Job summary
Primary Care Physio has been commissioned by over 85 Primary
Care Networks and serves 4m patients across 500 GP practices.
Here,
you will work for a high-quality and tech-enabled
specialist provider who is 100% focused on delivering FCP services for NHS
PCNs.
You
will be joining the largest provider of NHS FCP services in England, becoming
part of our growing team of over 90 FCPs and APs.
In this role, you will work in unison with a First Contact Physiotherapist as part of a primary care MDT.
We
are proud to be making impactful changes in primary care services so
patients presenting to their GP practice receive the very
best clinical care.
Are
you an autonomous clinical podiatrist ready to move into an FCP post and want to
progress your career further with a supportive employer?
Or
are you an established Band 7 who feels isolated in your current
role and is excited at the prospect of working with a large professional
peer support network?
If yes, then this is worth exploring.
Main duties of the job
You will be a fully HCPC and COP registered podiatrist, and able to demonstrate an extensive clinical practice portfolio including ongoing and relevant post-graduate academic CPD.
You will be a trailblazer and confident communicator who thrives from engaging with a variety of colleagues internally and within the PCN team you are integrated into.
In this role you will:
- Safely diagnose, risk assess and triage, and provide advice and initiate treatment for complications of the foot and lower limb.
- Request and use diagnostic imaging or other tests such as blood screening or urine analysis.
- Supply or administer a range of medicinal products, and in some instances independently prescribe medicines.
- Play a significant role in the public health and prevention agenda specifically around falls prevention, dermatology (malignant melanoma detection), diabetes prevention, cardiovascular risk reduction, medicines management, antibiotic stewardship and keeping people mobile and active.
About us
Read what our team say about us here https://uk.indeed.com/cmp/Primary-Care-Physio/reviews
We pride ourselves on providing you with unrivaled day-to-day peer support, CPD, and training opportunities which includes direct supervision from a HEE approved FCP Supervisor in line with 'First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners in Primary Care: (Musculoskeletal) A Roadmap to Practice', and fully funding external level 7 MSc courses such as Injection Therapy and Non-Medical Prescribing
Equally, we have experience in implementing a large number of FCP services, and we go the extra mile to make sure both you and the primary care network are fully supported to make the service a huge success.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Assess, diagnose, triage, and manage patients, taking responsibility for the management of a complex 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 to independent prescribing, injection therapy and investigation.
- Manage complex interactions, including working with patients with psychosocial and mental health needs, referring to social prescribing when appropriate.
- Deliver programmes of supported patient self-management, in ways that facilitate behavioural change, optimise individuals' physical activity, mobility, the fulfillment of personal goals and independence, and that minimise the need for pharmacological interventions.
- Provide care that is tailored to individual needs. This would include, appraising the impact 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, 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
- 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 a complex 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 to independent prescribing, injection therapy and investigation.
- Manage complex interactions, including working with patients with psychosocial and mental health needs, referring to social prescribing when appropriate.
- Deliver programmes of supported patient self-management, in ways that facilitate behavioural change, optimise individuals' physical activity, mobility, the fulfillment of personal goals and independence, and that minimise the need for pharmacological interventions.
- Provide care that is tailored to individual needs. This would include, appraising the impact 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, 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
- 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
Key skills and attributes
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Clinical problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to identify when to refer a patient to another service or for diagnostics.
- Ability to critically reflect on your own professional development 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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully HCPC and COP registered practicing Podiatrist.
- An up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating that you have knowledge of the musculoskeletal core capabilities framework for first point of contact practitioners, in addition to identifying your developmental needs against these.
Desirable
- Level 7 learning (MSc)
- Soft tissue and joint injection qualification.
- Non-medical independent prescriber.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post-graduate clinical experience.
- Demonstrable experience of working within a MDT setting.
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care.
- Experience of working in a GP practice.
Person Specification
Key skills and attributes
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Clinical problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to identify when to refer a patient to another service or for diagnostics.
- Ability to critically reflect on your own professional development 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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully HCPC and COP registered practicing Podiatrist.
- An up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating that you have knowledge of the musculoskeletal core capabilities framework for first point of contact practitioners, in addition to identifying your developmental needs against these.
Desirable
- Level 7 learning (MSc)
- Soft tissue and joint injection qualification.
- Non-medical independent prescriber.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post-graduate clinical experience.
- Demonstrable experience of working within a MDT setting.
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care.
- Experience of working in a GP 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.
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).
