Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist First Contact Practitioner

NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an 'Outstanding' rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C's "compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels", the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.
Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community., We're looking for an exceptional Physiotherapist to join our MSK Team providing a high quality, patient centred and innovative service. This band 7 blended FCP/Physio role will involve providing expert patient-centred assessment, diagnosis and first-line treatment for individual GP practices across the South Primary Care Networks in a variety of settings and using a combination of face to face and virtual consultations.
An ability to manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions and identify red flags and underlying serious pathology and take appropriate action is critical to the role. Extensive ongoing MSK experience and knowledge to an advanced level will therefore be essential requirements. A comprehensive understanding of MSK and other integrated health care pathways will also underpin the role.
We look forward to meeting you at interview., The role will require the postholder to run clinics both virtual and face to face in GP practices as part of the First Contact Practitioner service. While also providing ongoing musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy assessment and treatment as part of the Norfolk and Waveney MSK services.
Both roles will require the post-holder to use specialist theoretical and practical knowledge and undertake the advanced assessment of patients within the speciality who may have simple, moderately or highly complex MSK conditions or a chronic presentation.
Assessments and treatments will take the form of face to face or virtual consultations to enhance patient access to both services.
Flexible hours are an option for this role. Early mornings, evenings may be required along with occasional weekend working. Work bases will vary on need across the South PCNs.

Working for our organisation
Norfolk Community Health and Care MSK Services incorporate First Contact Practitioners across the South PCN and Norfolk and Waveney MSK Services. Norfolk and Waveney MSK is a partnership between NCH&C and East Coast Community Healthcare. Our Clinical Team comprises band Orthopaedic Clinical Specialists, FCPs, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Technical Instructors. FCP clinics are held either virtually, in the GP surgery or as a combination.
We provide comprehensive in-service training and opportunities to attain further career development as an Advanced Practitioner in line with Health Education England's Roadmap to Practice.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title., + Will work as an autonomous practitioner and perform frontline patient screening who have self-referred to the GP practice, and to manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions which may not be musculoskeletal in origin.
+ Will have knowledge across several different clinical fields in order to triage referrals appropriately. Knowledge and interpretation of general health, organisational and occupational policies together with expert clinical analysis is required for the post holder to assume ultimate responsibility for these decisions.
+ Will act independently to assess, analyse and provide a clinical diagnosis for individual patients, using high level complex decision level making to inform the diagnosis, treatment and management and onward referral within scope of practice of a wide range of patients with musculoskeletal conditions from routine to highly complex. A key element of the role will be to be able to quickly identify red flag conditions and/or other underlying serious pathology requiring potential emergency care and take the appropriate action to determine which clinical pathway will be most suitable for the patient.
+ Will be required to refer for diagnostics, to analyse the results and take appropriate action by referring to other team and services e.g. in primary and secondary care. The Integrated Therapy Partnership, Primary care, Secondary care, CN&T
+ Will act as a source of expertise in the management of musculoskeletal problems and provide training and support to GPs, physiotherapists, other healthcare professionals in the development of the FCP service.
+ Will be expected to work and liaise closely with GPs, practice managers, PCN stakeholders and external agencies to enable and ensure quality service provision for their patient caseload and/or client group.
Within the Norfolk and Waveney MSK service the post holder
+ Will manage a comprehensive caseload of MSK patients to high professional standards using specialist knowledge from theoretical and practical experience
+ Will develop the NoW MSK service so that it continues to meet the requirements of patients ensuring a seamless integrated service
+ Will provide supervision, mentoring and training for junior staff within the team.