Person Specification - Community Consultant Sports and Exercise Medicine - Connect Physical Health- Contact Kerry Thackray Tel 0191 2504858

Person Specification

	Criteria	Essential Requirements	Desirable Requirements
1	Education & Qualifications	Medical degree        Registration with GMC        On Specialist Register Sports & Exercise medicine        Eligible for Revalidation        Medical defence insurance cover        Evidence of relevant CPD	MRCGP        Postgraduate training/ qualification in MSK Ultrasound
2	Knowledge & Understanding	Up to date with effective professional practice and research        Up to date with effective musculoskeletal medical practice including research and related fields of practice        Understanding of Public Health Agenda in relation to Physical Activity        Knowledge and understanding of Community MSK services        Thorough understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service provision        Sound knowledge of quality and audit and how to implement change        Understanding of scope of practice issues and legal accountability and responsibilities        Ability to comprehend, write and implement policies        Basic computer literacy and willingness to incorporate IT into daily practice.	Use of MSK Ultrasound in clinical practice
3	Experience	Worked in General Practice for at least 6 months        Worked in Public Health for at least 6 months        Worked in elite team sport for at least 2 years        Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team in a multi-sport environment        Experience in a wide range of joint /soft-tissue injection techniques        Teaching/supervision/training/mentoring of professional staff	Working in Intermediate Care MSK clinics        Ultrasound guided injections        Triage of common MSK conditions        Membership of related special interest group        Understanding of strategic and political issues affecting advanced practice healthcare
4	Skills & Abilities	Ability to develop the varied role of SEM in the Community        Critical appraisal of clinical evidence and evidence based practice        Audit        Appraising and undertaking research        Excellent written and spoken presentation skills        Knowledge of complex cases in musculoskeletal field        Ability to justify clinical decisions with consultants, GPwSI’s, Physiotherapists and GP’s        Independent and unsupervised advanced decision-making and problem solving skills        Ability to successfully promote the SEM Community role to primary and secondary care and PCT’s        Clinical leadership to teams and individuals        Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others in formal and informal settings        Maintained portfolio of continuing professional development        Maintain professional judgement under pressure and during conflict with patients and all other stakeholders        Collaborative working within and across organisational boundaries        Innovative and creative in developing services in the absence of formal guidance        Interpretation of written information to make partial clinical judgements during paper triage.	Previous experience in service development and/or project work
5	Other Qualities & Attributes	Willing to promote Connect as an NHS provider to Commissioners        Diplomacy, resilience and robustness to work within an evolving new clinical role and service        Valid UK/EU driving licence with access to own transport

Job Description Community Consultant in Sports and Exercise Medicine - Connect Physical Health - 0191 2504858

Description of Post

Post Title

Community Consultant in Sports & Exercise Medicine – full or part-time, minimum of 7 sessions

Location of post

Based in North-East of England but may on occasion require travel to Connect contracts throughout the UK.

Accountable and Responsible to:

1.  Clinical Governance: Director of Clinical Governance

2.  Operationally: Managing Director & to Dr Graeme Wilkes, Clinical Lead

Specification of Post (supplied in detail separately)

The post holder will be on the Specialist Register for Sports and Exercise Medicine and be committed to developing and providing:

• Community Musculoskeletal clinics  for NHS patients
• Sports Medicine to Sports Teams and Individuals
• Public health role around Physical Activity in the Community

The successful candidate will have specialist levels of MSK knowledge and skills which are up to date with current research.

The post holder will be willing and and proficient at passing on knowledge and skills to others within Connect and outside to relevant parties such as GPs.

They will demonstrate enthusiasm for innovation within a progressive organisation and for promoting the service and organisation to the wider community.

Duties of Post

1. The post holder will provide expert musculoskeletal assessment, diagnosis and treatment consistent with their specialist status. Musculoskeletal Services will be provided in a Community NHS Intermediate Care setting, in Connects High Street clinics and /or to teams/ individuals who contract/request MSK services from Connect
2. The post-holder will work on behalf of Connect with local clinicians, local authority and the independent and voluntary sector on the Public Health agenda. He/she will work to attract funding to develop physical activity programmes in the community to meet the government public health agenda. Once developed, the post holder will provide management and clinical input into developed schemes.
3. The post holder will contribute to service development allied to Musculoskeletal Medicine through generation of ideas, through to generation of business case, presenting to commissioners and to implementation.

4. The post holder will work with Connects partners to delvelop and deliver new and existing services

5. The post-holder will be required to maintain contemporaneous records of all interactions with patients and behave in accordance with standards expected by:-

i         Connect Physical Health

ii        The GMC

6. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to audit and research with a view to promotion of Connect and of Sport & Exercise Medicine in the wider community.

7. He/she will be expected to maintain a high standard of professional and clinical practice and demonstrate a willingness to develop further skills through the processes of :

1.    In service training

2.    Continuing Professional Development

3.    Individual Performance Reviews

6.  The post-holder will contribute to training of other members of Connect staff including Physiotherapists and GPwSIs and external professionals such as GP’s

Terms and Conditions of Service

·         Employment will be by contractual agreement

·         30 days annual leave plus public holidays

·         Flexible pension options available

·         Internal CPD provided

·         Travel expense reimbursement

·         Employment will be subject to confidential medial report by own GRB clearance.

Variation

The duties of this post may be subject to variation form time to time following consultation with the post holder.

Health & Safety

      It is the general duty of every employee to take reasonable care for the Health & safety of him/herself and others.

Confidentiality

     All staff are required to respect confidentiality of all matters that they may learn relating to their employment, other members of staff and the general public.

Applications

In writing or electronically including

1. Letter of application

2. Current Curriculum Vitae

3. Names and contact details of 2 referees

to: Kerry Thackray                     Tel 0191 2504858

     HR Department                     email kerry.thackray@connectphc.co.uk

     Connect Physical Health

     36 Apex Business Village

     Cramlington

     Northumberland NE23 7BF

Closing date: 20^th January 2010

Information 

Connect was established in the North-East of England in 1989 and has been delivering Community based services to the NHS for over 17 years. Connect delivers more community care to more NHS Musculoskeletal (MSK) patients than any other independent provider.  In all, Connect services 9 PCTs (six North and South of the Tyne, Nottinghamshire, Camden and Hampshire).

Connect provides MSK services in

• NHS Primary Care Physiotherapy
• NHS Intermediate Care CATS
• NHS Chronic Pain Service
• Occupational health
• Sports Medicine

Connect clinical staff currently include:

• General Physiotherapists (50)
• Extended Scope Physiotherapists ( 12)
• GPwSI in MSK (9)
• Sports Physician (1)
• Soft Tissue Masseur(1)
• Sports Rehabilitation Specialist(1)
• Strength& Conditioning Coach (1)
• Podiatrists in Clinical Biomechanics (2)
• Chiropractor(1)

As an organisation, Connect has expanded over the past three years through internal investment. In addition to plans to increase activity in the Community NHS services, Occupational Health Services and Clinics, Connect plans to develop services in Sports & Exercise Medicine both within and outside the NHS.

Connect is proud of its track record in innovation, with many examples of pioneering and innovation in the MSK field. The development of Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) as a Speciality is one that is perfectly suited to complement Connects current services and staff in the community.

This current full-time SEM role is one which will utilise all the clinical skills and training of an SEM Consultant once fully developed. As a speciality finding its place, Connect recognises the need for the role to develop. Development of the role will be prominent in the early years. This will give an SEM Consultant an exciting opportunity to use the considerable resource, connections and experience of Connect to help establish a high standard of SEM Care for the NHS, Sports teams and in Public Health.

 

Specialist GP in musculoskeletal medicine Arthritis Research Campaign

Specialist GP in musculoskeletal medicine

Arthritis Research Campaign

Part-time (2 days/week) for 5 years

£40,000 per year for the 2 days

The Arthritis Research Campaign (arc) seeks to appoint a specialist GP to help build on its work to date in providing educational material for GPs on musculoskeletal disorders and to ensure that the charity increases its role as a key source of resources in this area

The successful candidate will be a qualified doctor with at least 5 years’ experience working as a GP principal or equivalent and with clinical experience of working as a specialist GP in musculoskeletal medicine. A higher degree, relevant research experience and qualifications in musculoskeletal medicine or rheumatology would be desirable.

The person appointed will be advised and informed by the arc Education Strategy Committee but will report to the Education Manager at arc head office, Chesterfield. The role will be based at the appointee’s own location, but a minimum of one day/month spent at arc head office will be required. Duties and responsibilities will include:

• To provide advice to head office staff responsible for the section(s) of the arc website for primary care doctors
• To provide advice to the Education Manager on research projects relating to primary care
• To evaluate musculoskeletal on-line modules and provide recommendations to arc on the value of arc participation, and to participate in any subsequent development of material as required
• To have a function in the leadership of commissioning defined research studies on primary care
• To develop and assist in the delivery of event-based educational activities for GPs.

For an application pack please email Beverley Sewell on b.sewell@arc.org.uk

Completed applications must be submitted by 9 November and interviews will be held in Chesterfield between 9.30am and 2pm on Tuesday 24 November