First Contact Physiotherapist, Barnet

In this role, you get to work as a First Contact Physiotherapist for a high-quality and well-governed private healthcare organisation to deliver FCP face-to-face and virtual clinics for local GP practices. Are you an autonomous senior musculoskeletal physiotherapist or seasoned APP / ESP ready to move into a full-time employed First Contact Physiotherapist post and want to progress your career further with a supportive employer? Perhaps are you already an established First Contact Physiotherapist who feels a little isolated in your current role, and are keen to work as part of a larger nationwide first contact physiotherapy team? Maybe you would like to work for an employer who provides regular clinical supervision and support, including training and support with IT? If you have answered ?yes? to any of these questions, then this is worth exploring. Operia is representing a friendly and passionate private physiotherapy provider who delivers high-quality NHS primary care physiotherapy solutions across the UK to search for and headhunt talented MSK Physiotherapists to join their expanding team of First Contact Physiotherapists. To apply, you must be a fully HCPC and CSP registered physiotherapist, and able to demonstrate an extensive musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice portfolio including ongoing and relevant post-graduate academic professional development. You will be an autonomous physiotherapist who possesses excellent communication skills, can integrate easily with new multi-disciplinary teams, highly organised, and can perform well under pressure. A First Contact Physiotherapist plays a key role in ensuring musculoskeletal referrals in primary care get the right care at the right time. In this role you will: * Using expert clinical reasoning skills, assess and diagnose complex and varied musculoskeletal patient referrals under time pressures. * Manage a large patient musculoskeletal caseload which can also include the management of acute injuries, chronic pain, women?s health, cardiac rehabilitation, elderly and, rheumatology. * Perform joint/soft tissue injections and joint aspirations (if you have the relevant training to do so) * Onward refer patients for clinical investigations to facilitate diagnosis and treatment plan. * Promote patient self-management to minimise the need for pharmacological interventions. * Comply with statutory regulations and current legislation, meeting quality standards, and delivering against quality and performance indicators. For your dedication and hard work, you will also be rewarded with excellent CPD and training opportunities, including funded and accredited training opportunities that will be available and agreed as part of the role too. First-stage interviews can be performed virtually. If you would like a more detailed job description, would like an informal conversation with us, or if you already think this sounds like your next job, please get in touch with Ryan Allen at Operia, or hit apply on this ad