MSK Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Band 8a

Job summary

The North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Musculoskeletal Service (NIMS) are looking to recruit an experienced Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner to join our friendly and innovative team. You will be required to hold a valid HCPC registration. You willbe able to evidence advanced skills as a senior clinician working with patients with musculoskeletal pain and have a clear desire to expand your knowledge & skills with a capacity for autonomous clinical decision-making and problem solving. The post holder would be based in the North Staffordshire area andshould have access to a car for work purposes as there may be a requirement to travel to different sites within the organisation.

The post holder will play a leading role in our MSK team within the Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) with support from the service Clinical and Operational Leads. MPFT is a large, integrated NHS organisation and by becoming part of our team you will be well supported and empowered to deliver services consistent with our Trust values. We have strong connection and joint appointment with Keele University. The Musculoskeletal Service spans across both North and South Staffordshire providing a vast support network and wealth of knowledge.

If you are able to manage a varied caseload of complex Musculoskeletal patients, committed to CPD and have the desire to develop yourself and the service, with a keen eye on improving patient care, then we would be keen to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Role includes:

• The ability to undertake comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of complex patients with a wide variety of physical & emotional needs.
• Having experience of initial differential diagnosis of a variety of MSK and spinal conditions and knowledge of referral thresholds.
• The ability to undertake investigations incl. MRI, NCS, bloods etc.
• Supporting with the delivery of structured interdisciplinary education for the team, including day to day clinical support for physiotherapists and other health care professionals. (Internal and external to the NIMS service).
• To work closely with uni/multi- disciplinary teams/agencies. The post holder may be involved in addressing a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of MSK and pain conditions, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of the population served.
• Supporting with development and delivery of local and Trust wide projects.
• To work in collaboration with the operational and clinical leadership team to develop clinical pathways and strengthen links with our external partners and stakeholders.
• The ability to undertake joint injections as necessary - training will be provided.

Continuing Professional Development is essential and identified through annual appraisal. Clinical supervision is offered through groups or individual supervision as appropriate. Join our motivated and ambitious team. We focus on supporting colleagues, developing talent and providing quality.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

• Supporting your career development and progression.
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resource.
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.