Clinical Lead Musculoskeletal Services

Before applying for this rewarding and varied role, we encourage you to view the attached job description and person specification. You will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist services, providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers. You will be practising autonomously as an advanced practitioner within the designated speciality area to provide patient-centred clinical care. This will encompass the skills of advanced clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice. This is underpinned by a masters level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of advanced clinical practice; leadership and management, education, clinical and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence. To work as the Clinical Lead for MSK Services within Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent, this will include the delivery of advanced MSK patient assessment and diagnosis for a highly complex clinical caseload covering adult patients. This may involve a range of complex clinical undifferentiated or diagnosed conditions using an advanced scope of practice. You will have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate as the Clinical Lead for Musculoskeletal Services and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements and demonstrate initiative and creativity in finding solutions to problems. You will support and oversee excellent MSK practice through mentorship and day-to-day guidance to team members and other professionals. Job description Job responsibilities Before applying for this rewarding and varied role, we encourage you to view the attached job description and person specification. You will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist services, providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers. You will be practising autonomously as an advanced practitioner within the designated speciality area to provide patient-centred clinical care. This will encompass the skills of advanced clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice. This is underpinned by a masters level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of advanced clinical practice; leadership and management, education, clinical and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence. To work as the Clinical Lead for MSK Services within Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent, this will include the delivery of advanced MSK patient assessment and diagnosis for a highly complex clinical caseload covering adult patients. This may involve a range of complex clinical undifferentiated or diagnosed conditions using an advanced scope of practice. You will have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate as the Clinical Lead for Musculoskeletal Services and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements and demonstrate initiative and creativity in finding solutions to problems. You will support and oversee excellent MSK practice through mentorship and day-to-day guidance to team members and other professionals.