Senior Clinical Specialist MECFS

Assess and manage a specialist caseload of patients with ME/CFS and Long Covid.

Deliver person-centred assessment, care planning and self-management support.

Support patients with energy management, pacing, fatigue management, relapse planning and activity adaptation.

Work as part of the MDT to support triage, pathway allocation, care planning and case review.

Deliver care through 1:1, group, virtual, clinic, community and home-based appointments.

Identify clinical risk, deterioration or complexity and escalate appropriately.

Support patients with personalised care and support plans focused on what matters to them.

Work collaboratively with GPs, community services, voluntary sector partners, carers and families.

Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to outcome monitoring, audit and service improvement.

Support colleagues through advice, shared learning and contribution to service development.

The Senior Clinical Specialist will provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, rehabilitation and clinical management for people with suspected or diagnosed ME/CFS and/or Long Covid across Kent and Medway.

The role requires confident clinical reasoning with people who may present with complex, fluctuating, multi-system symptoms including fatigue, post-exertional malaise/post-exertional symptom exacerbation, breathlessness, pain, cognitive difficulties, sleep disturbance and autonomic symptoms.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary service, the post holder will manage a delegated specialist caseload, contribute to referral triage and pathway allocation, deliver symptom-contingent rehabilitation, education and self-management support, and contribute to personalised care and support planning. They will recognise when a case requires advanced clinical, medical or MDT input and will escalate appropriately while providing day-to-day support to colleagues, students or support staff as agreed.

Interventions must be aligned to current NICE guidance, professional standards and the service model, with a clear focus on preventing avoidable symptom exacerbation and improving quality of life, function and participation.

Cora is a leading provider of community healthcare services in the UK. We deliver MSK (musculoskeletal) services, diagnostic imaging, day-case surgery, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, podiatry, persistent pain management, mental health, orthopaedic and rheumatology services. We want everyone to have the opportunity to thrive. We help people help themselves, to get back to their best or to simply find a new way forward.

Senior Clinical Specialist Full Time/Part Time Up to £44,688 depending on experience Kent and Medway Join our team

We are looking for a compassionate and experienced Senior Specialist Practitioner to join our new ME/CFS and Long Covid Service across Kent and Medway.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary service supporting adults with ME/CFS and Long Covid, including people with complex, fluctuating and long-term symptoms. You will work alongside colleagues from nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, medical, mental health and care coordination backgrounds to deliver safe, personalised and evidence-based care.

The role will suit a registered clinician who is confident supporting people with long-term conditions, fatigue, post-exertional malaise/post-exertional symptom exacerbation, breathlessness, deconditioning and functional limitations. You will support patients to understand their condition, manage symptoms, build confidence and access the right care at the right time.

What you ll do Assess and manage a specialist caseload of patients with ME/CFS and Long Covid.

Deliver person-centred assessment, care planning and self-management support.

Support patients with energy management, pacing, fatigue management, relapse planning and activity adaptation.

Work as part of the MDT to support triage, pathway allocation, care planning and case review.

Deliver care through 1:1, group, virtual, clinic, community and home-based appointments.

Identify clinical risk, deterioration or complexity and escalate appropriately.

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