First Contact Physiotherapist

NHS; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS seeks a dedicated First Contact Physiotherapist to provide patient-centered care in Hounslow. The ideal candidate will assess, diagnose, and manage patients directly, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to optimize health outcomes and integrate patient-self management strategies.

Qualifications

• UK Registration required for practice.
• Experience in core and MSK physiotherapy preferred.
• Ability to deliver tailored patient care and manage complex cases.

Responsibilities

• Act as first-contact physiotherapist and diagnose patients directly.
• Manage a caseload involving complex health needs.
• Lead service delivery and promote proactive patient care.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Patient management

Communication

Decision making

Education

Undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy

Current UK professional registration

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)

Tools

Injection therapy

Non-medical independent prescribing

Job description

We arecurrently looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, proactive and forwardthinking First Contact Physiotherapist, committed to providing highstandards of holistic clinical care and professional conduct to our patientspopulation.

The right candidate needs to beable to work effectively within a collaborative and integrated MDT environmentand will contribute to the patients care and management with a view to promoting care planning and proactive patientmanagement initiatives.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide clinical expertise, acting as first-contact physiotherapist and making decisionsabout the best course of action for patients' care (including in relation to undifferentiatedconditions). This will involve seeing patients, without prior contact with their GP, in orderto establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis and management plan.

2. Progress and request investigations to facilitate diagnosis and choice of treatmentregime, understanding the information limitations derived from these and the relativesensitivity and specificity of particular tests diagnostic services such as x-rays and bloodtest, and interpret and act on results to aid diagnosis and the management plans ofpatients.

3. Deliver programmes of supported patient self-management, in ways that facilitatebehavioural change, optimise individuals' physical activity, mobility, fulfilment ofpersonalgoals and independence, and that minimise the need for pharmacologicalinterventions

About us

Bath Road Surgery is a dynamic and progressive teaching practice serving a diverse patient population in the heart of Hounslow. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we are committed to providing high-quality, patient-centred care through our multidisciplinary team. As part of the Hounslow Health Primary Care Network, we collaborate closely with partner practices to deliver innovative and integrated healthcare.

We currently serve a list of over 14,000 patients with a team that includes GPs, nurses, pharmacists, healthcare assistants, physician associates, social prescribers, and wellbeing coaches. Our environment promotes learning, development, and collaborative

Job responsibilities

1. Take professional responsibility as a first-contact physiotherapist, with high-leveldecision-making and clinical-reasoning skills to assess, diagnose and triage of patients

2. Manage a complex caseload (including patients with long-term conditions, co-morbidities and multi-factorial needs)

3. Lead, manage and contribute to service delivery

4. Be accountable for decisions and actions via HCPC registration, supported by aprofessional culture of peer networking/review and engagement in evidence-basedpractice

5. Streamline pathway of care by providing a responsive service so that patients receivetimely access to care

6. Ensure care is proactive, preventive in focus and population based, with an emphasison early intervention

7. Provide care which is tailored to the individual needs. This will include, appraisingthe impact of individual's clinical status on their general health, well-being, employmentstatus (including in relation to function, physical activity, mobility and independence

8. Support patients to set their own goals and be confident in their approach to self-management

9. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients and carers complex andsensitive information regarding diagnosis, pathology and prognosis.

10.Use a range of clinical skills which may includea. non-medical independent prescribingb. joint / soft tissue injectionsc. joint aspirations

11.Provide learning opportunities for the whole multi professional team within primarycare.

12.Work with MDT to develop more effective and streamlined clinical pathways andservices

13.Exercise professional judgement, making, justifying and taking responsibility fordecisions in unpredictable situations, including in the context ofincomplete/contradictory information

14.Manage interactions in complex situations, including with individuals with particularpsychosocial and mental health needs and with colleagues across the primary careteamand settings

Person Specification

Qualifications

• UK Registration
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
• Completion of an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy, and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Able to demonstrate in practice portfolio experience in core physiotherapy and MSK physiotherapy
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
• May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification
• May hold or be working towards a postgraduate physiotherapy qualification
• 1.Demonstrate general physiotherapy skills and knowledge in core areas
• 2. Be able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general physiotherapy care programmes for patients in core areas, including disease states / long term conditions identified by local Needs Assessment
• 3. Demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
• 4. Exercise a critical understanding of personal scope of practice and to identify when a patient needs referring on and where there are opportunities for developing the scope and competence of the wider MDT to meet patient care needs
• 5. Integrate a broad range of interventions into practice, including injection therapy and independent prescribing, while also promoting non-pharmacological solutions to patient care
• 6. Through patient assessment and working in partnership with patients and their carers, make decisions about the best pathway of care, informed by the urgency and severity of patient need, patient acuity and dependency, and the most appropriate deployment of resources
• 7. Manage risk in unpredictable, uncertain situations to uphold patient safety, including by referring on to other primary care team members and to specialist services, as needed
• 8. Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
• 9. Involve patients in decision making and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance

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.