Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner - MSK

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced MSK Clinical Practitioner to provide clinical expertise and management of patients with musculoskeletal conditions. The role involves assessing and diagnosing patients without prior GP contact and providing high-quality treatment and mentorship within the service.

Benefits

Full NHS terms and conditions

Extensive holidays

Attractive relocation payment

Discounts for local and national retailers

Dedicated well-being services

Qualifications

• Extensive post qualification experience in MSK settings.
• Experience in teaching and supervising junior staff.
• Participation in research and audit for clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise and assessment for MSK conditions.
• Manage patients and implement treatment plans effectively.
• Lead and mentor other physiotherapy staff.

Skills

Advanced clinical reasoning

Knowledge in orthopaedic conditions

Ability to develop service policies

Education

Physiotherapy degree

Masters degree in musculoskeletal management

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide clinical expertise, acting in a variety of specialist roles, as defined by professional scope, to include; an Advanced MSK Clinical Practitioner (ACP), a First Contact Practitioner (FCP) and a Specialist Spinal Triage Practitioner (SSTP) as the service requires. This will involve seeing patients without prior contact with their GP in order to
establish a timely and accurate diagnosis and management plan.

To effectively manage patients with Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions within Primary Care therefore reducing inappropriate referrals into Secondary Care Trauma & Orthopaedics, improving use of imaging, improving conversion to intervention, reducing variation of
treatments offered and reducing 'waste' in the form of ineffective interventions.

The individual will provide highly specialised MSK assessment and treatment of patients presenting with a range of MSK conditions. This will include requesting and interpreting appropriate investigations and the use of joint and soft tissue injections to aid in the diagnosis and management of the patient's condition.

To be responsible for the clinical leadership, teaching, mentoring and appraising of other MSK Physiotherapy and ACP staff (ACPs, Physiotherapists and MSK Assistants).

Person specification

Job Requirements

Essential criteria

• Physiotherapy degree or equivalent.
• Masters degree or equivalent in the field of orthopaedic musculoskeletal management or evidence of equivalent academic intellectual level
• Certified evidence of relevant post registration training and CPD in assessment/diagnosis/treatment

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in the NHS.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience post qualification including highly specialised experience in an orthopaedic/musculosk eletal setting
• Experience in the evaluation of clinical practice including participating in research and audit with sound knowledge of research methodology.
• Experience with teaching undergraduate / postgraduate students and supervision of junior staff.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates advanced clinical reasoning regarding the requesting and interpretation of MSK imaging.
• Demonstrates highly specialist knowledge in the management and treatment of orthopaedic conditions
• Develops and implements service development policies and standards
• Develops, implements and evaluates specialist programmes of care of highly complex musculoskeletal orthopaedic conditions to patients, carers, senior physiotherapists and other AHPs
• Ability to manage own learning and learning of the other members of the team

UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 5) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link, will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.

All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 6 - 9) that meet the prescribed salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.

The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme

BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Flexible Working

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a 'Great Place to Work'. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

Using Artificial Intelligence

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini etc; are powerful tools that can help you in various stages of your job application and how they can be used in certain circumstances during your application process with BCHC. You can read more about acceptable use on our internet pages here

Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
• Discounts for local and national retailers
• Dedicated well-being services for all employees
• Flexible working where possible

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner JD & Personal Spec (PDF, 264.4KB)
• BCHC Local benefits (PDF, 99.6KB)