Promni Health seeks a full-time First Contact Physiotherapist (37.5 hours a week) to work on-site in a primary care network's GP practices. The post sees musculoskeletal patients at first contact, assessing, diagnosing and managing them, with investigations, referrals and self-management plans. It sits in a GP-based multidisciplinary team and includes supervision and shaping local MSK pathways. Applicants need HCPC and CSP registration and at least five years' postgraduate experience, three of them in MSK.
What the job involves
- Independently assess, diagnose and manage MSK presentations, including complex cases
- Request investigations such as imaging and blood tests, and make referrals
- Develop tailored self-management plans that support behavioural change and recovery
- Use full scope of practice, including prescribing and injection therapy where qualified
- Record daily utilisation data and collect Patient Satisfaction Questionnaires
- Work within a GP-based MDT and build relationships with practice staff
- Educate colleagues on MSK triage pathways and give informal clinical guidance
- Support clinical audits and service improvement initiatives
- Help shape and refine local MSK care pathways
- Take part in supervision and peer reflection sessions
- Progress development against the HEE Roadmap to Practice
- Contribute to clinical governance and mentoring where appropriate
What’s required
Qualifications
- Degree in physiotherapy
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration as a physiotherapist
- CSP registration
Experience
- Minimum 5 years postgraduate clinical experience
- Minimum 3 years MSK clinical experience
- Active CPD portfolio aligned to the four pillars of advanced practice
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of the HEE Roadmap to Practice and the MSK Core Capabilities Framework
- Excellent communication and clinical reasoning skills
- Ability to build strong working relationships with GPs, reception, nurses and MDT colleagues
- Comfortable using digital tools and modern clinical systems
- Calm, resilient and proactive in a fast-paced setting
- Committed to ethical, professional and patient-centred care
Nice to have
- Completion of some level 7 MSc learning (HEE Roadmap stages 1 and 2)
- Qualified independent prescriber
- Qualified injection therapist
- Prior FCP or MSK triage experience (NHS or private)
- Experience working in GP practices
- Experience using EMIS or SystmOne
What’s offered
- 12.5+ days protected CPD and supervision time annually
- Fully funded training in injection therapy and independent prescribing
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 with service
- Enhanced sick pay scheme
- Corporate private healthcare cash plan via Medicash
- Salary sacrifice schemes: electric vehicle, Cycle2Work and TechScheme
- Flexible workplace pension
- Refer-a-friend bonus scheme
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