Exciting Permanent Opportunity | Community MSK Service
Hunter Gatherer AHP is currently recruiting for an experienced Advanced Rheumatology Clinician to join an established community MSK service in Essex.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Advanced Practitioner to manage a varied and complex clinical caseload, utilise advanced musculoskeletal expertise and contribute to the ongoing development of a specialist community service.
Job Title: Advanced Rheumatology Clinician
Location: Essex
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive – TBC
As an Advanced Rheumatology Clinician, you will utilise your advanced clinical expertise to manage complex musculoskeletal and rheumatology presentations within an integrated community MSK service.
Key responsibilities will include:
Managing a complex rheumatology and musculoskeletal clinical caseload.
Triaging referrals and directing patients into appropriate primary, secondary or tertiary care pathways.
Managing patients who would traditionally have been referred into secondary care.
Making independent clinical decisions, including diagnosis and future treatment planning.
Requesting and interpreting specialist investigations, including X-rays, MRI scans, ultrasound and pathology results.
Applying advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills, including specialist interventions and limited prescribing where appropriate.
Providing clinical leadership, mentoring and education to Allied Health Professionals and wider healthcare teams.
Contributing to clinical audits, research, service development and quality improvement initiatives.
Supporting the delivery of evidence-based practice and maintaining high professional standards.
Extensive experience within musculoskeletal practice.
Advanced Practitioner experience within MSK and/or rheumatology.
Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic and decision-making skills.
Experience requesting and interpreting specialist investigations.
Ability to independently manage complex clinical presentations.
Evidence of ongoing CPD and commitment to professional development.
Strong communication, leadership and multidisciplinary working skills.
Permanent position within an established community service.
Opportunity to utilise advanced clinical skills and specialist expertise.
Varied and complex clinical caseload.
Involvement in service development, education and clinical leadership.
If you’re an experienced Advanced MSK Practitioner or Rheumatology Clinician looking for your next permanent opportunity in Essex, I’d love to hear from you.
Contact Grace Snedden
Hunter Gatherer AHP
0203 833 0782
gsnedden@hg-ahp.com
Referral Scheme: We also offer referral fees for successful candidate referrals, so please feel free to share this opportunity with your professional network.