MSK First Contact Practitioner - Band 7

Job summary

Are you excited by the prospect of working in a forward-thinking MSK service?

We are looking for highly knowledgeable applicants with significant MSK experience to work in our dynamic service in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.Due to the integrated nature of the service there is opportunity to discuss portfolio roles appropriate to your experience and career aspirations.

We are excited to recruit FCPs across the primary care networks (PCN) of North West Bristol & South Gloucestershire. The available posts are:

1 part time, fixed term contract for 18.75 hous per week, Severnvale PCN.

This post benefit from full integration with the wider MSK pathway including access to MSK physiotherapy and interface services, peer support and advice from interface and secondary care colleagues, a robust governance framework, and direct referral links with acute providers across including radiology, pain services and orthopaedics

Main duties of the job

As an autonomous practitioner you will provide high level clinical assessment and management plans for self-referred patients, often with challenging presentations and complex needs. You will be line managed by a Depending on your experience you will either receive training for or have access to the following to facilitate effective patient care:

Shared Decision Making Evidence based patient information website Signposting to local healthier lifestyle providers and recommended applications (apps) Diagnostic investigation via local providers under a standardised protocol including X ray, Ultrasound, MRI and Bloods Direct referral access to secondary care pathways inc Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Pain service, Community services Musculoskeletal Injection Therapy Interventional Radiology via standardised protocol including US guided injections Non-medical Prescribing

The role will also benefit from close working relationships with primary care colleagues through attending practice meetings, GP mentoring, delivering multi-disciplinary training, reporting on data regarding the FCP service and working with GPs, practice managers and FCP colleagues to recommend improvements in the FCP delivery model for the benefit of all Bristol/South Gloucestershire patients.

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking.

Benefits:

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more! Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for more details.

Additional Information:

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Sirona Care & Health

Cotham Hill

Bristol

BS6 6AU

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Sirona Care & Health

Cotham Hill

Bristol

BS6 6AU

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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