First Contact Physiotherapist & Advance Physiotherapists

Are you looking for a new challenge? Want to work for one of the UK leading healthcare groups?�

We are on the lookout for�First Contact Physiotherapist & Advance Physiotherapists to join their department.�

This is a�full time�role for�37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to�cover a flexible shift pattern.

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

Desirable:

• 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 assimilation/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 onto appropriate specialities within primary and secondary care


• It is desirable that can independently administer joint and soft tissue injections (or willing to work towards such a skill)


• To communicate effectively and professionally with patients and medical colleagues regarding assessment, management and treatment choices


• Contribute to, and participate in, on-going 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 most appropriate referral onto 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 provision of clinical care

Please get in touch for more info!!�