of national guidelines and local commissioning policies.
- Advanced knowledge, understanding and integration of evidence-based practice with respect to diagnostic investigations e.g. X-rays, MRIs, Bloods, Ultrasound.
- Experience of teaching, supervising, and mentoring a broad range of clinicians
Desirable
- Using leadership behaviours (above) to contribute towards system wide change
- Experience of being a primary investigator in a research trial and publishing the research
- Experience of developing, delivering and publishing evidence-based system wide of clinical pathways / guidelines.
- Experience of reporting MSK data and associate recommendations to ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy.
- Registration with HCPC.
- Can demonstrate experience of working to a Masters level/ Level 7. E.g. Masters modules
- Evidence of working as a clinical supervisor and educator.
- Holds an Musculoskeletal injection therapy qualification or working towards it.
- Evidence of current or previous completion of Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) and experience of referring for diagnostic investigations
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
- Completion of relevant Leadership and/ or management training course.
- Post graduate qualification in delivering Non-Medical Prescribing.
- Post graduate training in Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Testing.
- Post graduate qualification in delivering ultrasound guided injection therapy.
- Post Graduate course in Musculoskeletal Bloods or equivalent evidence in CPD portfolio.
Experience
Essential
- Significant previous experience working in advanced practice post.
- Advanced clinical reasoning and manual handling skills.
- In-depth knowledge of the multi-disciplinary management of spinal and peripheral MSK patients, including indication and considerations for conservative and surgical intervention.
- In depth knowledge of national guidelines and local commissioning policies.
- Advanced knowledge, understanding and integration of evidence-based practice with respect to diagnostic investigations e.g. X-rays, MRIs, Bloods, Ultrasound.
- Experience of teaching, supervising, and mentoring a broad range of clinicians
Desirable
- Using leadership behaviours (above) to contribute towards system wide change
- Experience of being a primary investigator in a research trial and publishing the research
- Experience of developing, delivering and publishing evidence-based system wide of clinical pathways / guidelines.
- Experience of reporting MSK data and associate recommendations to ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement.
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).
