Advanced Practice Physiotherapist (APP) in MSK Primary Care

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Forth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Forth Valley is recruiting MSK Physiotherapists for the Primary Care Team. The role focuses on expert MSK assessment, diagnosis, and self-management advice within GP practices and MDT settings.

Successful candidates will be HCPC registered and willing to travel across the service area. PVG scheme involvement and visa sponsorship guidance are outlined in the application materials.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is essential.
• Experience in MSK and primary care settings preferred.
• Willingness to travel across the service area is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead MSK assessment and provide evidence-based management.
• Identify and route patients to the correct care pathway.
• Collaborate with APPs, GPs and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

MSK assessment

Self-management advice

Interprofessional collaboration

Willingness to travel

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

We are excited to be recruiting APPs to our MSK Primary Care Team in NHS Forth Valley.

The Physiotherapy Team in NHS Forth Valley has been at the forefront of the transformation of Primary Care services and has established and developed advanced practice physiotherapy career pathways within first contact roles in local GP Practices.

We would welcome applications from Physiotherapists who are committed and eager to improve services and who enjoy collaborating with others to deliver the very best care to those we serve.

We have vacancies to join our dynamic, supportive and innovative team. If you are an experienced MSK Physiotherapist looking for a new challenge, or looking to take the next step into an advanced practice role, we have the perfect opportunity for you.

These posts offer a patient facing role where expert MSK assessment, diagnosis, and self-management advice of is integral alongside the key responsibility of identifying the correct patient care pathway. This ensures that every patient is seen by the right person, in the right place, at the right time. You will develop links with our existing APPs, GPs, and multi-disciplinary teams within Practices alongside Secondary Care colleagues to provide the seamless delivery of evidence based and patient focused care.

Our attached person specification details the wider skills, experience, qualifications, values and behaviours which are essential for this role. Please share with us, in your application, about how you have demonstrated these in your work in the past and how this is relevant to this role.

The successful candidate(s) will be HCPC registered. Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

To meet our Primary Care Team: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_7gp3IWDX9L-GGdfFs76mWyVA7ZS9K7i

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. If you are currently working in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, transitional arrangements may apply. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance.

It is also recommend that anyone applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad read the following guidance: Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments, we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.