Spinal Extended Scope Practitioner - CMATS

Integrated Care System; Wales; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in North Wales seeks an experienced Spinal Extended Scope Practitioner to play a key role in the Clinical Musculoskeletal Assessment and Triage Service. You will lead the assessment and treatment of complex cases and develop training programs for clinical staff. Ideal candidates will possess a physiotherapy degree, HCPC registration, and extensive senior physiotherapy experience. This role offers a salary ranging from £56,514 to £63,623 per annum, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Senior Physiotherapist is essential.
• Experience in delivering clinical education in specialty area.
• Competency in extended scope practice is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment and treatment of complex cases.
• Develop competencies for frontline clinical staff.
• Deliver ongoing training and support to the workforce.

Skills

Advanced clinical practice and clinical reasoning skills

Ability to critique research papers

Clear written and verbal communication

Management and leadership skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Degree/Graduate Diploma in physiotherapy

HCPC registered

Postgraduate (Master's qualification) in progress

Job description

Spinal Extended Scope Practitioner - CMATS

This exciting opportunity has arisen to work as an advanced Clinical Practitioner physiotherapist specialising in spines within CENTRAL CMATS (Clinical musculoskeletal assessment and treatment service).

An exciting opportunity for a musculoskeletal (MSK) Advanced Practice Physiotherapists (APP), to join the Clinical Musculoskeletal Assessment and Triage Service (CMATS) spinal team, based at Glan Clywd Hospital, near Rhyl.

The successful candidate will work as an autonomous, advanced clinical practitioner within a team to deliver Spinal CMATS in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB); providing a spinal triaging service, a high standard of highly specialist assessment and treatment of spinal musculoskeletal patients in locations within the Conwy and Denbighshire area. Using evidence based principles/ current best practice and advanced clinical skills and clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

The post holder will plan, lead and be responsible for the delivery and development of practice in the specialist area. They will fulfil the 4 pillars of advanced clinical practice and will provide advice to the BCUHB wide Physiotherapy Clinical Network Groups.

This is a clinical role the job plan focus being clinical activity and the balance being research, audit, and education and developing the clinical models for BCUHB physiotherapy.

Main duties of the job

To take a clinical lead role in the assessment and treatment of patients where the caseload will comprise of mainly patients with highly complexpresentations. This will be through highly specialist / extended scope clinical knowledge and application, audit, research and education. It will require liaison with a diverse number of multidisciplinary specialities and integrated working with other disciplines and agencies.

To work as an autonomous, clinical highly Specialist Physiotherapist. To work with the Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist to develop and deliver a high quality clinical service throughout BCUHB. Leading by example; provide a high standard of specialist assessment and treatment of patients in a variety of locations. Using evidence based principles / current best practice and advanced clinical skills and clinical reasoning assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions

To develop competencies for frontline clinical staff within the section in order to assess; clinically reason and effectively treat routine cases and identify those with complex needs where support may be required.

To provide an ongoing rolling training programme and support package to develop appropriate knowledge and skills in the workforce within thespecialism and rotational staff base

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Degree/Graduate Diploma in physiotherapy
• HCPC registered
• Obtained or working towards post graduate (Master's qualification)
• Extended scope skills or working towards
• Membership of appropriate special interest group
• CSP member

Experience

• Extensive experience of working as a Senior Physiotherapist
• Experience of delivering clinical education in area of speciality
• Evidence of teaching within post
• Proven multidisciplinary working
• Experience of audit
• Experience of lecturing externally
• Involvement in research
• Competency in extended scope practice in the specialism

Skills

• Advanced clinical practice and clinical reasoning skills to specialist level
• Able to critique research papers and implement relevant findings.
• Able to give clear concise written and verbal reports
• Demonstrate professional independence
• Ability to conduct professional affairs in a confident, assertive manner, using negotiating skills.
• Management and leadership skills
• Delivery of extend scope practise

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£56,514 to £63,623 a yearper annum, pro rata