Job overview
1. The Advanced Practice Physiotherapist (APP) will work as an autonomous practitioner within neurosurgery outpatient clinics, providing expert assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients presenting with complex spinal and neurosurgical conditions. The post holder will act as a key member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), triaging referrals, identifying patients requiring surgical opinion, and independently managing those appropriate for conservative care.
2. The role includes advanced clinical decision-making, requesting and interpreting diagnostic investigations, and contributing to service development to enhance patient pathways and outcomes.
3. Work flexibly across the Spinal Services at the West Wing and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Main duties of the job Provide expert musculoskeletal assessment, triage, diagnosis, and management of complex spinal patients, including identifying serious pathology, referring for diagnostics, injections, or surgery, and delivering evidence‑based treatment through face‑to‑face or remote consultations. Maintain accurate clinical records, ensure compliance with Trust policies, support service organisation, and contribute to audits and reporting. Supervise and train staff, lead service development, present cases at MDTs, and handle complaints. Communicate complex clinical information clearly, support shared decision‑making, and maintain confidentiality. Engage in ongoing professional development, research, audit, teaching, and dissemination of findings. Deliver safe manual handling, manage challenging behaviours, and explain sensitive results compassionately. Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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