PCCO PCN First Contact PhysiotherapistNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a first contact physiotherapist practitioner to join our forward-thinking, multidisciplinary team and support PCCO Primary Care Network.

We have a well-developed MSK team, comprised of three GPs with a specialist interest in MSK and three senior physiotherapists. The post holder will manage a complex caseload of patients, working independently to assess, diagnose and manage patient's musculoskeletal problems.

This physiotherapist will be given the opportunity to become an advanced practitioner using their own special interests, a clinical case load and being hands on in group work.

At PCCO PCN, you will be given the agency to work as an independent professional, working with the PCN management team to analyse both qualitative and quantitative data to identify areas of need within our population and formulate plans and projects to create support pathways for these patients. You will also receive referrals from other PCN and practice members to provide 1-2-1 support to patients who require an MSK assessment.

You will have access to clinical supervision from one of our Clinical Directors and support from the rest of our PCN and practice teams. You will work closely with GPs, community services, the city MSK service, EMAS, Social Care, Practice staff and wider MDTs.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be given the autonomy to specialise in specific health conditions in line with population health analysis and work with the wider MDT for conditions such as chronic pain.

If you have a specialism, such as chronic pain, chronic back pain or in tackling health inequalities, this will be considered as an advantage, and we would love to hear about what you believe you could personally bring to our PCN.

Job description

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification document for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

About us

We are a very friendly GP Practice with over 70 years of history, led by a stable, forward thinking partnership that is ready to embrace the new look primary care. We have 4 sites and over 47000 patients spread across the city of Derby

We seek someone who is keen to become part of a growing supportive team and is looking to work in an ambitious place that is constantly looking for development opportunities.

In return Lister House Surgery will off you the following benefits:

• Generous Holiday Entitlement
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Access to a variety of NHS Discounts

If you are proactive, enthusiastic and person-centred, then we would love to hear from you. We're ideally looking for full time, but are open to considering requests for part time and offer flexible and/or compressed working hours.

For an informal chat, before applying, please contact HR using [email protected] who can put you in touch with our management team.