Job responsibilities Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence based practice in Musculoskeletal Outpatients, developing specialist knowledge of particular conditions and patient groups. Have an advanced understanding of physiotherapy clinical practices and procedures within the specialty area Have specialist knowledge of manual handling legislation and current best practice Interpret a range of clinical and non-clinical facts relating to individual patients some of which may be complex Undertake a comprehensive specialist assessment of patients, identify the musculoskeletal /orthopaedic problem, plan and implement an appropriate programme of physiotherapy care using advanced clinical reasoning and determine the most appropriate treatment methods from a range of physiotherapy options including self-management. Monitor and evaluate patient progress within their treatment programme through regular re-assessment and re-evaluation of clinical and non-clinical facts and make changes to include discharging patients when appropriate. Responsible for a caseload of complex patients within the clinical pathway working without direct supervision. Provide and receive complex patient information including diagnosis and prognosis, which may be sensitive and where there may be barriers to communication due to patients physical and psychological conditions e.g. deafness, depression, Alzheimers disease. Developed use of verbal and non- verbal communication tools will be required.