Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (25 hours per week)
- Hours
- Part time - 25 hours per week (Park Green Medical Centre)
- Job ref
- 209-A-25-7181007
- Employer
- East Cheshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Park Green Surgery
- Town
- Macclesfield
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
First Contact Practitioner
7
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced physiotherapist/FCP to join our friendly Team in East Cheshire, within Primary Care, based at Park Green Surgery.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic physiotherapist with proven experience in the assessment and treatment of patients within FCP clinics.
This role is fixed term for 9 months, 25 hours per week
Please be advised we are unable to provide Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship to non-UK residents.
Main duties of the job
- 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, in order to establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis and management plan.
- Progress and request investigations to facilitate diagnosis and choice of treatment regime, understanding the information limitations derived from these and the relative sensitivity and specificity of particular tests diagnostic services such as x-rays and blood test, and interpret and act on results to aid diagnosis and the management plans of patients.
- 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
- To maintain and develop links with the wider multi-disciplinary team to support and improve Musculoskeletal patient pathway
Working for our organisation
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage Careers :: East Cheshire NHS Trust for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
- Relevant professional degree /diploma / MSc pre-registration
- Level 7 FCP module(s) or equivalent portfolio to demonstrate knowledge, skills and attributes required to meet stage 1 of FCP Roadmap
- FCP roadmap Stage 2 sign off within primary care for (or willingness to complete)
- Clinical Educator training
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Post registration knowledge which is relevant to the specialist area
- In-depth knowledge of recent NHS legislation, recommendations for specialist area.
- Detailed awareness of the national and local priorities and changing trends in the specialist area
Desirable criteria
- Working towards advanced clinical practitioner status
- Cognitive behavioural and motivational interviewing approaches / skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Able to understand and analyse complex issues and balance competing priorities in order to make difficult clinical decisions.
- • Ability to demonstrate leadership when introducing change
- • Highly advanced communication and listening skills, able to influence and persuade others articulating a balanced view and able to constructively question information
- • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- • Ability to make appropriate decisions at all levels
- • Audit skills
- • Ability to co-ordinate and prioritise workloads – able to multi-task as well as be self-disciplined and highly motivated
- • Ability to work autonomously and as part of team
- • Ability to work under pressure
- • Proactive, takes own initiative
- • Supportive team member
- • Demonstrates a flexible approach in order to ensure patient care is delivered
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of inspiring and motivating teams with the ability to communicate passionately, effectively.
- • Ability to negotiate effectively within the MDT or across a range of services/providers
- • High degree of personal credibility, emotional intelligence, patience and flexibility
- • Ability to cope with unpredictable situations
- • Confident in facilitating and challenging others
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience in applying the physiotherapy process to include MSK assessment, interpretation, individual care planning, motivation, monitoring and evaluation of highly specialised MSK treatment
- • Experience of contributing to and service delivery/evolving evidence led practice and delivery in a changing environment
- • Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders/ providing leadership within the MSK pathway
- • Experience of planning and completing audit & research.
- • Experience of teaching and mentoring of staff.
- • Experience of undertaking projects
Desirable criteria
- • Previous supervisory experience
- • Experience of working within a primary care setting
- • Evidence of working across organisational boundaries within health and social care
Specific Role Requirement
Essential criteria
- • Completion of IRMER training, and experience requesting and acting upon relevant diagnostic testing e.g., imaging and bloods
- • Commitment to specialism as evidenced by CPD
Desirable criteria
- • Membership of a relevant professional body & related specialist sub-groups
Other Role Requiremetns
Essential criteria
- Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details regarding the role requirements
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Mandy Bulgan
- Job title
- Operational and professional lead- Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01625661488
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