First Contact Physiotherapist & Advance Physiotherapists

Are you looking for a new challenge? Want to work for one of the UK leading healthcare groups?

We are on the lookout for First Contact Physiotherapist & Advance Physiotherapists to join their department.

This is a full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

* Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

* HCPC registered

* Physiotherapy degree

* Completed Stage 1 of the FCP Road map

* Experience working at a senior physiotherapist level seeing patients in a musculoskeletal setting (equivalent B7 or 8a)

* Evidence of continuing professional development in relevant clinical and management areas

* Clinical leadership

* Experience in ordering diagnostics/investigations & tests

* Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring

* Experience in Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Chronic pain

* Experience in managing a team

Desirable:

* Previous experience of Telephone triage work.

* Membership of MSK related clinical interest groups

* Experience of working with both NHS and Private patient caseloads.

* Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP)

Duties of this role include:

* To work as an FCP within the MSK service and local GP practices in Greenwich alongside other clinicians such as fellow physios, APPs, MSK Physicians and consultants.

* To undertake highly specialised & comprehensive neuro-musculoskeletal assessments, of routine and complex patients.

* To form accurate diagnoses, management plans and prognosis, using advanced clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of best current clinical and evidence based practice and assimilation/interpretation of clinical diagnostic tests

* To independently refer for diagnostic procedures such as MRI, USS, X-Ray and NCS (after appropriate training/supervision if necessary)

* To refer patients onto appropriate specialities within primary and secondary care

* It is desirable that can independently administer joint and soft tissue injections (or willing to work towards such a skill)

* To communicate effectively and professionally with patients and medical colleagues regarding assessment, management and treatment choices

* Contribute to, and participate in, on-going development/IST within the MSK team

* To work in a unified manner with other team members across the MSK service in following, and developing, clinical pathways

* To triage incoming MSK referrals and make decisions regarding most appropriate referral onto care providers either within, or outside, the service

* To provide an excellent level of service to all patients and stakeholders

* To supervise physiotherapists and MSK Practitioners in their provision of clinical care

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