# 8a Extended Scope Physiotherapist/Advance Practice Physiotherapist

**Company**: Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £66274.00 to £73496.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

An opportunity has arisen for a 8a MSK Advanced Practice Physiotherapist (Extended Scope Physiotherapist) and FCP to join our integrated FCP and Physiotherapy team in a comprehensive and award-winning musculoskeletal NHS service.

You will be part of a musculoskeletal service, providing specialist physiotherapy assessment and management of patients with musculoskeletal conditions. You will join a team of experienced ESPs with skills in spinal and persistent pain, injection therapy, prescribing, ultrasound imaging, and ultrasound guided injections.

The role will involve assessments of referrals for patients with complex musculoskeletal presentations requiring advanced practice skills such as ordering imaging, peripheral injections. There may be opportunities to develop skills in injection, ultrasound imaging and ultrasound guided injections.

We place a strong emphasis on staff support and development. You will be playing a key role in the department and be involved in service development, support, and mentorship of Locomotor Physiotherapist. The post will involve supervision and mentorship of our team of band 7 FCPs.

Main duties of the job:

- Provide specialised physiotherapy assessments and treatments, for patients with complex spinal and peripheral conditions and patients who are likely to benefit from skills within the extended scope of Physiotherapist (ESP)/ Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (APP).

Main responsibilities:

- To provide a clinical resource to the Locomotor service for the management of complex cases, including guidance on the use of extended skills (e.g. injection therapy, diagnostic ultrasound, and the indications for and interpretation of x-rays and routine haematology and biochemistry investigations) in patient management.

- Supervise and line manage allocated members of staff and take a lead role in the continuing professional development of staff.

- Assist line manager in departmental service development and work with stakeholders to improve the delivery of the Locomotor services.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond. We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Benefits:

- Competitive salary: £66,274 to £73,496 per annum

- Agenda for Change pay scheme

- Band 8a

- Permanent contract

- Full-time, part-time, and flexible working patterns available

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## Skills

### Required
- Physiotherapy
- MSK
- ESP
- Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner
- Injection therapy
- Ultrasound imaging
- Prescribing

### Nice to have
- MSc in MSK physio/M level skills in MSK ESP
- Ultrasonography and injection skills
- ability to conduct training

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