Advanced Practitioner: Physiotherapy Upper Limb

Responsibilities

• 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 the physiotherapy department
• Manage a caseload of complex Shoulder and Elbow physiotherapy patients
• Order and oversee Shoulder and Elbow investigations within physiotherapy departments
• Lead Shoulder and Elbow service development, including audit and research activity
• Provide Shoulder and Elbow clinical education
• Develop evidence‑based pathways for Shoulder and Elbow conditions

This role provides an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician with an Advanced Practice Masters who has a passion for Shoulder and Elbow assessment and rehabilitation to work alongside our Consultant Upper Limb Therapist to deliver high quality care for our patients. The successful candidate will provide clinical expertise within Aintree Physiotherapy departments, cross‑site Musculoskeletal Triage Clinics (MCAS) and Broadgreen Hospital elective consultant‑led clinics.

The role will lead on service development and provide clinical education, supervision, leadership, research and audit, and clinical expertise, in line with the Advanced Practice framework. Working within this large university foundation trust will enable the candidate to shape service delivery and influence change at a local, regional and national level.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital and 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.