Trosolwg o'r swydd

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of MSK Consultant working with the Hounslow MSK Services. The anticipated start date will be end of April 2025.

The MSK Service is jointly led by a Consultant MSK Physiotherapist, Clinical Operational manager, and an experienced team of Advanced Practitioners. Our ethos is to improve the services we deliver to patients using innovation. We have a strong track record of service redesign to bring patients out of secondary care into the community setting and have FCP services set up across Hounslow Borough.
We work closely with both primary and acute care focused on delivering safe patient centred care.

The service consists of a Hand Injuries Unit, Community Pain Service, MSK service inclusive of an MCATS, Women’s Health and FCP services across the borough of Hounslow.

The post holder will be responsible, for ensuring improvements in quality, outcomes, and experiences of service users. This includes developing safe systems of work, staff development and training programmes and innovative models of care delivery.

We encourage applications from Black , Asian minority ethnic candidates and applicants with a disability and or long term health condition as these groups are underrepresented in senior roles.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The post holder will be the clinical and professional lead for Musculoskeletal physiotherapy for the Trust. They will fulfil a specialist clinical role with patients referred to the MSK service. They will provide the therapy lead for research, education, policy, strategy, and service development in this clinical area in conjunction with the Clinical Service Manager and Divisional Lead. They will work with the Clinical Service Manager and Divisional Lead to develop and coordinate the future and long-term strategic direction of the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service.

The post holder will be responsible, for ensuring improvements in quality, outcomes and experiences of service users. This includes supporting the directorate’s contribution to our Journey to Outstanding quality assurance programme.

There are several current key work streams in the MSK services that the post holder will lead on including accreditation of both First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners, staff training and development framework and competencies.

The post holder will be expected to hold a clinical caseload.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. 

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.  

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’. 

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.