Job summary
We at Connect Health are delighted to be growing our team of talented
clinicians and are currently looking for a Hybrid Senior Musculoskeletal (MSK)
Clinician (Physiotherapist, Osteopath, Rehab Therapist, Sports Therapist) who
are passionate about providing high-quality patient-centred care to join us as
part of a large multidisciplinary team in Darlington.
This is a hybrid role, working in clinic one day per week
based in Darlington. There is also an opportunity to work this as a split role
as a First Contact Practitioner, should you wish.
Main duties of the job
You will utilise expertise to function as a senior musculoskeletal specialist, managing a varied clinical and at times complex caseload within the community service contract. This will include:
- Determining clinical diagnosis and provide treatment indicated as an autonomous practitioner, developing appropriate packages of care, giving specialist clinical / professional advice to patients, carers, and other Health Care Professionals.
- Undertaking comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of patients with a wide variety of physical, and emotional needs. To formulate, deliver, review and progress individual treatment programmes, ensuring effective treatment, specialist advice and timely discharge is achieved.
- Maintaining patient documentation, records, and accurate statistical information to reflect care provided and to meet professional and organisation standards as well as local and national guidelines.
- Demonstrating a sound understanding of Clinical Governance, including ability to audit own practice.
- Being responsible for organisation, prioritisation, and planning of own caseload with support from our patient care co-ordination centre (PCC).
- Demonstrating clinical competencies to required company standards for a senior MSK clinician, including provided support to MSK clinicians within the service
About us
Connect Health is a leading community services
healthcare provider encompassing mental health, rehabilitation, physiotherapy,
tier-2 MSK (musculoskeletal), chronic pain, functional disorder/long Covid,
First Contact Practitioners (FCP) and rheumatology services, serving over 375k
NHS patients pa across 22 NHS ICBs (Integrated Care Boards).
As the largest independent MSK and pain services
provider, Connect Health supports the NHS to deliver care in more appropriate
community settings, transforming services around specific quality and financial
objectives, dramatically reducing waiting times and improving outcomes for
patients.
Connect Health was established over 30 years ago and
has specialist expertise in delivering sustained transformation through its
dedication to patient care, sophisticated infrastructure, digital tools, highly
advanced clinical, operational insight and change methodology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full job description, please see the supporting documents.
We are dedicated to 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 looking for well-organised MSK Clinicians, to deliver
quality clinical care for patients with MSK conditions. There is also the
opportunity of a split role as a First Contact Practitioner if youre a suitable
candidate (This is only available if you are a registered Physiotherapist as
this is a stipulation of the FCP roles). This First Contact Practitioner role
would be face to face in one of the local GP practices. Whilst undertaking
comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of patients with a wide variety of
physical and emotional needs, you must formulate, deliver, review and progress
individual treatment programmes and ensure effective treatment, specialist
advice and timely discharge are achieved.
Join our motivated,
ambitious, and fast-growing team. We focus on competency, developing talent and
offer great flexibility. Youll be registered with the HCPC or equivalent
regulator (as professional background dictates) and be qualified as a clinician
that works within MSK practice.
We are committed to
a multi-professional workforce based on competency and welcome applications
from Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Sports Therapists and Rehab Therapists. If
youre 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 wed like to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full job description, please see the supporting documents.
We are dedicated to 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 looking for well-organised MSK Clinicians, to deliver
quality clinical care for patients with MSK conditions. There is also the
opportunity of a split role as a First Contact Practitioner if youre a suitable
candidate (This is only available if you are a registered Physiotherapist as
this is a stipulation of the FCP roles). This First Contact Practitioner role
would be face to face in one of the local GP practices. Whilst undertaking
comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of patients with a wide variety of
physical and emotional needs, you must formulate, deliver, review and progress
individual treatment programmes and ensure effective treatment, specialist
advice and timely discharge are achieved.
Join our motivated,
ambitious, and fast-growing team. We focus on competency, developing talent and
offer great flexibility. Youll be registered with the HCPC or equivalent
regulator (as professional background dictates) and be qualified as a clinician
that works within MSK practice.
We are committed to
a multi-professional workforce based on competency and welcome applications
from Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Sports Therapists and Rehab Therapists. If
youre 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 wed like to hear from you.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- The ideal applicant will have Previous experience in delivering MSK services with tangible results. Current valid registration with your relevant professional body or equivalent regulator (HCPC, GOsC, SST or BASraT) A keen and enthusiastic clinician with a commitment to providing excellent, personalised care. An understanding of the impact of MSK pain in the wider community and how collaborative working across the local system enables prevention and addresses health inequalities Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner, within scope of practice and deliver a quality clinical service meeting the clinical and operational needs of the MSK service with senior support as required. To contribute to the development of, and promote a positive and dynamic image and culture to both internal and external stakeholders. At all times striving to reflect and encourage our core value behaviours To develop and foster productive relationships with local stakeholder groups, charities, GPs, and other potentially productive links.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- The ideal applicant will have Previous experience in delivering MSK services with tangible results. Current valid registration with your relevant professional body or equivalent regulator (HCPC, GOsC, SST or BASraT) A keen and enthusiastic clinician with a commitment to providing excellent, personalised care. An understanding of the impact of MSK pain in the wider community and how collaborative working across the local system enables prevention and addresses health inequalities Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner, within scope of practice and deliver a quality clinical service meeting the clinical and operational needs of the MSK service with senior support as required. To contribute to the development of, and promote a positive and dynamic image and culture to both internal and external stakeholders. At all times striving to reflect and encourage our core value behaviours To develop and foster productive relationships with local stakeholder groups, charities, GPs, and other potentially productive links.
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).
