Advanced Practice Physiotherapist - Rheumatology [JR104572]

Job description

Job responsibilities

Advanced Practice Physiotherapist-Rheumatology

• We are Circle Health Group.
• We are the number one independent provider of hospital services in this country, with more than 50 hospitals, 6000 specialists and 2 million patient visits each year.
• We offer high quality, safe, accessible and affordable healthcare.
• We want to be the most innovative and patient focused healthcare organisation.

• You make sure that standards of patient care are consistently applied and maintained.
• You maintain and enhance customer service and satisfaction.
• You promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of all patients, employees and visitors.

• Support the Community Rheumatology and MSK service to deliver care that helps improve the health of the individual and wider community.
• Support the team in demonstrating compassion through effective relationships based on empathy, respect and dignity.
• Develop own competence to deliver effective care and treatments through improving clinical/technical knowledge / skill, and expertise.
• Communicate appropriately with others involved in the care of the patient.
• Act as an advocate for safeguarding patients; demonstrate courage to speak up when there are concerns about care.
• Demonstrate commitment to improving care and the patient experience.
• Provide and advise on a range of treatment options, with the personal scope of practice and competence to undertake independent prescribing and injection therapy if required by clinical area.

• Identify the need for and refer patients for investigations (including medical imaging/x-rays, blood tests and nerve conduction studies) and use the results to support diagnosis and decision-making re. treatment options.
• Develop MSK protocols, establishing and maintaining referral criteria to the MSK triage service, with clear exclusion and inclusion criteria.

• You are a great communicator with different people at different levels.
• You are an excellent judge and decision maker.
• You are a highly effective problem solver.
• You are proactive and driven to succeed.
• You are punctual, committed and reliable.
• You are flexible and adaptable.

• This is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity. This is not exhaustive and may change due to future changes and developments.
• You have to maintain your knowledge and conduct your duties responsibly with the guidance of the Health & Safety at Work Act.
• You treat all patient information as confidential and would only breach confidence if you felt that a patient or member of staff was at risk of harm.

You must maintain knowledge of Health and Safety at Work Act. Ensuring appropriate measures are taken in respect of Health and Safety for staff, visitors and contractors.

In the course of their duties employees will have access to confidential material about patients, members of staff and Circle Health Group. On no account must information relating to identifiable patients be divulged to anyone other than authorised persons, for example, medical, nursing or other professional staff, as appropriate, who are concerned directly with the care, diagnosis and/or treatment of the patient. Similarly, no information of a personal or confidential nature concerning individual members of staff should be divulged to anyone without the proper authority. Failure to observe these rules will be regarded as serious misconduct, which could result in disciplinary action being taken including dismissal.

This job description is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity. This job description is not an exhaustive document and may be subject to alteration in the light of future changes and developments.

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds,

identities or expressions, skills, work stylesand more.

Circle Health Group are proud to be a silver member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces Community. We are also part of The Valuable 500 and we pride ourselves in being a Disability Confident Employer.

Were passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Postgraduate level learning relating to Physiotherapy/MSK e.g Masters degree, Masters level modules, or work-based learning at an equivalent level) in line with the multiprofessional framework for advanced practice.
• Chartered Physiotherapist or other suitably qualified registered healthcare professional with extensive postgraduate general MSK experience, as well as a proven track record of clinical expertise within a specialist MSK area or an Extended Scope Practitioner role.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Circle Health Group

Address

30 Cannon Street

London

EC4M 6XH

Employer's website

https://www.circlehealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)