Job Description

Job Introduction

Are you ready for the next chapter in your APP journey?


You will work as a highly specialised practitioner within the field of musculo-skeletal physiotherapy medicine for 22.5 hours per week. You will be responsible for triaging, assessing and managing patients within a defined range of, sometimes complex, presentations. This role carries a significant level of responsibility and the post-holder will have highly specialised knowledge of orthopaedics and related disciplines and assumes responsibility for the patient journey. This role will have a particular interest in MSK conditions and have, or strive to have, expert knowledge of at least three body areas. This position also requires the clinician to assist with the provision, improvement and development of the service; to ensure objectives are met and to help the service meet the requirements of the Care Quality Commission. This post is designed to be a Band 8a role.


Base to be confirmed but a combination of St Martin's Hospital, Bath, Paulton Hospital, Widcombe Surgery or Keynsham Health Centre in Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES).


For more information or an informal chat please contact Adam Rochford Adam.Rochford@hcrgcaregroup.com


Main Responsibilities
Triage orthopaedic referrals from GP's and other healthcare professionals, screen referral promptly via NHS E-referrals, assess the appropriateness and urgency of care required and make clinical deci-sions based upon the information available. Allocate referrals to the OIS or pass them to other providers' e.g. secondary care, community pain service, podiatry, rheumatology, physiotherapy and others. Assess in clinic new referrals from GP's, consultants, physiotherapists and podiatrists. Order appropriate investigations such as x-rays, ultrasound scans, nerve conduction tests and MRI scans. Give patients a clear explanation of their condition, discuss management options, including surgery, supported as required by colleagues and the Clinical lead. Explain the indications for surgery, operative procedures, risks and recovery in order for patients to make informed choices. Resolve varied and complex problems, sometimes where information may be missing. Use conceptual thinking to understand issues and implications. Solutions may need to be based on limited information and may take a while to be effective. If your role involves injection therapy this must be carried out follow our local Patient Group Direc-tions.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of job responsibilities.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual with clinical expertise and a passion for care. The successful candidate will be a team player who is flexible and adaptable to the needs of the service, who enjoys working in a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality care.

Essential

Qualifications and Registration: + Degree in Physiotherapy.
+ Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
+ Postgraduate (or working towards) qualification in musculoskeletal physiotherapy or related field.
Experience: + Significant post-registration experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
+ Experience in triaging, assessing, and managing complex musculoskeletal conditions.
+ Experience in working within multidisciplinary teams.
Clinical Skills: + Advanced clinical skills in musculoskeletal assessment and treatment.
+ Proficiency in ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests (e.g., x-rays, MRI scans).
+ Competence in performing injection therapy.
Leadership and Management: + Experience in mentoring and supervising junior staff.
+ Ability to lead clinical meetings and contribute to service development.
+ Experience in managing service change and quality improvement initiatives.
Communication: + Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
+ Ability to convey complex information effectively to patients and colleagues.
+ Experience in dealing with complaints and providing patient education.
Professional Development: + Commitment to continuing professional development (CPD).
+ Evidence of maintaining a CPD portfolio.
- Participation in clinical audits and research.

Other Requirements

- A clean driving licence, access to a vehicle for daily use.


About The Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.


Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.



We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.


While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.


As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.


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Package Description

As an

Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner

, you'll be part of our valued team in Bath.


You will feel valued as a

Advanced Clinical Practitioner

within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

Salary of 53,755 - 60,504 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions

Free tea and coffee at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least 100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year * The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission