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First Contact Physiotherapist


Company : Integrated Care System


Location : Billingham, England


Created : 2025-07-26


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

As a First ContactPhysiotherapist, you will work on-site in GP practices as part of a dynamicmultidisciplinary team. Youll assess, diagnose, and manage MSK patients at thefirst point of contact - with full autonomy and clinical support. This is not a hybrid or remoteposition. Youll be embedded in your practice(s), working closely with GPs,receptionists, nurses, and other MDT colleagues to deliver integrated,personalised patient care. You will have the opportunity touse or develop advanced skills, including injection therapy and independentprescribing, supported by protected CPD time and structured supervision. Are you ready to transform MSKcare at the frontline of Primary Care? Do you want to: Work for the only MSKorganisation in the UK certified as a Great Place to Work? Receive 12.5+ days per year ofprotected CPD and supervision time? Have funded trainingopportunities, including injection therapy and independent prescribing? Be part of a fast-growing,award-winning clinical organisation that puts people first? If youre an experiencedphysiotherapist looking to develop your career in a supportive,forward-thinking team - this could be your next move. Main duties of the jobClinical Practice Independentlyassess, diagnose, and manage MSK presentations , including complex cases Requestinvestigations(e.g. imaging, blood tests) and make appropriate referrals Developtailored self-management plansto support behavioural change and recovery Utilizefull scope of practice , including prescribing and injection therapy (if qualified) Maintaindaily utilisation recordsand collectPatient Satisfaction Questionnaires (PSQs) Work within aGP-based MDT , fostering strong relationships with practice staff Educate colleagues onMSK triage pathwaysand provide informal guidance Supportclinical auditsandservice improvement initiatives Help shape and refinelocal MSK care pathways Participate insupervision and peer reflection sessions Continue development aligned with theHEE Roadmap to Practice Contribute toclinical governance and mentoringwhere appropriate About usLeading the Way in FCP Services Across the UK Primary Care Physio is the UKs largest independent specialist provider of First Contact Practitioner FCP services dedicated to supporting NHS Primary Care Networks PCNs Since our founding in two thousand and twenty we have rapidly expanded to Deliver over one million patient consultations annuallySupport more than two hundred PCNs and one thousand plus GP practicesServe a population of over nine million patientsEmploy nearly four hundred FCPs and Advanced Practitioners across physiotherapy podiatry and occupational therapyLaingBuisson two thousand and twenty three winner Best in Primary Care and Diagnostics Certified Great Place to Work Read what our team says here Meet our leadership team here Job responsibilitiesWhat You Will Do Clinical Practice Independentlyassess, diagnose, and manage MSK presentations , including complex cases Requestinvestigations(e.g. imaging, blood tests) and make appropriate referrals Developtailored self-management plansto support behavioural change and recovery Utilizefull scope of practice , including prescribing and injection therapy (if qualified) Maintaindaily utilisation recordsand collectPatient Satisfaction Questionnaires (PSQs) Work within aGP-based MDT , fostering strong relationships with practice staff Educate colleagues onMSK triage pathwaysand provide informal guidance Supportclinical auditsandservice improvement initiatives Help shape and refinelocal MSK care pathways Participate insupervision and peer reflection sessions Continue development aligned with theHEE Roadmap to Practice Contribute toclinical governance and mentoringwhere appropriate Person SpecificationQualificationsHCPC and CSP registered Physiotherapist Completion of some level 7 MSc learning. Qualified injection therapist and / or independent prescriber ExperienceMinimum 5 years post-graduate clinical experience Minimum 3 years MSK clinical experience Understanding of the HEE Roadmap to Practice and the MSK Core Capabilities Framework Active CPD portfolio aligned to the 4 pillars of advanced practice Prior FCP or MSK triage experience (private or NHS) Experience working in GP practices Experience using EMIS or SystmOne Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr