Job Overview:

Vita Health Group Musculoskeletal Clinical Assessment & Treatment service (MCATS)

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic MSK clinician to join our team of experienced musculoskeletal advanced practice physiotherapists and Sports and Exercise Medicine consultant, working as part of our established MCAT service. MCATS is provided as part of an overall Musculoskeletal Pathway to effectively screen patients so they can be seen by the right clinician/service at the right time.

Role Overview:

As an advanced practice physiotherapist, you will be part of the MCATS team delivering high quality, evidenced based care within our NHS MSK services in South London. You will carry out MCATS clinics across Vita Health Groups South London NHS MSK contracts.

Clinical responsibilities will include virtual triage, face-to-face appointments, MDT working, Health Coaching for shared decision making and making every contact count, requesting diagnostics, injecting, diagnostic ultrasound and prescribing as appropriate.

Our APPs within the MCATS work in conjunction with a team of Physiotherapists and Rehab Therapists, supporting their training and development within the wider service.

Training and support will be provided in the form of in-service training, monthly group sessions and quarterly APP specific development training. All members of our team have regular meetings with their team leaders, focusing on Performance, Wellbeing and Personal Development.

APPs will have the opportunity to apply for support and funding for post-graduate qualifications in injecting therapy, diagnostic ultrasound, and independent prescribing depending on service needs.

At Vita Health Group, we encourage an open environment to challenge ideas, be progressive and innovate so that all staff have an opportunity to be involved and drive service development.

Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• HCPC and CSP Registration
• MSK Experience equivalent to Band 7
• Able to demonstrate experience of working in a triage clinic, delivering excellent assessment and management plans for a diverse and complex MSK caseload
• Possess a good working knowledge of imaging, investigations, and blood tests
• Experience with MDT working and making direct referrals to secondary care services including Trauma & Orthopaedics, Rheumatology
• Be computer literate and highly organised and efficient in running your clinics
• An awareness of and commitment to supporting and facilitating diversity and inclusion
• Be willing to develop and enhance your clinical skills with training for US guided injections, FCP roles etc.
• IRMER Trained

Desirable:

• Injection therapy
• Ultrasonography (PG cert or equivalent)
• Independent prescribing
• Willingness to train in the above

Benefits:

• Enhanced Annual Leave, pro rata (26 days plus bank holidays)
• Blue Light Card
• Salary Exchange Pension with Scottish Widows
• Benenden health cover
• Employee Assistance Program (provided by WeCare).
• Long service awards
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Maternity/adoption offering – comprehensive support package plus a financial package of:
  • year service at the qualifying date –6 weeks at 100% then SMP
  • 1yr+ service as at the qualifying date = 6 weeks at 100%. 17 weeks at 50% (20 weeks as at 1stJuly 2022)
• Paternity –1 week at 100%
• Benefits Platform

Skilled Worker Sponsorship

We are pleased to consider applications who require a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship to work in the UK and these will be considered alongside all other applicants. However, they may not be appointed to a post if a suitable candidate with existing right to work in the UK is appointable as we are unlikely to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test required by UKVI. For further information please visit UK Visas and Immigration website.

The Company:

Vita Health Group is a leading UK healthcare provider with over 30 years’ experience delivering best in class physical and mental health services across corporates, NHS and private patients.

We have two main clinical sites, Crystal Palace and Orpington. Our Physiotherapists, Rehab Therapists, APPs and SEM Doctor work in cohesion to deliver outpatient MSK care to Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Greenwich, and Wandsworth.

Why Vita Health Group?

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do.

We are physical and mental health specialists with over 30 years of experience.  We work in partnership with the NHS, support the UK’s largest corporate companies to help assist their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

To achieve our mission of making people better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view here: https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers/

To progress your skills and enable career development we provide Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines.

Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.  We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.  To support this we have a dedicated team of EDI specialists and run a range of active in-house diversity networks.

We are actively seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce, to ensure we are representative of the communities we serve at all levels. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of lived experience.

We are committed to equitably support the wellbeing of all employees as demonstrated by:

• Our association with the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health.
• Our status as a Disability Confident Employer dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be invited to interview.
• Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.
• Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter.
• Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS). Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
• The provision of access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues which includes a team of trained Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• An embedded “speaking up” culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.

Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you might need in the application or interview process please contact recruitment@vhg.co.uk and we will arrange.

VHG is committed to supporting transgender individuals with dignity and recognises the potential complications that may arise when taking references. We encourage applicants to contact HR at hr@vhg.co.uk to discuss or amend how we manage reference requests.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check. 

Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months. 

Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.

Vita Health Group