Highly Specialist Physiotherapist- First Contact Practitioner

Horder Healthcare; Crowborough; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to join their dynamic team in Crowborough. This role combines working as a First Contact Practitioner in GP practices with managing a physiotherapy caseload. You will utilize advanced clinical reasoning skills to assess and treat patients, ensuring a patient-centered approach. The position offers opportunities for professional development and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. If you are passionate about providing quality care and thrive in a supportive environment, this role is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Must be HCPC registered and a CSP member.
• Significant experience in Orthopaedic and MSK Physiotherapy required.

Responsibilities

• Provide first contact care for patients with MSK conditions.
• Manage a caseload of outpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy patients.

Skills

Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

MSK Physiotherapy

Advanced Clinical Reasoning

Communication Skills

Time Management

Teaching Skills

Data Collection

Service Improvement

Independent Work

Team Leadership

Education

HCPC Registration

CSP Membership

Job description

Highly Specialist Physiotherapist- First Contact Practitioner

Highly Specialist Physiotherapist- First Contact Practitioner (Band 7)

Crowborough

We are on the look-out for a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to join our well established team and work to become a First Contact Practitioner combining work in this role within GP practices with managing a physiotherapy caseload at the Horder Centre in Crowborough.

Once competent, with the support of the 8a FCP, you will autonomously undertake clinics in a primary care setting (GP practice) as a first point of contact to patients with MSK conditions using advanced clinical reasoning skills to assess, diagnose, treat and discharge patients without the need for a medical referral. You will provide a patient centred collaborative approach to assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning including providing patient choice and shared decision making and working within an MDT to provide a range of evidence-based treatment options, in line with clinical pathways. You will participate in collecting data for clinical audit within the service to assist with maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence based practice and quality assurance in the service area. You will also manage and treat a caseload of outpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy patients and may be required to supervise more junior members of staff.

Must Haves

• Registered with the HCPC as a physiotherapist
• Member of CSP
• Significant previous experience in Orthopaedic and MSK Physiotherapy
• Post-op Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
• Experience of service improvement
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Forward thinking
• Self-directed learner
• Ability to work independently as well as taking a lead role in teams
• Ability to pass on knowledge/skills to others
• Ability to deal with and manage challenging situations
• Excellent time management and effective prioritisation of workload
• Knowledge of and participation in audits and data collection
• Teaching and presenting skills to groups and individuals
• Strong knowledge of musculoskeletal physiotherapy – assessment and treatment skills
• Working knowledge of advanced clinical reasoning models
• Thorough understanding of up to date MSK Clinical Research / Service guidance
• Professional approach and committed to team working
• Motivated and enthusiastic with initiative
• Sense of humour but enjoys a challenge
• Lateral/creative thinker, flexible and adaptable to change
• Displays the Horder Healthcare values: Caring, Friendly Quality Integrity and Pride

Nice to Haves

• Evidence of and ambition for further post-graduate professional development in the fields of Orthopaedics and MSK
• Independent Prescriber or Injection Therapy
• Other applicable specialist interest group membership
• Sports injury management
• Running or presenting to groups or classes
• Pain Management
• Working across multiple healthcare providers
• High level of IT literacy
• Knowledge of Post-operative rehabilitation principles
• To be aware of the key issues in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

Salary: up to £45,552.00 per annum

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Horder Healthcare sponsorship.

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.

As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.