Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner – Shoulder and Elbow
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced clinician with a passion for shoulder and elbow assessment and rehabilitation to work alongside our Consultant Upper Limb Therapist and deliver high-quality patient care.
The successful candidate will work within our team of shoulder and elbow clinicians to provide clinical expertise within Aintree Physiotherapy, cross-site MSK Triage Clinics (MCAS) and Broadgreen elective consultant-led clinics. They will lead service development and support clinical education, supervision, leadership, research and audit in line with the Advanced Practice framework. Working within a large university foundation trust offers the opportunity to shape services and influence change locally, regionally and nationally.
An Annex 21 training post may be available for candidates without an Advanced Practice MSc. The post would support part-time study at Manchester Met University, with funding secured, at 0.8 WTE (30 hours). On completion of the MSc and capability assessment, the contract would move to 0.6 WTE Band 8a.
Main duties of the job:
Clinical lead for Shoulder and Elbow MCAS (Musculoskeletal Clinical Assessment Service) primarily based at Aintree but offering cover at other sites
Electronic Musculoskeletal Triage
Expert physiotherapy assessment supporting the MDT
Undertake complex patient problem solving reviews in physiotherapy department
Manage a caseload of complex Shoulder and Elbow physiotherapy patients
To order and oversee Shoulder and Elbow investigations within physiotherapy departments
Lead Shoulder and Elbow service development including audit and research activity
Shoulder and Elbow clinical education
Development of evidence-based pathways for Shoulder and Elbow conditions
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page .
The successful candidate should possess wide ranging knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of Shoulder and Elbow conditions. They will take a lead role in the triage, clinical assessment, and management of patients with Shoulder and Elbow conditions referred to the outpatient therapy service. This will include working in an Advanced Practice role assessing and diagnosing patients referred to the MCAS service and within Consultant led clinics.
The role will involve referring patients for a wide range of investigations including imaging and blood tests, evaluating and acting upon the results. Using a shared decision-making approach, they will be required to make onward referrals to relevant services and agencies to optimise patient care. Training opportunities are available to support this skill development if required.
A flexible and dynamic approach is essential, and the successful candidate must be willing to work across all trust sites. Some of the 22.5 hours will be fixed due to the clinical templates, but others could be negotiable.
The post holder will provide clinical expertise and leadership in the ongoing development of the Shoulder and Elbow service in collaboration with key stakeholders. They will take an active role in service evaluation, audit and research and contribute to shared learning and evidence-based practice.
