Connect Health Group Limited

First Contact Practitioner

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Job summary

We at Connect Health are delighted to be growing our team of talented clinicians and are currently looking for an experienced physiotherapist with at least Stage 1 Pathway completed, to join our team as a First Contact Practitioner who is passionate about providing high-quality patient-centred care to join us as part of a large multidisciplinary team in Rochdale.

You will be working across integrated community services,providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment in a mixture of clinic-based settings, working as an autonomous practitioner and working in GP surgeries/primary care networks as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.You will manage a diverse caseload making decisions about the best course of action for patients' care, through consideration of differential diagnoses, whilst supporting patients to set their own goals and be confident in their approach to self-manage with shared decision making at the heart of every consultation.

Main duties of the job

As a First Contact Practitioner, you will provide clinical expertise, acting as first-contact physiotherapist and making decisions about the best course of action for patients' care (including in relation to undifferentiated conditions). This will involve seeing patients, without prior contact with their GP, to establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis and management plan.Progressing and requesting investigations to facilitate diagnosis and choice of treatment regime while understanding the information limitations using your clinical knowledge to and act on results to aid diagnosis, management and discharge of patients.

You will deliver programmes of supported patient self-management, in ways that facilitate behavioural change, optimise individuals' physical activity, mobility, fulfilment of personal goals and independence, and that minimise the need for pharmacological interventions.

We are dedicated to delivering the highest level of patient care, in the most efficient and cost-effective way, with re-investment to ensure services are sustainable. We are looking for well-organised Physiotherapy Clinicians, to deliver quality clinical care for patients. Whilst undertaking comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of patients with a wide variety of physical and emotional needs, you must formulate, deliver, review and progress individual treatment programmes and ensure effective treatment, specialist advice and timely discharge are achieved.

About us

At Connect Health we engage, educate, and empower people to live healthy and active lives by delivering the right care, in the right place at the right time.

We're a leading independent healthcare provider, offering a wide range of services on behalf of the NHS; MSK, chronic pain, rehabilitation, mental health rheumatology and health coaching. Serving 375,000 NHS patients across 22 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), we deliver high quality personalised care, which is delivered effectively with positive patient outcomes.

As the largest independent provider of MSK and pain services, we're on a mission to help the NHS provide the best possible care in community settings.

More than just delivering healthcareIn addition to providing the best possible care for our patients, we aspire to make an even bigger difference to the health and wellbeing of the population by extending our influence into the communities in which they live. Flippin Pain is our groundbreaking population health movement focused on engaging whole communities and empowering them with the knowledge to better understand and manage pain. The Flippin Pain campaign offers events, activities, and resources co-created with people with lived-experience and world leading experts and has become a real game-changer!

Are you ready to make a real impact?Check out our vacancies and help us to continue making healthcare accessible for all, as innovative and forward-thinking healthcare market leaders.

Details

Date posted

21 December 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£40,251 to £51,562 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

E0332-NWCATS4

Job locations

Nye Bevan House

Maclure Road

Rochdale

Lancs

OL11 1DN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Join our motivated, ambitious, and fast-growing team. We focus on competency, developing talent and offer great flexibility. Youll be registered with the HCPC and be qualified as a clinician that works within community practice. If youre able to manage a varied caseload of patients, committed to CPD and have the desire to develop yourself and the service, with a keen eye on improving patient care, then wed like to hear from you.

For a full description of the role, please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Join our motivated, ambitious, and fast-growing team. We focus on competency, developing talent and offer great flexibility. Youll be registered with the HCPC and be qualified as a clinician that works within community practice. If youre able to manage a varied caseload of patients, committed to CPD and have the desire to develop yourself and the service, with a keen eye on improving patient care, then wed like to hear from you.

For a full description of the role, please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

The ideal applicant will have

Essential

  • Previous experience in delivering musculoskeletal services with tangible results and commitment to providing excellent, personalised care.
  • A deep understanding of the impact of Musculoskeletal pain in the wider community and how collaborative working across the local system enables prevention and addresses health inequalities.
  • Current valid registration with your relevant professional body
  • Outstanding values that underpin clinical expertise and people management
  • Proven track record of influencing patients, people, commissioners, and pathways
  • Understand, influence and drive quality of audits and the integration of EBP.
  • Educational acuity in developing and providing specialist teaching in Musculoskeletal
  • Strong desire and drive to deliver innovation and lead on change.
  • Experience of developing team members
Person Specification

The ideal applicant will have

Essential

  • Previous experience in delivering musculoskeletal services with tangible results and commitment to providing excellent, personalised care.
  • A deep understanding of the impact of Musculoskeletal pain in the wider community and how collaborative working across the local system enables prevention and addresses health inequalities.
  • Current valid registration with your relevant professional body
  • Outstanding values that underpin clinical expertise and people management
  • Proven track record of influencing patients, people, commissioners, and pathways
  • Understand, influence and drive quality of audits and the integration of EBP.
  • Educational acuity in developing and providing specialist teaching in Musculoskeletal
  • Strong desire and drive to deliver innovation and lead on change.
  • Experience of developing team members

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Connect Health Group Limited

Address

Nye Bevan House

Maclure Road

Rochdale

Lancs

OL11 1DN


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Connect Health Group Limited

Address

Nye Bevan House

Maclure Road

Rochdale

Lancs

OL11 1DN


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Talent department

talent@connecthealth.co.uk

Details

Date posted

21 December 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£40,251 to £51,562 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

E0332-NWCATS4

Job locations

Nye Bevan House

Maclure Road

Rochdale

Lancs

OL11 1DN


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