First Contact Physiotherapist (musculoskeletal conditions)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role, using their expert knowledge of movement and function issues, to create stronger links for wider services.

Develop integrated and tailored care programmes in partnership with patients, providing a range of first line treatment options including self- management, referral to rehabilitation focussed services and social prescribing.

Make use of their full scope of practice, developing skills relating to independent prescribing, injection therapy and investigation to make professional judgements and decisions in unpredictable situations, including when provided with incomplete or contradictory information.

Communicate effectively with patients, and their carers where applicable, complex and sensitive information regarding diagnoses, pathology, prognosis and treatment choices supporting personalised care.

Implement all aspects of effective clinical governance for own practice, including undertaking regular audit and evaluation, supervision and training.

Agreeing with patients appropriate support for self-management through referral to rehabilitation focussed services and wider social prescribing as appropriate.

Designing and implementing plans that facilitate behavioural change, optimise patients physical activity and mobility, support fulfilment of personal goals and independence, and reduce the need for pharmacological interventions.

Work independently, without day-to-day supervision, to assess, diagnose, triage, and manage patients.

Request and progress investigations (such as x-rays and blood tests) and referrals to facilitate the diagnosis and choice of treatment regime including, considering the limitations of these investigations, interpret and act on results and feedback to aid patients diagnoses and management plans.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Completed an undergraduate degree in physiotherapy;
• Is registered with the Health and Care Professional Council;
• Holds the relevant public liability insurance;
• Can demonstrate ability to operate at an advanced level of practice,
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check
• This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Beaumont Lodge Medical Practice

Address

Beaumont Lodge Medical Practice

244 Astill Lodge Road

Leicester

LE4 1EF

Employer's website

https://www.beaumontlodgemedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)