First Contact Physio: Expert Triage & Early Intervention

NHS Jobs; Pennsylvania; Sur place; USD 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NHS Jobs is seeking a First Contact Practitioner Physiotherapist to assess, diagnose and triage patients at the point of contact within primary care. You will manage a complex caseload, contribute to service delivery and ensure care is timely, proactive and tailored to individual needs, supporting patient self-management.

The role emphasizes decision-making, clinical reasoning and collaboration with the MDT to streamline pathways and improve access to care.

Responsabilités

• Takes professional responsibility as a first-contact physiotherapist with high-level decision-making and clinical reasoning to assess, diagnose and triage patients.
• Manages a complex caseload including patients with long-term conditions, comorbidities and multifactorial needs.
• Leads, manages and contributes to service delivery.
• Accounts for decisions and actions via HCPC registration, supported by peer networking/review and engagement in evidence-based practice.
• Streamlines pathway of care by providing a responsive service so patients receive timely access to care.
• Ensures care is proactive, preventive in focus and population-based with emphasis on early intervention.
• Provides care tailored to individual needs, assessing impact on health, well-being, employment, function and independence.
• Supports patients to set goals and engage in self-management.
• Communicates effectively with patients and carers about complex information on diagnosis, prognosis.
• Uses a range of clinical skills which may include non-medical prescribing, injections and aspirations.
• Provides learning opportunities for the multi-professional team within primary care.
• Works with MDT to develop streamlined clinical pathways and services.
• Exercises professional judgement and responsibility in unpredictable situations.
• Manages interactions in complex situations with psychosocial and mental health needs across the primary care team.

Description du poste

NHS Jobs is seeking a First Contact Practitioner Physiotherapist to assess, diagnose and triage patients at the point of contact within primary care. You will manage a complex caseload, contribute to service delivery and ensure care is timely, proactive and tailored to individual needs, supporting patient self-management.

The role emphasizes decision-making, clinical reasoning and collaboration with the MDT to streamline pathways and improve access to care.