First Contact Physiotherapist

Circle Health Group; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to join their MSK service in London. This role involves complex assessments, diagnosis, managing treatment plans, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will be a registered physiotherapist with leadership experience and a commitment to ongoing professional development. You will contribute to patient care, clinical pathways, and team development in a supportive environment, while benefiting from competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service

Private Healthcare Scheme covering pre-existing conditions

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay

Non-contributory life insurance

Employee recognition programmes

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC, physiotherapy degree, and experience at a senior physiotherapist level required.
• Proven experience in managing a team and overseeing diagnostics work.
• Membership of relevant clinical interest groups appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Conduct neuro-musculoskeletal assessments of patients with diverse needs.
• Supervise junior physiotherapists and MSK Practitioners in clinical care.
• Refer patients for diagnostic procedures, continuously enhance team clinical pathways.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Advanced clinical reasoning skills

Team management

Effective communication

Education

Physiotherapy degree

Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

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Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• HCPC registered
• Physiotherapy degree
• Completed Stage 1 of the FCP Road map
• Experience working at a senior physiotherapist level seeing patients in a musculoskeletal setting (equivalent B7 or 8a)
• Evidence of continuing professional development in relevant clinical and management areas
• Clinical leadership
• Experience in ordering diagnostics/investigations & tests
• Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring
• Experience in Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Chronic pain
• Experience in managing a team
• Previous experience of Telephone triage work
• Membership of MSK related clinical interest groups
• Experience of working with both NHS and Private patient caseloads
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP)

Duties of this role include:

• To work as an FCP within the MSK service and local GP practices in Greenwich alongside other clinicians such as fellow physios, APPs, MSK Physicians and consultants.
• To undertake highly specialised & comprehensive neuro-musculoskeletal assessments of routine and complex patients.
• To form accurate diagnoses, management plans and prognosis, using advanced clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of best current clinical and evidence-based practice, and interpretation of clinical diagnostic tests.
• To independently refer for diagnostic procedures such as MRI, USS, X-Ray and NCS (after appropriate training/supervision if necessary).
• To refer patients to appropriate specialties within primary and secondary care.
• It is desirable that the candidate can independently administer joint and soft tissue injections (or work towards such a skill).
• To communicate effectively and professionally with patients and medical colleagues regarding assessment, management, and treatment choices.
• To contribute to and participate in ongoing development/IST within the MSK team.
• To work in a unified manner with other team members across the MSK service in following and developing clinical pathways.
• To triage incoming MSK referrals and make decisions regarding the most appropriate referral to care providers either within or outside the service.
• To provide an excellent level of service to all patients and stakeholders.
• To supervise physiotherapists and MSK Practitioners in their clinical care provision.

Professional Development

• To maintain a high standard of physiotherapy practice, working to the CSP ‘Codes of Practice’.
• To have knowledge of, and comply with, legal frameworks relevant to practice e.g., Injection Therapy, prescribing. To be aware of the boundaries of own extended scope of practice and seek appropriate support and guidance when needed.
• To keep abreast of national clinical and professional agendas and published frameworks, guidance, standards, policies, and protocols relevant to the service e.g., NICE, NJR, Royal Colleges.
• To be responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date patient notes and communicate outcomes with the referrer and other relevant healthcare professionals in an effective and timely manner.
• To maintain and develop own CPD in line with company policy and undertake regular peer review and annual appraisal.

Administrative

• To produce timely and detailed clinical reports to other relevant healthcare professionals involved in the patient's care.
• To organise and manage appropriate delegation of admin work to the admin team.
• To triage within allocated time slots.
• To participate and be proactive in undertaking regular clinical audits of the service as required by the lead clinician.
• To contribute, as required, to internal and external educational/teaching initiatives to other medical/AHP colleagues.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service.
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions.
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts.
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay.
• Non-contributory life insurance.
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits.
• Access to resources, tools, and services to support your wellbeing.
• Employee recognition programmes.
• Industry leading training and development opportunities.

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

Circle Health Group is proud to be a Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces Community. We are also part of The Valuable 500 and we pride ourselves in being a Disability Confident Employer.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow, and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious, and creative, and are at the core of our purpose and culture.