Advanced MSK Clinician - Sports Therapist
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Job summary
We at Connect Health are delighted to be growing our team of talented clinicians and are currently looking for Advanced Musculoskeletal (MSK) Clinicians (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 Wolverhampton.
This role will also include training to become a Non-Medical Prescriber as part of your continuous professional development.
The Wolverhampton Integrated MSK Service (WIMS) is a community-based service providing a single-point of access for NHS patients referred by their GP with MSK conditions. We offer fast and effective physiotherapy-led treatment as well as expert clinical assessment, diagnostics and onward referral, all from local and convenient community settings. The WIMS team includes MSK clinicians, Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners / Advanced MSK Clinicians, Consultant Rheumatologist, Psychologists and Patients with lived experience providing care for patients with musculoskeletal pain as well as complex persistent pain and non-urgent rheumatology conditions. The integrated service design allows clinicians to work together to deliver seamless and evidence based care for patients.
Main duties of the job
You will utilise Advanced Practitioner expertise to function as a musculoskeletal specialist, managing a varied and complex clinical caseload within the community service contract. This will include:
- Triage of referrals from GPs directing the patient into the appropriate primary, secondary or tertiary care service according to clinical presentation.
- The management of patients that would have traditionally been referred into secondary care orthopaedic services with spinal and peripheral problems and involves the use of advanced decision-making and clinical reasoning skills to perform clinical interventions that may fall outside the traditional scope of physiotherapy practice.
- The practice of medical diagnosis within the orthopaedic speciality, specialist investigation and complex MSK case management.
- Independent decision making regarding the clinical diagnosis and future clinical management of presenting patients through the assimilation of clinical assessment and the appropriate requesting of specific medical investigations such as X-rays, MRI, USS and pathology tests
- To conduct all clinical interventions and related actions in line with relevant professional standards to your professional background, such as CSP and HCPC, as well as Connect standards and policies and where applicable, contract parameters and KPIs.
About us
Connect Health is a leading community services healthcare provider encompassing mental health, IAPT, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, tier-2 MSK (musculoskeletal), chronic pain, functional disorder/long Covid, First Contract Practitioners (FCP), rheumatology and occupational health services, serving over 375k NHS patients pa across 55+ NHS partners and 100+ occupational health wellbeing services.
As by far the largest independent MSK and Pain services provider, Connect Health supports the NHS to effectively and efficiently deliver care in more appropriate community settings, transforming services around specific quality and financial objectives, reducing waiting times and improving outcomes for patients.
Connect Health was established over 30 years ago and has built an enviable level of specialist expertise in delivering sustained transformation through its dedication to patient care, sophisticated infrastructure, digital tools, highly advanced clinical and operational insight and change methodology.
Details
Date posted
21 July 2023
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience Up to £51,000
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
E0332-WOL37-C
Job locations
St George's House
Level STreet
Wolverhampton
WV2 1EZ
Employer details
Employer name
Connect Health Group Limited
Address
St George's House
Level STreet
Wolverhampton
WV2 1EZ
Employer's website
https://www.connecthealth.co.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
the Talent Team
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