First Contact Practitioner

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

First Contact Practitioner / part time / no ‘On call’ work / MSc level training supported. Patient experience and Staff Health & wellbeing is high on our agenda / Part time = 27.5 hours/week
If you are someone passionate about your development and looking to develop your skills in the primary care setting as an FCP, this part time role is for you. We have an exciting opportunity to work within our MSK Physiotherapy Service across East Berkshire as a member of our First Contact Practitioner team .
We work with a growing number of PCN’s across Slough, located within the GP practices providing a first contact MSK service integrated into the multidisciplinary team. The successful applicant will be responsible for undertaking highly specialised and comprehensive triage and management of common and complex MSK conditions at first presentation in primary care. Applicants will be required to use advanced clinical reasoning skills to form accurate diagnosis and provide management plans to include further investigations, lifestyle and rehabilitation advice, onward referrals to secondary care, physiotherapy, and other members of the MDT
Undertake first contact clinics working as an independent and autonomous practitioner - based in the GP surgery in Slough – working alongside the primary care MDT
To assist GP’s/referrers in appropriate referral decisions .
U se advanced clinical reasoning skills to form accurate diagnosis and provide management plans to include further investigations, lifestyle and rehabilitation advice, onward referrals to secondary care, physiotherapy and other members of the MDT
Be an active part of our FCP support network ; participating in training programme both within FCP team and to our MDT colleagues
Contribute to the development of the FCP and MSK Physiotherapy service .
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
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Qualified Physiotherapist with HCPC registration
At least 3 years MSK experience at a senior level and a passion for primary care
Fantastic interpersonal skills
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For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required