MSK Enhanced Clinical Physiotherapist & First Contact Practitioner
Band 7
Main area: Physiotherapy
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 153-SP04242
Department name: UHD - General Recruitment
Site: University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites
Town: Dorset
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa/pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/03/2025 23:59
As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We have amazing opportunities for you to join us as an MSK Physiotherapist and First Contact Practitioner – FCP.
Who are we looking for:
Enthusiastic and motivated individuals with an appetite to learn, who can offer some flexibility as we grow our MSK FCP offer to fit with the demands of the organisation and local population.
We have FCP hours available within Bournemouth and Poole Primary Care Networks.
Typically, we would expect a role to be split with 60% in FCP practice and 40% in MSK therapy. Alongside this, we operate an 80% clinical 20% non-clinical protected time to facilitate continued personal development.
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical expertise as first contact, making decisions about the best course of action for patients' care. This will involve seeing patients without prior contact with their GP or Consultant. Practitioners will use their clinical-reasoning skills to undertake an assessment of the presenting problem, interpret findings, develop working and differential diagnoses, and formulate, communicate and implement management plans that take account of individuals' needs, goals and wishes, local service availability and relevant local and national guidelines and policies.
Responsibility for the management of a mixed MSK caseload referred to Physiotherapy from both primary and secondary care. You will supervise and support a team of rotational physiotherapists as they pass through their MSK rotations at both Band 6 and Band 5 levels.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other.
University Hospitals Dorset has been created from the merger of Poole and Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Trusts. As a large NHS foundation trust, we have the benefit of being next to the beautiful Dorset coastline as well as all the advantages of both urban and rural areas to choose from.
What can we offer you?
* A role split between FCP practice and MSK therapy.
* Taught route for FCP roadmap competency sign off.
* A fully supported supervision and training programme with great links with secondary care services.
* Supported non-clinical time.
* Peer support including governance, clinical, education, and well-being support across UHD.
* A wide range of primary care clinical experience within local PCNs.
* Working as part of a friendly and dynamic FCP team.
* Links to support and training as a large NHS foundation trust.
* A great place to work with modern facilities and friendly dynamic teams.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are open to applications from both aspirational and established clinicians who are team players and passionate about delivering quality, patient-centred services. These roles are open to part-time applicants. Please get in touch if you would like to find out more or visit us in person.
Base Location: FCP in GP practices in locality, MSK therapy based at Christchurch Hospital.
Name: Laura Raxworthy
Job title: Advanced Clinical Physiotherapist in Primary care
Email address: laura.raxworthy@UHD.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
* Current registration with relevant professional body.
* More than 3 years MSK experience.
* FCP Roadmap Stage 1 and Stage 2 Complete.
Experience
* Demonstrable experience of managing patient’s care at an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in a field of expertise within the musculoskeletal context.
* Experience of supervising, teaching, mentoring and developing staff.
* Experience of working as an FCP or in primary care.
* Band 7 experience.
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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