First Contact Physiotherapist [SYS-43502]

Job description

Job responsibilities

First Contact Physiotherapist

Full Time - Permanent

Up to £54,619 (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

Circle Integrated Care is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

Circle Health Group are proud to be recognised as one of the UKs 25 best big companies to work for and one of the 10 best companies to work for in the health and social care sector.

We have an opportunity for a Physiotherapist to join their team of staff in the Physiotherapy department. The successful candidate will need to be able to independently and safely manage MSK patients in a GP based setting as an initial assessing clinician.

This is a full time role for37.5 hours a week. Part time hours are also available. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Chartered Physiotherapist.
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Knowledge of CSP and HCPC Codes and guidelines and their implications for practice.
• Knowledge of the Care Standards Act and Care and Quality Commission Requirements.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance tools.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, including risk management.
• Degree level educated, or equivalent.
• 3 years MSK experience as a physiotherapist
• Completed stage 1 of the FCP Road Map
• Online e learning FCP competency's completed
• Injection qualification would be preferable
• Independent prescribing would be of benefit
• Being able to independently and safely manage MSK patients in a GP based setting as an initial assessing clinician.
• Injection qualification would be preferable.
• Independent prescribing would be of benefit

Duties of this role include:

• To manage a clinical caseload, providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment to the highest standard, ensuring excellent patient care at all times.
• Provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment for relevant departments participating in these patients pre-admission and follow-up care as appropriate.
• To take an active role in supporting the implementation of national developments locally.
• To ensure the department maintains CHG Physiotherapy accreditation.
• Keep abreast of developments in physiotherapy by attending relevant courses and maintaining an up to date personal portfolio.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

and much more!

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy
• HCPC registered as a physiotherapist
• Must have completed stage 1 of the FCP Road map
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Minimum of 5 years post qualification physiotherapy experience that includes at least 3 years experience in specialist MSK rehabilitation
• Have a well rounded CPD history that includes personal learning and development regarding the rehabilitation of MSK impaired patients
• Previous leadership experience that includes supervising and
• managing staff, audit and teaching
• Ability to implement innovative ideas and influence change
• Ability to modify programmes according to the results of
• assessment data, in conjunction with other support staff
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to prioritise own workload and that of colleagues
• Ability to balance conflicting demands and tight deadlines
• Excellent problem solving and decision making skills
• Ability to communicate fluently in English
• To be able to train and supervise colleagues and more junior
• therapists
• IT skills and awareness

Desirable

• Experience in a similar role
• Recognised post graduate qualification or evidence or working at an equivalent level e.g. MSc in physiotherapy
• Post Grad qualification in Injection Therapy or willingness to undertake
• Leadership training
• Membership of MSK related clinical interest groups
• Experience of working with both NHS and Private patient caseloads.
• Evidence of Audit and change management experience
• Flexibility to work in different specialties / dependency levels

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

Circle Health Group

Address

30 Cannon Street

London

EC4M 6XH

Employer's website

https://www.circlehealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)