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Advanced Practice Physiotherapist
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £59,490.00 to £66,239.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £59490.00 - £66239.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2025 |
| Location: | Ealing, W5 4RN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-25-0727 |
Summary
The successful candidate will work as an autonomous practitioner, to assess and manage musculoskeletal referrals from GPs; and to triage GP and orthopaedic referrals which would traditionally have been seen by a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, to exclude serious pathology and need for immediate surgery. To form a diagnosis and treatment plan, and offer clinical advice and guidance to the patient/carer. This may include receiving and providing highly complex and sensitive information to patients who may have barriers to understanding. This will include referral for advanced diagnostics such as blood tests, ultrasound scans (US), X-rays and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). To be responsible for the onward referral of patients referred to the community musculoskeletal clinics to other primary care musculoskeletal services, the acute sector and other partner organisations as is clinically appropriate To use highly developed clinical reasoning and evidence based knowledge to draw up an appropriate management plan, from a range of options, in conjunction with the patient and implement any appropriate specialist physiotherapy treatment, either as a follow-up with self or referral on to the physiotherapy, orthopaedic and /or rheumatology services as required. To participate in the assessment, treatment and management of patients referred to the Community Specialist Musculoskeletal and Physiotherapy services. To provide clinical leadership and a source of clinical expertise. To be available for professional advice as required at outpatient clinics.