Job summary
Primary Care Physio is England's largest independent specialist provider of first-contact primary care services. We are dedicated to supporting NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and their GP practices by delivering high-quality, tech-enabled primary care FCP (First Contact Practitioner) solutions in Physiotherapy and Podiatry.
Our talented team of over 335 First Contact Physios, First Contact Podiatrists, and Advanced Practitioners is supported by experienced clinical supervisors, approved by Health Education England under the FCP Roadmap to Practice. To date, we have been commissioned by over 175 NHS PCNs to deliver integrated, local FCP managed services.
Currently, we support approximately 15% of all GP practices across the country, serving a combined patient population of over 8 million. Locally, several PCNs within the ICB area have commissioned us to deliver a fully managed, high-quality FCP service.
Working with us offers the best of both worlds. While you'll become an integrated, consistent member of the GP practice multidisciplinary team, you'll also benefit from professional peer support and clinical supervision provided by our expansive, nationwide network.
Please note that the postcode listed in the advert is indicative only. These PCN FCP roles operate across multiple GP practices in the area, offering significant flexibility regarding work locations.
Main duties of the job
This post requires an occupational therapist who is specialised and can work at a high level of practice
in primary care. They will use in-depth, expert knowledge, clinical skills, and experience in the
management of patients, groups, and communities occupational participation.
The post holder will provide personalised, biopsychosocial occupational therapy interventions from
initial clinical assessment, diagnosis, intervention to evaluation.
They will provide complex clinical decision-making, and expert care for patients in primary care.
They
will have a comprehensive understanding of how to use risk assessment for undifferentiated
diagnoses and clinical red flags, including when alternative input is required.
They will work collaboratively with the primary care multi-disciplinary team (MDT) across pathways
and systems. They will meet the needs of patients and carers, offer digital delivery, and support the
delivery of appropriate policy and procedures.They will provide occupational therapy leadership
across clinical practice, education, and research.
The focus of this service will be rehabilitation for older adults to stay well at home. There will be the
requirement to use risk stratification tools, rapid access, assessment of the home and short-terminterventions including advice on how people can be safely managed. Will also include working into
care homes and palliative care, dealing with undifferentiated diagnosis and red flags
About us
We are a non-bureaucratic, non-hierarchical, and highly supportive team dedicated to providing excellent primary care first-contact MSK services. Our "can-do" attitude and positive approach drive our passion for delivering exceptional care.
We welcome applicants from diverse career backgrounds, including NHS B6, B7 & B8, private practice & professional sport.
We take pride in offering unrivalled day-to-day peer support, continuing professional development (CPD), and training opportunities. Each team member benefits from 4 hours of protected supervision and CPD time per week, equivalent to 27 days annually, including a weekly one-on-one session with an HEE-approved FCP Supervisor.
Our commitment to professional growth extends to supporting team members through the Roadmap, across all routes whether via the HEI taught route, HEI-supported portfolio route, or the independent portfolio verification process. Additionally, we fully fund external Level 7 MSc courses such as Injection Therapy and Non-Medical Prescribing.
Having mobilized over 175 PCN FCP services, we understand that transitioning to primary care or undertaking an FCP post for the first time can be daunting. Our extensive experience in implementing FCP services ensures that both you and the primary care network receive comprehensive support, setting the stage for a successful service delivery.
To learn more about what our employees say about working with us, visit: https://uk.indeed.com/cmp/Primary-Care-Physio/reviews
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate treatment plans, with an aim to to ensure people can
cope at home, including support for carers.
- Use of frailty indexes to identify people needing a proactive approach.
- Rapid crisis response to prevent hospital admission or to speed discharge.
- Short term rehabilitation interventions and referral onto specialist services if indicated.
- Work with patients through a shared-decision making approach to plan realistic, outcomes
focused goals.
- Undertake both verbal and non-verbal communication methods to address the needs of
patients that have communication difficulties.
- Work in partnership with multi-disciplinary team colleagues, physiotherapists and social
workers, alongside the patients' families and carers in treatment planning to aid
rehabilitation.
Evidence, Research, and Development
- Implement all aspects of effective clinical governance for your own practice, including
undertaking regular audit and evaluation, supervision, and training in line with HEEs Roadmap
to Practice.
- Liaise with PCN multi-disciplinary team, community and secondary care staff, to arrange
further investigations and onward referrals.
- Communicate outcomes and integrate findings into their own and wider service practice and
pathway development.
- Where appropriate, support the development of discharge and contingency plans with
relevant professionals to arrange on-going care in residential, care home, hospital, and
community settings.
- As required, advise on home and workplace environmental alterations, such as adjustments
for wheelchair access, technological needs, and ergonomic support.
- Develop best-in-class Occupational Therapy Standard Operating Procedures for appropriate
onward referral pathways and care pathways noting local variances.
Leadership
- Provide leadership and support on occupational therapy clinical service development across
your PCN, alongside learning opportunities for the whole multi-disciplinary team within
primary care.
- Lead the development of crisis and contingency plans with relevant professionals to prevent
admission to or speed discharge from hospital. This should focus on maximising and
maintaining independence in preferred home, work, and community settings.
- Lead on the development, implementation, and evaluation of a seamless occupational
therapy service across primary care. This will include working with health, social care and
voluntary sectors, improving standards of patient care and cross boundary working.
- Lead and manage service delivery by supporting Primary Care Physio in evidencing what best
practice looks like and extending our service reach across England.
- Liaise with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists to support implementation of best
practice, and act as a thought leader for OTs working in primary care.
Facilitating learning
- Facilitate and co-create interprofessional learning about occupational needs and
interventions for primary care staff, to enhance local decision making.
- Demonstrate high standards of personal and professional development, actively participating
in mentoring and supervision to develop and share learning with colleagues. Promote the use
of peer review and best practice at work, alerting other team members to issues of inequality
and risk.
- Contribute to and co-create relevant audit processes, implementing ongoing service changes
to better meet local population needs.
- Be a point of contact for your Primary Care Physio colleagues to answer clinical queries as and
when they present, including delivering in-house in service training to the wider PCP clinical
team(s).
Key skills and attributes
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Strong clinical problem-solving and analytical skills.
- 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.
Experience, knowledge and qualifications
- BSc in or pre-reg MSc in Occupational Therapy under a training programme approved by the
Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT).
- Fully HCPC and RCOT registered practicing Occupational Therapist.
- An up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating that you able to operate at an advanced level of
practice.
- Fully verified HEE Roadmap to Practice (Stage 1).
- Completion of an appropriate level 7 MSc in Advanced Practice (desirable).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate treatment plans, with an aim to to ensure people can
cope at home, including support for carers.
- Use of frailty indexes to identify people needing a proactive approach.
- Rapid crisis response to prevent hospital admission or to speed discharge.
- Short term rehabilitation interventions and referral onto specialist services if indicated.
- Work with patients through a shared-decision making approach to plan realistic, outcomes
focused goals.
- Undertake both verbal and non-verbal communication methods to address the needs of
patients that have communication difficulties.
- Work in partnership with multi-disciplinary team colleagues, physiotherapists and social
workers, alongside the patients' families and carers in treatment planning to aid
rehabilitation.
Evidence, Research, and Development
- Implement all aspects of effective clinical governance for your own practice, including
undertaking regular audit and evaluation, supervision, and training in line with HEEs Roadmap
to Practice.
- Liaise with PCN multi-disciplinary team, community and secondary care staff, to arrange
further investigations and onward referrals.
- Communicate outcomes and integrate findings into their own and wider service practice and
pathway development.
- Where appropriate, support the development of discharge and contingency plans with
relevant professionals to arrange on-going care in residential, care home, hospital, and
community settings.
- As required, advise on home and workplace environmental alterations, such as adjustments
for wheelchair access, technological needs, and ergonomic support.
- Develop best-in-class Occupational Therapy Standard Operating Procedures for appropriate
onward referral pathways and care pathways noting local variances.
Leadership
- Provide leadership and support on occupational therapy clinical service development across
your PCN, alongside learning opportunities for the whole multi-disciplinary team within
primary care.
- Lead the development of crisis and contingency plans with relevant professionals to prevent
admission to or speed discharge from hospital. This should focus on maximising and
maintaining independence in preferred home, work, and community settings.
- Lead on the development, implementation, and evaluation of a seamless occupational
therapy service across primary care. This will include working with health, social care and
voluntary sectors, improving standards of patient care and cross boundary working.
- Lead and manage service delivery by supporting Primary Care Physio in evidencing what best
practice looks like and extending our service reach across England.
- Liaise with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists to support implementation of best
practice, and act as a thought leader for OTs working in primary care.
Facilitating learning
- Facilitate and co-create interprofessional learning about occupational needs and
interventions for primary care staff, to enhance local decision making.
- Demonstrate high standards of personal and professional development, actively participating
in mentoring and supervision to develop and share learning with colleagues. Promote the use
of peer review and best practice at work, alerting other team members to issues of inequality
and risk.
- Contribute to and co-create relevant audit processes, implementing ongoing service changes
to better meet local population needs.
- Be a point of contact for your Primary Care Physio colleagues to answer clinical queries as and
when they present, including delivering in-house in service training to the wider PCP clinical
team(s).
Key skills and attributes
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Strong clinical problem-solving and analytical skills.
- 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.
Experience, knowledge and qualifications
- BSc in or pre-reg MSc in Occupational Therapy under a training programme approved by the
Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT).
- Fully HCPC and RCOT registered practicing Occupational Therapist.
- An up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating that you able to operate at an advanced level of
practice.
- Fully verified HEE Roadmap to Practice (Stage 1).
- Completion of an appropriate level 7 MSc in Advanced Practice (desirable).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Fully HCPC and RCOT registered practicing Occupational Therapist.
- - BSc or pre-reg MSc in Occupational Therapy under a training programme approved by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT).
- - An up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating the ability to operate at an advanced level of practice.
- - Fully verified HEE Roadmap to Practice (Stage 1)
Desirable
- Completion of an appropriate level 7 MSc in Advanced Practice
Experience
Essential
- - NHS experience.
- - Minimum of 3 years post qualifying experience relevant to post.
Desirable
- - Clinical experience within the private sector.
- - Previous experience working in a GP practice.
- - Previous experience working in primary care
- - Familiarity with EMIS and SystmOne.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Fully HCPC and RCOT registered practicing Occupational Therapist.
- - BSc or pre-reg MSc in Occupational Therapy under a training programme approved by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT).
- - An up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating the ability to operate at an advanced level of practice.
- - Fully verified HEE Roadmap to Practice (Stage 1)
Desirable
- Completion of an appropriate level 7 MSc in Advanced Practice
Experience
Essential
- - NHS experience.
- - Minimum of 3 years post qualifying experience relevant to post.
Desirable
- - Clinical experience within the private sector.
- - Previous experience working in a GP practice.
- - Previous experience working in primary care
- - Familiarity with EMIS and SystmOne.
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).
