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First Contact Practitioner

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Posting date: 03 April 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: Negotiable
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 10 May 2024
Location: Rochdale, OL16 1DY
Company: NHS Jobs
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: E0332-NWCATS8

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Summary

We are dedicated to delivering the highest level of patient care, in the most efficient and cost-effective way, with re-investment to ensure services are sustainable. We are looking for well-organised Physiotherapy Clinicians, to deliver quality clinical care for patients with MSK conditions. Whilst undertaking comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of patients with a wide variety of physical and emotional needs, you must formulate, deliver, review and progress individual treatment programmes and ensure effective treatment, specialist advice and timely discharge are achieved. As a First Contact Practitioner, you will provide clinical expertise, acting as first-contact physiotherapist and making 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, to establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis and management plan.Progressing and requesting investigations to facilitate diagnosis and choice of treatment regime while understanding the information limitations using your clinical knowledge to and act on results to aid diagnosis, management and discharge of patients. You will deliver programmes of supported patient self-management, in ways that facilitate behavioural change, optimise individuals' physical activity, mobility, fulfilment of personal goals and independence, and that minimise the need for pharmacological interventions. Join our motivated, ambitious, and fast-growing team. We focus on competency, developing talent and offer great flexibility. Youll be registered with the HCPC and be qualified as a clinician that works within community practice. If youre able to manage a varied caseload of MSK patients, committed to CPD and have the desire to develop yourself and the service, with a keen eye on improving patient care, then wed like to hear from you. The below are the added extras to our commitment to being a great place to work. Up to 30 days holiday (plus public holidays)and an extra day for your Birthday A minimum of 5% of working time devoted to your personal development with an in-house Learning and Development Academy offering a wide range of career pathway development opportunities Engagement in the four pillars required to become a Consultant Advanced Practitioner: Research and Innovation, Leadership, Clinical Practice and Education Research and data capabilities and optimisation Opportunities and support for; clinical supervision, coaching and mentoring, conferences, and clinical support tools Save pennies through accessing excellent discounts via our own shopping discounts portal, access to health service discounts and a Blue Light Card Participate in our cycle to work and/or smart tech salary sacrifice schemes, and/or savings club Access our employee assistance programme Be reimbursed for professional membership fees that are a requirement of your role Group life cover

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