Job summary
In this role, you will work as one of two First Contact Physiotherapists delivering face-to-face and virtual clinics for local GP practices within the Gillingham South PCN or Sheppey PCN, in Medway.
FCPs are qualified autonomous clinical practitioners who can assess, diagnose, and manage MSK problems and undifferentiated conditions, and where appropriate, discharge a person without a medical referral.
Are you an autonomous senior MSK physio or seasoned APP / ESP ready to move into a full-time employed FCP post and want to progress your career further with a supportive employer?
Perhaps you are already an established FCP who feels a little isolated in your current role, and are keen to work as part of a larger nationwide first contact physio team?
Maybe you would like to work for an employer who provides regular clinical supervision, CPD, and support?
If you have answered yes to any of these questions, then this is worth exploring.
Main duties of the job
Candidates must be fully HCPC and CSP registered physiotherapists, and able to demonstrate an extensive MSK physio practice portfolio. You will be an autonomous physio who possesses excellent communication skills, can integrate easily with new MDTs, highly organised, and can perform well under pressure.
In this role you will:
- Use expert clinical reasoning skills to assess and diagnose complex and varied MSK patient referrals under time pressures.
- Manage a large patient MSK caseload which can also include the management of acute injuries, chronic pain, elderly and, rheumatology.
- Perform joint/soft tissue injections (if you have the relevant training to do so).
- Onward refer patients for clinical investigations to facilitate diagnosis and treatment plan.
- Promote patient self-management to minimise the need for pharmacological interventions.
- Comply with statutory regulations and current legislation, meeting quality standards, and delivering against quality and performance indicators.
About us
Primary Care Physio is a friendly and passionate private provider who delivers high-quality NHS primary care physiotherapy solutions across the UK and are searching for two talented MSK Physiotherapists to join their team FCPs, in Kent.
Our mission is to support PCNs through providing a consistent, high-quality, and technology-enabled first contact physio service as part of an integrated primary care service provision.
The aim is to more efficiently diagnose and help patients manage their conditions more effectively and recover faster, so they can get back to normal life quickly, as well as reduce the need for onward referrals, and the workload on GP services.
We and aspire to be the largest employer of FCPs working in the UK.
For your dedication and hard work, you will also be rewarded with excellent CPD and training opportunities, including funded and accredited training opportunities that will be available and agreed as part of the role too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Assess, diagnose, triage, and manage patients, taking responsibility for the management of acomplex caseload. You will progress and request investigations (such as x-rays and blood tests)and referrals to facilitate diagnosis and choice of treatment.
- Develop and make use of your full scope of clinical practice, including skills relating toindependent prescribing, injection therapy and investigation.
- Manage complex interactions, including working with patients with psychosocial and mentalhealth needs, referring to social prescribing when appropriate.
- Deliver programmes of supported patient self-management, in ways that facilitatebehavioural change, optimise individuals' physical activity, mobility, the fulfilment of personalgoals and independence, and that minimise the need for pharmacological interventions.
- Provide care that is tailored to individual needs. This would include, appraising theimpact of individuals' clinical status on their general health, well-being, employment status(including in relation to function, physical activity, mobility and independence).
- Support patients to set their own goals and be confident in their approach to self-management.
Evidence, Research, and Development
- Develop relationships and a collaborative working approach across the PCN supporting the integration of pathways in primary care.
- Work as part of an MDT in a patient facing role, using your expert knowledge of MSK issues, to create stronger links for wider MSK services through clinical leadership, teaching and evaluation skills.
- Support research and audit programmes to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of our FCP service.
- Streamline the pathway of care by providing a responsive service so that patients receive timely access to care.
Leadership
- Lead, manage and contribute to service delivery.
- Implement all aspects of effective clinical governance for own practice, including undertaking regular audit and evaluation, supervision and training.
- Communicate effectively and appropriately, with patients and carers, complex and sensitive information regarding diagnosis, pathology, prognosis and treatment choices supporting personalised care.
Facilitating learning
- Provide feedback and support to other PCN clinical team members on appropriate referral criteria.
- Critically reflect on own practice, and continue to develop your skills.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Assess, diagnose, triage, and manage patients, taking responsibility for the management of acomplex caseload. You will progress and request investigations (such as x-rays and blood tests)and referrals to facilitate diagnosis and choice of treatment.
- Develop and make use of your full scope of clinical practice, including skills relating toindependent prescribing, injection therapy and investigation.
- Manage complex interactions, including working with patients with psychosocial and mentalhealth needs, referring to social prescribing when appropriate.
- Deliver programmes of supported patient self-management, in ways that facilitatebehavioural change, optimise individuals' physical activity, mobility, the fulfilment of personalgoals and independence, and that minimise the need for pharmacological interventions.
- Provide care that is tailored to individual needs. This would include, appraising theimpact of individuals' clinical status on their general health, well-being, employment status(including in relation to function, physical activity, mobility and independence).
- Support patients to set their own goals and be confident in their approach to self-management.
Evidence, Research, and Development
- Develop relationships and a collaborative working approach across the PCN supporting the integration of pathways in primary care.
- Work as part of an MDT in a patient facing role, using your expert knowledge of MSK issues, to create stronger links for wider MSK services through clinical leadership, teaching and evaluation skills.
- Support research and audit programmes to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of our FCP service.
- Streamline the pathway of care by providing a responsive service so that patients receive timely access to care.
Leadership
- Lead, manage and contribute to service delivery.
- Implement all aspects of effective clinical governance for own practice, including undertaking regular audit and evaluation, supervision and training.
- Communicate effectively and appropriately, with patients and carers, complex and sensitive information regarding diagnosis, pathology, prognosis and treatment choices supporting personalised care.
Facilitating learning
- Provide feedback and support to other PCN clinical team members on appropriate referral criteria.
- Critically reflect on own practice, and continue to develop your skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully HCPC and CSP registered practicing Physiotherapist.
- An up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating that you have knowledge of the musculoskeletal core capabilities framework for first point of contact practitioners and the four pillars of advanced practice, in addition to identifying your developmental needs against these.
- Extensive clinical experience of delivering musculoskletal assessment and treatment
Desirable
- Soft tissue and joint injection qualification
Key skills and attributes
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Strong clinical problem-solving and analytical skills, including ability to identify when to refer a patient to another service or for diagnostics.
- Ability to critically reflect on your own professional developmental needs, and is motivated to progress your clinical development (with support)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to work cohesively with a wider team.
- Office skills including the use of IT programmes, databases and other modern/tech based ways of working and collaborating.
- Involve patients in decision making and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance.
- Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
- Involve patients in decision making and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully HCPC and CSP registered practicing Physiotherapist.
- An up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating that you have knowledge of the musculoskeletal core capabilities framework for first point of contact practitioners and the four pillars of advanced practice, in addition to identifying your developmental needs against these.
- Extensive clinical experience of delivering musculoskletal assessment and treatment
Desirable
- Soft tissue and joint injection qualification
Key skills and attributes
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Strong clinical problem-solving and analytical skills, including ability to identify when to refer a patient to another service or for diagnostics.
- Ability to critically reflect on your own professional developmental needs, and is motivated to progress your clinical development (with support)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to work cohesively with a wider team.
- Office skills including the use of IT programmes, databases and other modern/tech based ways of working and collaborating.
- Involve patients in decision making and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance.
- Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
- Involve patients in decision making and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance.
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).
