Job summary
Fixed term posts for 12 months - 1 x 30 hours, 1 x 37.5 hours

There continues to be exciting opportunities to work in a busy, expanding First Contact Practitioner (FCP) Service at Harrogate District Hospital.

As an FCP you will be embedded in Primary care practices, with close working relationships with a large, secondary care MDT team, including; Orthopaedics, Radiology and Rheumatology.

A successful candidate will take on a mixed caseload, working at the very forefront of the patient MSK pathway. Opportunities to use advanced clinical reasoning to manage patient needs, refer on for further investigations, and specialist opinions.

There will also be CPD opportunities and support to undertake the FCP roadmap.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert clinical decision making including referring for investigations, acting as First-contact physiotherapist (FCP) and making diagnoses/decisions about the best course of action for patients' care (including in relation to undifferentiated conditions).
• Exercise professional judgement, making, justifying and taking responsibility for decisions in unpredictable situations
• Use investigative skills to progress and request investigations to facilitate diagnosis and choice of treatment regime
• Devise and deliver programmes of supported patient self-management

About us
At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide 'outstanding' care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.

• An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
• Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.

Job responsibilities
Harrogate and District Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The post holder will be part of the FCP team and the wider MSK team. In service training active participation will be expected for the development of the individual and the wider team.

For further information on this position please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

Person Specification
MSK specialist
Essential

• Registered with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Completed or working towards MSc or MSK specialist post-graduate training at Masters level
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
• Minimum of 5 years clinical experience within MSK
• Previous NHS experience
• Experienced in staff management

Desirable

• May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification
• Basic level management/leadership training
• May hold or be working towards an injection qualification
• Holding or working towards stage 1 and stage 2 of FCP registration

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).