Advanced Clinical Practitioner MSK: Sponsorship Available
Job Title: Advanced Clinical Practitioner MSK
Agency: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Location: United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 57,528 to 64,750 £ / Year
Job summary
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An exciting opportunity has arisen a MSK Advanced Clinical Practitioner Physiotherapist to join the exemplar Joint Health Integrated MSK Service at MWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to cover a maternity leave. until May 2027.
As an advanced clinical practitioner, the post holder will support the continued drive for patient centred care, champion quality, deliver performance targets and safe effective patient outcomes by placing the patients at the heart of all we do.
We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, and highly motivated advanced physiotherapy practitioner who is enthusiastic and forward-thinking to support the Joint Health Integrated MSK Service.
The successful candidate will have a wealth of musculoskeletal clinical experience and be able to demonstrate strong leadership and educational skills. A vision for research and service development is required to ensure continuing excellent patient and staff experience.
Applicants must have evidence of MSK Physio Advance Practice
The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change
Main duties of the job
The Joint Health Integrated MSK Service is a single point of access service offering self referral alongside specialist assessment, investigations, and treatment for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. The service utilises an escalation and de-escalation model. This enables appropriate access to all appropriate diagnostic services, treatment, and onward management when indicated. Several innovations and channels shifts have taken place in the service, accelerated due to the unprecedented times. This has been an exciting opportunity to develop our digital strategy/ delivery and incorporate the benefits of digital alongside face-to-face consultations whilst also being led by patients with lived experience and staff feedback.
The team is multi-professional including: MSK Doctors, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Consultant Rheumatology MDT, Consultant Physiotherapists, Advanced MSK Physiotherapy Practitioners, Specialist Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, MSK Physiotherapists, Advanced MSK Podiatry Practitioner, Specialist Occupational Hand Therapists, Advance Practice Rheumatology Therapist, Therapy Assistants and Admin support.
The service puts a strong emphasis on and values the learning environment. The service ensures that staff can develop skills and knowledge to their full potential. The therapy outpatient service has a well-established supervision, case discussion and journal club programme.
Person Specification
Qualifictaions
Essential
- First level registered nurse/professional UK registration
- First Degree (or equivalent experience)
- Post registration course in specialty
Desirable
- Master’s in advanced clinical Practice
- Registered health professional with legal and accountable responsibilities for non-medical prescribing
- Teaching qualification (C&G730, CertEd, PGCE or equivalent)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience of working in the setting some of this must include working at a senior level managing and leading teams and this will be assessed at interview
- Ability to demonstrate specialist expertise underpinned by theory through CPD
- Excellent clinical reasoning /clinical decision-making skills
- Evidence of involvement in the development of programs of care, protocols and guidelines
- Knowledge of Clinical risk management and Governance
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills demonstrating negotiation and persuasion skills
- Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in Care Management within the specialty
- Ability to manage demanding and challenging workload
- Ability to handle sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
- Ability to make effective decisions
- Interpretation of diagnostic tests
- Ability to build rapport with colleagues, patients and relatives
- Experience of MDT working
- Strong leadership and team building skills
- Ability to use own initiative
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to work autonomously or within a team
- Confident with IT
Desirable
- Enthusiastic, dynamic, self-motivated
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills demonstrating negotiation and persuasion skills
Other
Essential
- Occasional requirement to exert moderate physical effort for short periods during a given time when moving and transferring patients.
- Required to concentrate when carrying out care. Work is generally predictable but occasional requirement to deal with unpredictable emergency situations
- Working closely with complex patients and their carers
- Supporting patients, carers and families who have been given bad news
Our Values
Essential
- We are Kind
- We are Open
- We are Inclusive
Closing Date: 8 September 2026
How to Apply;
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