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.
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).
