First Contact Practitioner | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,631 - £68,623 per annum inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 September 2025 |
| Location: | Isleworth, TW7 6AF |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7436680/222-HOU-063 |
Summary
As a first contact physiotherapist and advanced practitioner you will have to opportunity to continue developing your clinical skills for practice. Participation in our in-house development program will also equip you with skills and attributes essential to the rest of your career with support from an MSK and a FCP Consultant. You will be fully integrated into a larger team with a focus on delivering high quality care at the right time and place.
As the successful candidate you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong leadership skills. Good organisation skills: able to plan own work but also work effectively within a team. Ability to prioritise and make sound decisions, sometimes under pressure. You will carry a varied caseload of musculoskeletal complaints with a view to utilise all treatment and care options as appropriate, with the support of a named supervisor.
Provide clinical expertise, acting as first-contact physiotherapist and making decisions about the best course of action for patients' care. This will involve seeing patients, without prior contact with their GP, in order to establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis and management plan.
- To work as a Musculoskeletal Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner and First Contact Practitioner in a primary care community setting.
- To provide an expert and highly developed musculoskeletal assessment, diagnosis and appropriate onward management of patients presenting with chronic and acute musculoskeletal problems to the service referred via their GP.
- Triage orthopaedic and rheumatology secondary care referrals independently on electronic referral management systems.
- Make onward appropriate consultant and/or physiotherapy referrals and to discharge patients directly from the clinic
WLT offer the following benefits to staff and more:
• Free counselling
• Flexible working
• Career breaks
• Annual leave buying / selling scheme
• Tusker Car Lease Scheme
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Childcare vouchers.
• Health Service staff discount
• A full induction and preceptorship programme
• A supportive environment to develop clinical skills
• Access to a comprehensive online library of training, development, and resources
• Support towards career development and promotion opportunities within the TrusT
• Relocation package
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Sep 2025