Advanced Practice Physiotherapist | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £59,490 - £66,239 per annum incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | Ealing, W5 4RN |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7253986/333-G-ECP-0615 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an advanced practice physiotherapist (APP) in musculoskeletal care to join our team of APPs within the Community Musculoskeletal (MSK) team in Ealing. The service is led by a Consultant Physiotherapist and is supported by a Consultant Neurosurgeon, as well as an administrative and secretarial team. The team is integrated with the physiotherapy team and the in-house first contact practitioner service. The successful applicant will have extensive neuro-musculoskeletal experience in addition to experience of orthopaedics and rheumatology or pain management (previous experience as an APP is an advantage but is not essential). The MSK service in Ealing is well established and provides a high level of training, clinical supervision and support.
The post will be based within the community sites primarily at Clayponds Hospital.
If you would like to talk to someone about this vacancy please contact:
Dr Stephanie Griffiths
Consultant Physiotherapist and MSK Lead
Ealing MSK Service, Ealing Community Partners
email stephaniegriffiths@nhs.net
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The Advanced Practitioner (AP) is responsible for assessment, treatment and when clinically appropriate the onward referral of patients referred to primary care interface clinics.
As a senior member of the musculoskeletal team, you will provide support to the Consultant Physiotherapist/MSk Lead and the Physiotherapy Team Lead in the day-to-day running of services and in the evolution of musculoskeletal services within the Trust
To provide clinical expertise acting as an advanced physiotherapy practitioner and making decisions about the best course of action for patients' care in the area of musculoskeletal, rheumatological and pain management. This will include screening patients with undifferentiated conditions to determine they meet the service criteria and rerouting those with medical needs to the appropriate clinician.
To request investigations to facilitate diagnosis and choice of treatment regime, understanding the information and limitations derived from these and the relative sensitivity and specificity of particular tests diagnostic services such as x-rays and blood test, and interpret and act on results to aid diagnosis and the management plans of patients.
OUR VALUES
Compassion:Our staff will be led by compassion and embody the values of care outlined in our Staff Charter.
Respect:We will respect and value the diversity of our patients, service users and staff, to create a respectful and inclusive environment, which recognises the uniqueness of each individual.
Empowerment:We will involve, inform and empower our patients, service users, carers and their families to take an active role in the management of their illness and adopt recovery principles. We will ensure our staff receive appropriate direction and support, to enable them to develop and grow.
Partnership:We will work closely with our many partners to ensure that our combined efforts are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for the people we serve.
Our vision and values are underpinned by our strategic objectives: High quality care and best outcomes for patients: Provide high quality care to people who use our services, and to their careers. These services to be safe, caring, effective, responsive and well-led when benchmarked nationally.
The successful candidate will work as an autonomous practitioner, to assess and manage musculoskeletal referrals from GP’s; 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.
This advert closes on Monday 16 Jun 2025
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