First Contact MSK Practitioner

Priory Medical Group

The closing date is 31 May 2025

Job summary

First Contact Practitioner (MSK) with option to work flexibly to juggle other commitments

Do you have a range of Physiotherapy experience but a passion for MSK? Are you looking for flexible ways of working that can help you juggle with commitments outside of work?

Are you working at Advanced Level or looking for the opportunity to take the next step?

Are you looking to work in a supportive team environment?

We can offer a busy and interesting caseload with support from an MSK Roadmap supervisor and a team of GP's/ Advanced Practitioners.

Our forward-thinking practice with an established First Contact MSK team could be just the right exciting opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

Our Priory Care Access model utilises an AI tool to ensure our patients can access our integrated First Contact MSK service in a variety of ways and supports the triaging of patients.

The role of a Priory Medical Group MSK Practitioner involves:

  • the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with joint and muscle pain
  • the opportunity to develop independent prescribing certification
  • the opportunity to develop steroid injection skills

About us

Priory Medical Group (PMG) provides a broad range of NHS and private clinical services covering the whole of the City of York and the surrounding area. 9 surgery sites but the benefit of being one co-ordinated and supportive PCN.

All our surgeries offer GP and Nurse led routine and urgent appointments throughout the week.

PMG was founded in 1946 and has since grown to become one of the largest GP Groups in the UK. Despite our size our core values are to maintain the Family Doctor ethos.

PMG is also a Training Practice and has strong links with the Hull York Medical School and Yorkshire and Humber Deanery. Our doctors train and educate many new doctors each year.

We offer travel advice and vaccines both with a PMG nurse (NHS vaccines) and also in partnership with MASTA (private vaccines). All our clinics are manned by fully trained and experienced staff who provide the latest travel health information.

We also offer a range of occupational health services including private medical examinations.

Date posted

28 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A4235-25-0009

Job locations

Priory Medical Centre

Cornlands Road

York

North Yorkshire

YO24 3WX


Fulford Surgery

2 Fulford Park

Fulford

York

YO10 4QE


Priory Medical Group

1 Belcombe Way

York

YO306ND


Priory Medical Group

45 Heworth Green

York

YO317SX


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Experience of triage, delivering excellent assessment and management plans for a diverse case load
  • Experience working with a range of problems, both acute and chronic
  • Ability to weigh up and support individuals with complex multiple factors relating to lifestyle and physical and emotional health
  • A good working knowledge of imaging, investigations and blood tests
  • A good working knowledge of accessible community services
  • Are reflective, self-critical and seeking to practice an evidence-based approach
  • Open to constantly improving care processes
  • Comfortable with information technology
  • Management of time and your clinic
  • Interested in setting a new standard in primary care and being part of a change movement
  • NHS Experience (desirable, not essential)
  • Competent in Injection Therapy
  • Competent in Independent Prescribing
  • Qualification in Physiotherapy

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Experience of triage, delivering excellent assessment and management plans for a diverse case load
  • Experience working with a range of problems, both acute and chronic
  • Ability to weigh up and support individuals with complex multiple factors relating to lifestyle and physical and emotional health
  • A good working knowledge of imaging, investigations and blood tests
  • A good working knowledge of accessible community services
  • Are reflective, self-critical and seeking to practice an evidence-based approach
  • Open to constantly improving care processes
  • Comfortable with information technology
  • Management of time and your clinic
  • Interested in setting a new standard in primary care and being part of a change movement
  • NHS Experience (desirable, not essential)
  • Competent in Injection Therapy
  • Competent in Independent Prescribing
  • Qualification in Physiotherapy

Person Specification

Behaviours & Skills

Essential

  • Behaviours:
  • Teamwork: Work effectively and professionally within the wider Practice clinical team, a local surgery team and as part of the MSK Team through willingness to proactively support and assist their peers and colleagues.
  • Autonomous: Ability to work independently by making informed decisions based on professional knowledge and clinical judgement. Whilst also having the ability to recognise when a problem / issue should be escalated or referred for specialist investigation because it falls outside of the scope of the role and your professional knowledge.
  • Can-Do Attitude: Ability to react to and face challenges or setbacks in a positive manner with a commitment to continuous improvement of their own skills and behaviours and also of the service
  • Customer Service: Ability to remain focussed on providing and continuously improving an excellent patient and internal customer service
  • Deadline / Target Driven: Ability to work efficiently and to strict deadlines. To be driven by the setting and achieving of individual and team targets
  • Attention to Detail: Ability to gather, process, analyse and input large volumes of information to deadlines whilst maintaining highest levels of attention to detail
  • Confidentiality: Ability to exercise and adhere to the Practice confidentiality policies
  • Work Prioritisation: Ability to organise, prioritise and manage your own work demands by assessing levels of urgency and importance
  • Skills:
  • Communication Skills
  • Risk Management
  • IT Literate
Person Specification

Behaviours & Skills

Essential

  • Behaviours:
  • Teamwork: Work effectively and professionally within the wider Practice clinical team, a local surgery team and as part of the MSK Team through willingness to proactively support and assist their peers and colleagues.
  • Autonomous: Ability to work independently by making informed decisions based on professional knowledge and clinical judgement. Whilst also having the ability to recognise when a problem / issue should be escalated or referred for specialist investigation because it falls outside of the scope of the role and your professional knowledge.
  • Can-Do Attitude: Ability to react to and face challenges or setbacks in a positive manner with a commitment to continuous improvement of their own skills and behaviours and also of the service
  • Customer Service: Ability to remain focussed on providing and continuously improving an excellent patient and internal customer service
  • Deadline / Target Driven: Ability to work efficiently and to strict deadlines. To be driven by the setting and achieving of individual and team targets
  • Attention to Detail: Ability to gather, process, analyse and input large volumes of information to deadlines whilst maintaining highest levels of attention to detail
  • Confidentiality: Ability to exercise and adhere to the Practice confidentiality policies
  • Work Prioritisation: Ability to organise, prioritise and manage your own work demands by assessing levels of urgency and importance
  • Skills:
  • Communication Skills
  • Risk Management
  • IT Literate

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Priory Medical Group

Address

Priory Medical Centre

Cornlands Road

York

North Yorkshire

YO24 3WX


Employer's website

https://www.priorymedical.com (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Priory Medical Group

Address

Priory Medical Centre

Cornlands Road

York

North Yorkshire

YO24 3WX


Employer's website

https://www.priorymedical.com (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Date posted

28 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A4235-25-0009

Job locations

Priory Medical Centre

Cornlands Road

York

North Yorkshire

YO24 3WX


Fulford Surgery

2 Fulford Park

Fulford

York

YO10 4QE


Priory Medical Group

1 Belcombe Way

York

YO306ND


Priory Medical Group

45 Heworth Green

York

YO317SX


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