Synergy Health PCN

First contact Physiotherapist

The closing date is 30 June 2025

Job summary

A first contact practitioner (FCP) is an experienced physiotherapist who has the advanced skills necessary toassess, diagnose and recommend appropriate treatment or referral for musculoskeletal (MSK) problems on a patient's first contact with healthcare servicese.g. when they visit their GP surgery. To progress and request investigations to facilitate diagnosis and choice of treatment.

Main duties of the job

Core Duties

Be the first point of clinical contact for patients presenting with MSK conditions or symptoms, providing the patient with the primary assessment, diagnosis and management options for their condition.

Use advanced clinical practice skills and clinical reasoning to provide comprehensive diagnostic and treatment support to patients who present with complex musculoskeletal conditions and/or multiple pathologies and/or mental health and/or pain management needs

Be the link between primary, community and acute services, when the patient is managed via primary care ensuring an integrated care pathway for individual patients that meets their needs. This will include provision of triage to other services and/or directly providing management and advice.

Provide leadership and support on MSK clinical and service development across the PCN, alongside learning opportunities for the whole multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within primary care.

Provide highly specialist advice on issues ranging from the provision of expert opinion on individual patient treatment options to be a primary contributor to MSK services and related pathway development.

Work independently, to assess, diagnose, triage, and manage patients, taking responsibility for prioritising and managing a caseload of the PCNs registered patients.

About us

About Synergy Health PCN

Primary Care Networks (PCN) are local neighbourhoods where all health and social care services work together to deliver a better experience for their citizens.

Synergy Health PCN covers three practices in Gedling Borough, Jubilee Park Medical Partnership in Carlton with a branch site in Lowdham, West Oak on Westdale Lane, Mapperley and Trentside Medical Group in Netherfield and Carlton.

We are a standalone PCN with a lead practice. We have a population of 36,000 patients.

The PCN has care co-ordinators, social prescribing link workers, advanced nurse practitioner, and clinical pharmacists. These roles will work closely together to develop and grow the PCN and improve patient care across our patient list.

Our vision is to build and develop collaborative working across member practices and stakeholders, to support and strengthen the delivery of Primary Care services and improve health outcomes for the local population we serve.

Details

Date posted

08 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Matched to AfC Band 7 £46,148 - £48,526

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

A5713-25-0002

Job locations

Trentside Medical Group

Knight Street

Netherfield

Nottingham

NG4 2FN


Park House Medical Centre

61 Burton Road

Carlton

Nottingham

NG4 3DQ


West Oak Surgery

319 Westdale Lane

Mapperley

Nottingham

NG3 6EW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a more detailed description for the main responsibilites of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a more detailed description for the main responsibilites of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant qualifications and experience that are required for this role.

Desirable

  • Relevant qualifications and experience that are required for this role.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant qualifications and experience that are required for this role.

Desirable

  • Relevant qualifications and experience that are required for this role.

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

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

Synergy Health PCN

Address

Trentside Medical Group

Knight Street

Netherfield

Nottingham

NG4 2FN


Employer's website

https://healthandcarenotts.co.uk/care-in-my-area/south-nottinghamshire-pbp/south-nottinghamshire-pcns/synergy-health/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Synergy Health PCN

Address

Trentside Medical Group

Knight Street

Netherfield

Nottingham

NG4 2FN


Employer's website

https://healthandcarenotts.co.uk/care-in-my-area/south-nottinghamshire-pbp/south-nottinghamshire-pcns/synergy-health/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Digital & Transformation Lead

Laura Wilcock

nnicb-nn.synergy-health-pcn@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

08 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Matched to AfC Band 7 £46,148 - £48,526

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

A5713-25-0002

Job locations

Trentside Medical Group

Knight Street

Netherfield

Nottingham

NG4 2FN


Park House Medical Centre

61 Burton Road

Carlton

Nottingham

NG4 3DQ


West Oak Surgery

319 Westdale Lane

Mapperley

Nottingham

NG3 6EW


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