Job summary
Band 8a First Contact Musculoskeletal Advanced Practice Physiotherapist (FCP) - Emergency Department
Fixed Term post ending 31stMarch 2026
Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead
37.5 Hours per week (some weekend working required)
This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced First Contact Musculoskeletal Advanced Practice Physiotherapist (FCP) to join our welcoming, knowledgeable, and innovative team. Our department, which places clinical excellence and staff welfare at the heart of its decision-making is looking for a dedicated and passionateAdvanced Practice Physiotherapistwho has Musculoskeletal First Contact Practitioner (FCP) experience to develop this innovative role within our Emergency Department.
Main duties of the job
You will be working within and integrated into the Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal Free Hospital and will also be supported by our well-established team of Advanced Practice MSK Physiotherapists and the Clinical leads for the Royal Free and Camden MSK CATs services. You will have access to regular in-service training and clinical supervision. The primary duties of the role will be working within ED department as First Contact Practitioner managing and directing patients presenting with MSK conditions involving advanced assessment and management of complex musculoskeletal presentations, referring for investigations, physiotherapy and directing towards primary care MSK services.
Our team has excellent support from the Orthopaedic, Rheumatology and Pain management teams at the Royal Free, and are well supported by multiple other specialties.
If you are an experienced Advanced Practice MSK Physiotherapist with First Contact experience, we look forward to receiving your application.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDiploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- oHCPC registered/ State registration
- oPost graduate courses relevant to the clinical speciality including high quality post graduate training
- oEvidence of CPD
- oDemonstrate ability to study at Masters Level
Desirable
- oMusculoskeletal Injection therapy qualification
- oIndependent Prescriber (evidence of commitment to working towards qualification)
- oMembership of Special Interest Groups
- oMSc qualification in appropriate speciality
Experience
Essential
- oPost graduate experience of working in musculoskeletal specialist area at a senior level
- oExperience of working in a advanced practice role
- oExperience of working in a FCP role
- oEvidence of audit or research experience and implementation
Desirable
- oExperience at management level
- oExperience of managing change
Skills
Essential
- oExpert knowledge of current physiotherapy in musculoskeletal field
- oAble to demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning abilities including problem solving
- oKnowledge of team management
- oUp to date in all current issues relating to professional physiotherapy practice and current health issues
- oComputer skills with appropriate knowledge of databases, spreadsheets and presentation packages for this level
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- oLeadership and influencing skills
- oHighly motivated and forward thinking
- oAble to work independently as an autonomous practitioner
- oAble to work under pressure
- oHighly developed communication skills- verbal, written and presentation with patients and MDToHighly developed communication skills- verbal, written and presentation with patients and MDT
- oAbility to document information accurately
- oAbility to demonstrate excellent clinical reasoning and problem- solving skills
- oCommitted to personal and team development
- oAnalytic, negotiating and persuasion skills
- oTeaching and supervisory skills within formal or informal environment
- oAbility to undertake and complete projects
- oPunctual and reliable
- oAble to work on different sites
- oAnalytical ability with complex data
- oExcellent interpersonal skills
- oCommitted to research, education and development
- oClear vision of role/commitment to specialty
- oAdaptable and supportive of change
- oFacilitation skills
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDiploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- oHCPC registered/ State registration
- oPost graduate courses relevant to the clinical speciality including high quality post graduate training
- oEvidence of CPD
- oDemonstrate ability to study at Masters Level
Desirable
- oMusculoskeletal Injection therapy qualification
- oIndependent Prescriber (evidence of commitment to working towards qualification)
- oMembership of Special Interest Groups
- oMSc qualification in appropriate speciality
Experience
Essential
- oPost graduate experience of working in musculoskeletal specialist area at a senior level
- oExperience of working in a advanced practice role
- oExperience of working in a FCP role
- oEvidence of audit or research experience and implementation
Desirable
- oExperience at management level
- oExperience of managing change
Skills
Essential
- oExpert knowledge of current physiotherapy in musculoskeletal field
- oAble to demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning abilities including problem solving
- oKnowledge of team management
- oUp to date in all current issues relating to professional physiotherapy practice and current health issues
- oComputer skills with appropriate knowledge of databases, spreadsheets and presentation packages for this level
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- oLeadership and influencing skills
- oHighly motivated and forward thinking
- oAble to work independently as an autonomous practitioner
- oAble to work under pressure
- oHighly developed communication skills- verbal, written and presentation with patients and MDToHighly developed communication skills- verbal, written and presentation with patients and MDT
- oAbility to document information accurately
- oAbility to demonstrate excellent clinical reasoning and problem- solving skills
- oCommitted to personal and team development
- oAnalytic, negotiating and persuasion skills
- oTeaching and supervisory skills within formal or informal environment
- oAbility to undertake and complete projects
- oPunctual and reliable
- oAble to work on different sites
- oAnalytical ability with complex data
- oExcellent interpersonal skills
- oCommitted to research, education and development
- oClear vision of role/commitment to specialty
- oAdaptable and supportive of change
- oFacilitation skills
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.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
