First Contact Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

First Contact PractitionerCircle Integrated Care - North Hampshire37.5 Hours & PermanentSalary: Up to £54,000.00 per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

Circle Integrated Care is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

We have an opportunity for a First Contact Practitioner to join their team of staff.

This is a full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.

Duties of this role include:

• Undertake comprehensive MSK assessments of routine and complex patients in a primary care setting, using advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice.
• Formulate accurate diagnoses, management plans, and prognoses, and initiate appropriate interventions including self-management strategies.
• Work alongside Advanced Practice Physiotherapists (APPs), GPs, MSK Podiatrists, and other clinicians as part of the integrated MSK service.
• Participate in cross-discipline referral triage and contribute to care navigation, ensuring patients are seen by the right professional, in the right setting, at the right time.
• Contribute to ongoing development and innovation within the MSK service, including pathway development and use of technology to enhance access and outcomes.
• Actively engage in in-service training (IST), clinical supervision, and peer review processes to maintain and improve service quality.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• HCPC-registered Physiotherapist with significant post-registration experience in MSK.
• Demonstrated competence in advanced assessment and management of MSK conditions.
• Experience working autonomously in a primary care, GP, or extended scope setting.
• Excellent communication, clinical reasoning, and patient education skills.
• Understanding of current NHS frameworks, MSK pathways, and population health strategies.
• Minimum 7 years dedicated musculoskeletal clinical experience
• Applicants are required to have prior experience within the NHS
• Applicants must have successfully completed Stage 1 of the FCP Road Map to Practice and desirably currently enrolled in Stage 2

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles and more.

Were passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience in MSK.
• Demonstrated competence in advanced assessment and management of MSK conditions.
• Experience working autonomously in a primary care, GP, or extended scope setting.
• Understanding of current NHS frameworks, MSK pathways, and population health strategies.
• Minimum 7 years dedicated musculoskeletal clinical experience
• Applicants are required to have prior experience within the NHS
• Applicants must have successfully completed Stage 1 of the FCP Road
• Map to Practice and desirably currently enrolled in Stage 2

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicants should meet the following criteria:
• HCPC-registered Physiotherapist with significant post-registration experience in MSK.
• Demonstrated competence in advanced assessment and management of MSK conditions.
• Experience working autonomously in a primary care, GP, or extended scope setting.
• Excellent communication, clinical reasoning, and patient education skills.
• Understanding of current NHS frameworks, MSK pathways, and population health strategies.
• Minimum 7 years dedicated musculoskeletal clinical experience
• Applicants are required to have prior experience within the NHS
• Applicants must have successfully completed Stage 1 of the FCP Road Map to Practice and desirably currently enrolled in Stage 2

Desirable

• Stage 2 Map to Practice enrolment desired

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

Circle Health Group

Address

Crown Heights Medical Centre

Alencon Link

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 7AN

Employer's website

https://www.circlehealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)