Specialist (Enhanced level) Physiotherapist, Band 7

You will have a broad MSK capability, integrating advanced clinical reasoning and autonomy in diagnosing and managing patients. You will use a patient-centred approach to deliver high quality, best MSK health management approach for our patients. You will have had experienced working in an enhanced or advanced role. Demonstrating a progressive mind set and a clear sense of direction regarding personal and service development is important. You would be a resource for supporting development of other health professionals and less experienced staff by contributing to our training programme.

To work as an autonomous and independent specialist practitioner, working with the responsibility for assessing and directing the management of patients referred to the community MSK interface service.

To deliver therapeutic intervention, acting as a highly specialist clinician in MSK Outpatients and the community MSK interface service, by using the principles of Physiotherapy in an integrated and client-centred way.

To apply highly specialist theoretical knowledge, clinical experience and advanced clinical reasoning to provide comprehensive patient management. This will include patients with diverse or complex presentations/multi-co-mobilities and those referred from other therapists and health care professionals for a second opinion/advice on further management.

To identify, request and interpret specialist diagnostics within own scope of practice to inform the delivery and management of specialist care for patients and families.

To provide clinical expertise, education, support and guidance for therapy staff.

To promote effective communication with therapy, consultant, nursing and other healthcare staff in order to agree an inter-professional approach to patient management and ensure equity of care.

To support the operational delivery of the out of hours service at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital or Cheltenham General Hospital.

To assume responsibility for personal development and ensure other team members are supported for development and supervision by continuing professional development, linked to appraisal

To communicate effectively with patients and carers potentially complex, sensitive or distressing information; in order to provide patient centred care, to encourage self-management, maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of the condition. Patients may have communication, perceptual or cognitive/understanding difficulties.

As a team, we are committed to delivering high quality, value-based healthcare for our patient population across the integrated MSKpathway.

We have a culture of facilitated learning and supervision against MSK capability frameworks, and post-graduate Masters / Level 7 education. We would support the successful candidate to deliver safe consistent practice.

We are actively engaged in research and have a proven record of leading trials with Oxford University and NIHR.

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Desirable: - Demonstration of value-based healthcare within practice; - Evidence of use of diagnostic investigations in practice