First Contact Practitioner (MSK)

Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking experienced MSK physiotherapists to deliver high-quality clinical care within a General Practice setting under the First Contact Practitioner model in a PCN.

You will be the first contact for patients with undiagnosed MSK disorders, performing assessment and diagnostics, providing diagnoses, appropriate self-care advice or onward referrals.

Qualifications

• Experienced MSK physiotherapist with primary care exposure.
• Proficiency in MSK investigations indications and limitations.
• Ability to work autonomously within a PCN FCP setting.

Responsibilities

• Direct the care pathway for patients with MSK disorders, including assessment and diagnostics.
• Provide diagnosis and self-care advice or onward referral as indicated.
• Support and train the PCN and wider FCP team, ensuring service delivery and improvement.

Skills

Differential diagnosis

MSK knowledge

Autonomous decision-making

Education

Level 7 MSK

Job description

We are excited to welcome applications from experienced MSK physiotherapists who are seeking to deliver the highest level of clinical care from a general practice setting. The First Contact Practitioner (FCP) model has been designed to support musculoskeletal clinicians in primary care as well as provide a resilient framework for the future of FCP delivery., The role will be based predominantly in Primary Care, within the established FCP team within a PCN. You will be the first point of contact for patients with undiagnosed MSK disorders and will need highly developed differential diagnostic skills to ensure patients are managed safely, efficiently, and effectively. You will direct the care pathway for your patients autonomously, including assessment and diagnostics, provision of diagnosis, appropriate self-care advice or onward referral as indicated. You should understand indications for, and limitations of, relevant MSK investigations, and will be confident in explaining their use and implications to patients. You should have or be currently undertaking Level 7 learning within MSK. This role is designed to establish MSK expertise in Primary Care, and as such you will work closely in practices to build excellent working relationships with the PCN team members. You will bring expert MSK knowledge to your PCN, and as such will be a resource to the wider team. You will work closely with your Band 8a FCP to provide support and training within the PCN and wider FCP team. You will need to have clear evidence of team working and will be expected to support the Band 8a FCP in effective service delivery, audit and improvement. Although the role will be primarily Primary Care based, you will also be a key resource for the wider MSK and Physiotherapy team.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is proud to provide high-quality acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, our staff are central to everything we do -- we believe that happy staff make for happy patients, and this ethos underpins our culture and our success. We have a strong, recognised track record in staff engagement and in living our values:

• People at the Heart
• Listen and Involve
• Kind and Respectful
• ONE Team

We are committed to placing patients at the heart of every decision and delivering safe, effective care that protects dignity and enhances experience. We seek to recruit people who share our values, our passion for high-quality care, and our belief in working together as One Team.