Job summary
Are you excited by the prospect of working in a forward-thinking MSK service?
We are
excited to recruit FCPs in the Yate & Frampton PCN, incorporating the Courtside, Westwalk, Frome Valley, Kennedy Way and Wellington Rd Street GP surgeries. The successful candidate would be working in
the same PCN as experienced 8a FCPs. We have 0.5 WTE available but other working patterns can be discussed.
These posts benefit from full integration with the wider MSK pathway including access to MSK physiotherapy and interface services, peer support and advice from interface and secondary care colleagues, a robust governance framework, and direct referral links with acute providers across including radiology, pain services and orthopaedics.
Due to the integrated nature of our service, there are opportunities to discuss portfolio roles appropriate to your experience and career aspirations. We are currently recruiting for the following roles which can be discussed at interview:
- B7 & B8a FCP (variety of locations)
- B8a Advanced MSK Physiotherapist
- B8a MSK Interface and FCP Lead
- B7 MSK Physiotherapist
Main duties of the job
As an autonomous practitioner you will provide high level clinical assessment and management plans for self-referred patients, often with challenging presentations and complex needs. Depending on your experience you will either receive training for or have access to the following to facilitate effective patient care:
• Shared Decision Making
• Evidence based patient information website
• Signposting to local healthier lifestyle providers and recommended applications (apps)
• Diagnostic investigation via local providers under a standardised protocol including X ray, Ultrasound, MRI and Bloods
• Direct referral access to secondary care pathways inc Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Pain service, Community services
• Musculoskeletal Injection Therapy
• Interventional Radiology via standardised protocol including US guided injections
• Non-medical Prescribing
The role will also benefit from close working relationships with primary care colleagues through attending practice meetings, GP mentoring, delivering multi-disciplinary training, reporting on data regarding the FCP service and working with GPs, practice managers and FCP colleagues to recommend improvements in the FCP delivery model for the benefit of all Bristol/South Gloucestershire patients.
About us
A relocation package of up to £8k may be applicable to this vacancy - please discuss with the POC on this advert or sirona.recruitment@nhs.net
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.
At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking, and we would particularly love to hear from people from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, who are currently underrepresented and encourage you to consider joining us and adding to the richness of our workforce.
Benefits:
We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more!
Additional Information:
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Demonstrates specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practice: surgical, medical and conservative within the MSK field, both spinal and peripheral.
- Develops clinical competency in MSK diagnostic referral including evidence of understanding the choice of diagnostic investigations (Including, blood tests, Imaging, diagnostic injections), including sensitivity and specificity of different investigations for specific conditions.
- Develops experience and competency in processing investigation results/reports in the context of the clinical findings and the patient pathway to make appropriate an plan for best evidence based treatment with the patient.
- Works within Scope of practice and recognise when further specialist opinion from advanced MSK FCP physiotherapist is required for potential referral for further investigation or onward referral.
Draws from highly specialist clinical knowledge and uses high level differential diagnostic skills and pattern recognition to plan and execute highly skilled physical examination to further inform shared decision making and patients care plan in complex patients, frequently with multi pathology patients and complex physical and emotional needs where adaption of routine assessment is required.Offers specialist, evidence based, advice to patients about their condition/prognosis and treatment options available, utilising shared decision making, with use of diagnostics where competency allows, to inform decision making/reasoning / facilitating effective individual patient management within the scope of the MSK FCP physiotherapist.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Demonstrates specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practice: surgical, medical and conservative within the MSK field, both spinal and peripheral.
- Develops clinical competency in MSK diagnostic referral including evidence of understanding the choice of diagnostic investigations (Including, blood tests, Imaging, diagnostic injections), including sensitivity and specificity of different investigations for specific conditions.
- Develops experience and competency in processing investigation results/reports in the context of the clinical findings and the patient pathway to make appropriate an plan for best evidence based treatment with the patient.
- Works within Scope of practice and recognise when further specialist opinion from advanced MSK FCP physiotherapist is required for potential referral for further investigation or onward referral.
Draws from highly specialist clinical knowledge and uses high level differential diagnostic skills and pattern recognition to plan and execute highly skilled physical examination to further inform shared decision making and patients care plan in complex patients, frequently with multi pathology patients and complex physical and emotional needs where adaption of routine assessment is required.Offers specialist, evidence based, advice to patients about their condition/prognosis and treatment options available, utilising shared decision making, with use of diagnostics where competency allows, to inform decision making/reasoning / facilitating effective individual patient management within the scope of the MSK FCP physiotherapist.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Right to Work in the UK
- Significant previous experience working in advanced practice post
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Advanced manual therapy skills
- Musculoskeletal Injections.
Desirable
- Non-Medical prescriber
- Knowledge and experience of referring for and interpreting diagnostic investigations
- Knowledge and experience in delivering Musculoskeletal Injections.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Can demonstrate experience of working to a Masters level/ Level 7. E.g. Masters modules
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
- Holds a Musculoskeletal injection therapy qualification.
- Evidence of current or previous completion of Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Right to Work in the UK
- Significant previous experience working in advanced practice post
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Advanced manual therapy skills
- Musculoskeletal Injections.
Desirable
- Non-Medical prescriber
- Knowledge and experience of referring for and interpreting diagnostic investigations
- Knowledge and experience in delivering Musculoskeletal Injections.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Can demonstrate experience of working to a Masters level/ Level 7. E.g. Masters modules
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
- Holds a Musculoskeletal injection therapy qualification.
- Evidence of current or previous completion of Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R)
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).
