Job summary
- Main area
- MSK Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: part time
- Hours
- Part time - 20 hours per week (Tuesday and Thursday FCP)
- Job ref
- 201-24-306
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Newquay Community Hospital
- Town
- Newquay
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
MSK Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist/First Contact Practitioner
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
We require a highly skilled, highly motivated Physiotherapist to work in the Restormel locality as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist within our MSK Physiotherapy Outpatient Department and as a First Contact Practitioner (MSK) within GP surgeries. The role will be directly linked to the Watergate PCN.
The successful applicant will have advanced clinical reasoning skills and excellent communication skills. Working as a Clinical Specialist 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 will be based at Newquay Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have significant MSK physiotherapy experience and be able demonstrate they are working towards stage 1 of the FCP road map and accreditation. They will have advanced clinical reasoning skills and excellent communication skills. Working as a Clinical Specialist 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 role will be supported by the National Competency Framework and each FCP will have a 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.
Approximately 568,000 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.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Have an appropriate degree or equivalent knowledge and expertise
- Relevant professional qualification and HCPC Registration
- Evidence of relevant MSK post graduate qualification/training at Masters level
Desirable criteria
- Relevant training or qualification in leadership or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge and experience of application of legislation and guidelines relevant to the role
- Significant specialist experience and knowledge in defined clinical areas
- Extensive and varied experience in the management of musculoskeletal problems across the MSK pathway
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Proven IT skills with application to practice.
- Established and proven communication skills.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel independently where required
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Peter Hammond
- Job title
- Operational lead physiotherapist MSK Restormel
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01726 873077
- Additional information
Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction.
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