MSK Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist/First Contact Practitioner

Job overview

We require a highly skilled, highly motivated Physiotherapist to work as Clinical Specialist within our MSK Physiotherapy Outpatient Department and as a First Contact Practitioner (MSK) within GP surgeries.

South Kerrier Primary Care Network covers 4 practices on the mainland areas of Helston and the Lizard, and the Isles of Scilly. Our geography and population is diverse, covering areas of deprivation and rural inequalities, a naval airbase with its families and a more frail and elderly population.

Our approach to involving and empowering our people in understanding and designing our services is a key method in which we make decisions.

We pride ourselves on our collaboration across organisations and have a well-established, effective daily "huddle" with our community teams.

This allows us to create continuity and personalisation of care for our population where we always try to provide a solution to someone’s problems as close to home as possible, where the right thing to do for an individual becomes the easiest thing to do. We also understand how many of the people we care for, have complex and non-medical problems and have welcomed and embedded our amazing Social Prescribing Link Worker teams into our practices to help meet these needs.

We want you to feel very much part of our wider primary care family and integrated into the daily work of our practices . We look forward to working with you in making a difference in MSK provision in our PCN.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have substantial experience working in the MSK field at Band 6.

They will have advanced clinical reasoning skills and excellent communication skills. Working as a Clinical Specialist/ Advanced Practice Physiotherapist the post holder will assess, diagnose and provide complex rehabilitation and treatment plans, organising investigations and acting on results as required. Working as a First Contact Practitioner the post holder will provide clinical expertise, and make decisions about the best course of action for patients’ care (including in relation to undifferentiated conditions). This will involve seeing patients, without prior contact with their GP, in order to establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis and management plan, reducing the need for same day GP appointments.

The post holder(s) will be based at Helston Community Hospital and full and part time positions may be available.

The role will be supported by the National Competency Framework and each FCP will have access to the Countywide FCP network and peer support group. Additional professional development in line with the individual’s needs will be available with shadowing, e-learning, relevant training courses/conference opportunities being supported.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full information of the roles and responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.