Description
The first contact physiotherapist role supports the delivery of MSK assessment and signposting within primary care. The postholder will work at the Manor View Practice which has 4 sites in Bushey, Watford, South Oxhey and Borehamwood. This role will be based at Borehamwood and Watford.
The postholder will be expected to provide leadership and collaborate with all other clinicians working within the practice to develop more effective clinical pathways and service. An ability to embrace new ways of working including telephone and video consultations alongside traditional face to face contacts is an essential requirement.
Main duties of the job:
- To work as an autonomous, extended scope practitioner, with an extended scope of practice to work within a team. To deliver a high standard of specialist assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal patients in primary care GP practice.
- To be an expert clinician and work as an independent practitioner working within GP practice alongside wider clinical team and practice staff. This will involve seeing patients on a first contact basis, without prior contact with their GP, in order to establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis and management plan.
- To act as a source of expertise on the management of patients with MSK conditions and provide an advisory service to professional colleagues and support the GPs in the education and supervision of clinical staff.
- To aid in the collection of data for the purpose of regular research, audit, evaluation and implementation of evidence based practice within the field of MSK in Primary Care.
- Requesting diagnostic services such as x-rays, to aid diagnosis and the management plans of patients and interpret and act on the results of such tests.
Person Specification:
- Essential qualifications: BSc or Grad Dip in Physiotherapy, MSc or MSc modules for advanced practice, UK registration with HCPC, Practice portfolio in core physiotherapy & MSK physiotherapy, Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
- Desirable qualifications: Prescribing qualification, Level 3 safeguarding training (in past 3 years)
- Essential experience: Managing, planning monitoring and advising on general physiotherapy care programmes, Diagnostic service requests, Interpretation of tests, Making decisions about the best pathway of care, Involving patients in decision making and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines, Good MSK experience
- Desirable experience: Working in general primary care/ general practice, Experience of working in a GP practice
Benefits:
- Salary: £50,000 to £60,000 a year depending on qualifications and experience
- Permanent contract
- Full-time or part-time position