Job summary The Frimley Health Advanced Practitioner Team offer both Primary and Secondary Care Services across the Frimley ICS in Berkshire, Surrey, North East Hants and Farnham. An opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic and forward thinking team working in our First Contact Practitioner clinics in North East Hants and Farnham. As an FCP, you will be using clinical expertise to assess and manage MSK patients in Primary Care. You will use clinical assessment, diagnostics and decision making to manage MSK patients as a first point of contact without prior appointment with their GP. If you are an experienced and motivated MSK physiotherapist, who is passionate about Primary Care and the First Contact Physiotherapist role, this could be the post for you. Main duties of the job 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 us Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties. Date posted 28 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £15,446 to £17,578 a year per annum INCL HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 151-JLM411 Job locations Frimley Park Hospital Portsmouth Road Camberley GU16 7UJ Job description Job responsibilities 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. Please see attached Job Description for further role information and the full list of responsibilities. Job description Job responsibilities 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. Please see attached Job Description for further role information and the full list of responsibilities. Person Specification Qualifications Essential HCPC Registered Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy Broad experience in MSK outpatients Desirable Injection module Independent Prescribing Completion of post graduate qualifications eg Masters, SOMM Previous experience as an FCP or APP or ACP Knowledge Essential Knowledge of professional ethics Knowledge of Clinical Governance Desirable Awareness of primary care treatment options and challenges Skills Essential Interpersonal skills, including: Verbal and written communication IT skills Organisational ability/able to work under pressure Sound Clinical reasoning Able to work independently as an autonomous practitioner Desirable Presentation/Teaching skills (1:1/group) FCP Roadmap completed Person Specification Qualifications Essential HCPC Registered Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy Broad experience in MSK outpatients Desirable Injection module Independent Prescribing Completion of post graduate qualifications eg Masters, SOMM Previous experience as an FCP or APP or ACP Knowledge Essential Knowledge of professional ethics Knowledge of Clinical Governance Desirable Awareness of primary care treatment options and challenges Skills Essential Interpersonal skills, including: Verbal and written communication IT skills Organisational ability/able to work under pressure Sound Clinical reasoning Able to work independently as an autonomous practitioner Desirable Presentation/Teaching skills (1:1/group) FCP Roadmap completed Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Address Frimley Park Hospital Portsmouth Road Camberley GU16 7UJ Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)