First Contact Physiotherapist

NHS Jobs; Borehamwood; Vor Ort; GBP 56.000 - 63.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

NHS Jobs in Borehamwood, United Kingdom, is seeking an advanced MSK clinician to lead and collaborate with the practice team. The role focuses on developing effective clinical pathways and embracing new ways of working, including telephone and video consultations alongside traditional face-to-face contacts.

The post holder will operate as an autonomous extended-scope practitioner within a GP practice, delivering specialist MSK assessment and treatment and contributing to practice education,

Aufgaben

• Lead and collaborate with clinicians to develop MSK pathways in GP practice.
• Deliver high-standard specialist assessment and treatment of MSK patients in primary care.
• Act as expert clinician working with GP practice to see patients first contact and diagnose.
• Advise and educate colleagues; supervise staff.
• Contribute to data collection for audit, research, and implementing evidence-based practice.
• Use extended scope skills such as joint injections and arranging radiology referrals.

Jobbeschreibung

Main duties of the job The post holder 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. Job responsibilities 1. 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. Using evidence-based principles/ current best practice and expert specialist skills and clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Use extended scope clinical skills such as joint or soft tissue injections and make radiology referrals. Training will be given if required. 6. 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.

£55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS