First Contact Practitioner | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health provider in the UK is seeking a First Contact Practitioner to assess and manage musculoskeletal patients in Primary Care. Candidates should have strong clinical expertise and experience in Primary Care. This role emphasizes patient-centered care with an adaptable working environment to support a healthy work-life balance. Opportunities for professional development are available.

Benefits

First class development opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience as a first-contact practitioner in managing MSK patients.
• Strong communication skills for patient consultations.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise as the first-contact practitioner.
• Deliver patient-centered care that fosters self-management.
• Assess and manage a range of patient presentations.

Skills

Clinical expertise in assessing MSK patients

Ability to make independent decisions

Experience in Primary Care

Ability to conduct patient assessments

Job description

Overview

As an FCP, you will use your clinical expertise to assess and manage musculoskeletal (MSK) patients in Primary Care. You will perform clinical assessments, order and interpret diagnostics, and make decisions to manage MSK patients as the first point of contact—without the need for a prior GP appointment. If you are a passionate MSK physiotherapist with experience in Primary Care and a keen interest in the First Contact Physiotherapist role, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• To provide highly specialist clinical expertise, acting as a first-contact practitioner and making independent decisions about the best course of action for patients\' care. This may include referring for diagnostics. This will involve seeing patients, without prior contact with their GP, in order to establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis and management plan. This may be face to face or by virtual consultation
• Delivering patient centred care that supports self-management, in ways that facilitate behavioural change, optimise individuals\' physical activity, mobility, fulfilment of personal goals and independence, and also minimizes the need for pharmacological interventions and investigations
• To be able to assess and manage acute, chronic and complex patient presentations, refer patients on to Physiotherapy or Secondary Care for further management when appropriate.

About Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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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The APP team work across Primary Care and Secondary Care in GP Practices and Orthopaedic clinics. We are a friendly and experienced team with a broad range of clinical expertise and knowledge. We have run FCP services for the past 9 years and worked closely with our Primary Care partners to develop these services. We have supported our team through the FCP Roadmap with our own supervisors from within our team and would be keen to support new members of the FCP team to complete their Roadmap. We currently provide FCP services for: Oakley Health Group in Blackwater and Farnham Integrated Care Services who provide a centre for 4 local GP practices.