First Contact Practitioner

Job description
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.
• 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
• 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.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits Of Working For Us Include
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Stephanie Gillespie Job title: MSK Physiotherapy Head of Service Email address: stephanie.gillespie@berkshire.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0300 365 5678