First Contact Practitioner/Physiotherapist

We aim to offer a single point of access for clinical assessment and treatment, delivered from our PCN estate in Corringham. The successful candidate will benefit from this unique opportunity to develop effective communication and strong working relationships across our organisation and will be actively involved in how their role evolves over time.

The main duties of the role include;

• Deliver a high-quality first contact physiotherapy (FCP) service to patients registered with SLH PCN, operating from within PCN premises.
• Serve as the first point of clinical contact for patients, providing expert physiotherapy assessment and decision-making regarding the most appropriate course of care, including for undifferentiated conditions. This will involve consulting directly with patients—often without prior GP involvement - to establish timely, accurate diagnoses and tailored management plans for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.
• Request, follow up on, and interpret appropriate diagnostic investigations as needed to support diagnosis and treatment planning. This includes a sound understanding of how to interpret results from investigations such as x-rays and relevant blood tests, recognising their limitations, sensitivity, and specificity.
• Support the implementation of self-management programmes and provide holistic, patient-centred care. This involves empowering patients to manage their conditions where appropriate, promoting healthy lifestyle choices, and enhancing their physical activity, mobility, independence, and quality of life, while aiming to reduce reliance on pharmacological treatments.

All applicants must:

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Holds the relevant public liability insurance 
• Has a Masters Level qualification or the equivalent specialist knowledge, skills and experience
• Can demonstrate working at Level 7 capability in MSK related areas of practice or equivalent (such as advanced assessment diagnosis and treatment)
• Can demonstrate ability to operate at an advanced level of practice, in order to deliver key responsibilities

• be a driven and focused therapist
• be a specialist in MSK
• be passionate about the consistent delivery of quality clinical management of musculoskeletal conditions
• be confident to work as an autonomous practitioner, supported by the wider clinical teams
• be proactive and self-motivated
• have a passion for maintaining high standards of care and developing services with the patient at the centre of the service delivery
• have strong experience in either a community or primary care setting, ideally
  

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.