Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner VFC Triage

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Camberley; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner for the VFC Triage within the MSK South Physiotherapy Team. You will review notes and X-rays, determine the care pathway (virtual, in-person, or surgical), and lead data collection and audits to improve the Virtual Fracture Clinic service.

You will work across clinical practice, leadership, education and research pillars with daily MDT collaboration with orthopaedic consultants and ED.

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent in Physiotherapy.
• MSc module in Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Radiographic Image Interpretation, or equivalent.
• HCPC membership.
• FHFT IMER training (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Review notes and X-rays for VFC triage patients and determine management.
• Decide if face-to-face review, virtual call with advice, virtual physiotherapy, or urgent surgery is needed.
• Order additional imaging as required and liaise with ED, radiology and consultants.
• Lead data collection, audits, and service redesign within VFC triage; manage annual leave cover.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

X-ray interpretation

MDT collaboration

Organisational skills

Time management

Education

BSc Physiotherapy

MSc Radiographic interpretation

HCPC membership

Tools

EPIC EPR

Job description

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join the VFC APP triage team, within the MSK South Physiotherapy Team at FHFT. The role involves daily close MDT working with the orthopaedic consultant team and the wider fracture clinic MDT, to manage all FPH fracture patients within the Virtual Fracture Clinic service in line with BOAST guidelines of fracture management.

As an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner, you will be expected to work across the four pillars: Clinical Practice, Leadership and Management, Education, and Research.

The successful candidate will need to work 4.5 hours on a Monday and 3 hours on either a Wednesday or Thursday, with potential for flexibility on the shorter day being remote following the probationary period, unless other staff in triage team on leave.

Main duties of the job

Role

The primary role of an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner - VFC Triage, is to review all notes and X-rays of patients on the VFC triage list, that have presented to ED or urgent care over the previous 24-48 hours, to :

• ensure that correct management has been completed
• determine whether the patient needs review in face to face fracture clinic; can be managed virtually with a telephone call and advice; can be managed with virtual call and physiotherapy treatment; or need to have an operation and be brought in urgently
• order any additional imaging necessary to determine correct treatment pathway as above

They will work within their scope of practice, with daily contact with the on-call consultant, to jointly review any complex cases and those needing surgery.

They will oversee management of the VFC service to include communication with orthopaedic consultants, ED, radiology, the VFC physiotherapy and VFC admin teams. They will also be involved in conversations across site with the Wexham VFC team and with T&O management, regarding the structure and running of the service and necessary future developments.

They will be expected to lead on data collection and audit relating to VFC referral rates and service re-design and collectively manage annual leave cover of VFC triage, amongst the VFC APP triage team.

Working for our organisation

Visa Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc or equivalent in Physiotherapy
• MSc module in Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Radiographic Image Interpretation, or equivalent
• HCPC memebership

Desirable criteria

• FHFT IMER training completed
• Membership of relevant clinical interest group

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working at Band 7 level in a VFC service
• Experience of working closely with T&O consultants
• Experience of close and effective MDT working
• Audit experience
• VFC Triage role

Desirable criteria

• Experience or service development project
• Experience of working on EPIC EPR

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Computer literacy
• Excellent organsiational skills
• Ability to work under pressure to time restraints
• Excellent clinical reasoning and interpretation of Xray's

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.