First Contact Physiotherapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust for enthusiastic, dynamic, and well‑motivated physiotherapists with musculoskeletal experience to join our First Contact Physiotherapy Service.

As a First Contact Physiotherapist at the RWT PCN, you will work on‑site in GP practices as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team. You will assess, diagnose, and manage MSK patients of varying complexity at the first point of contact – with full autonomy and clinical support.

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• Work closely with GPs, receptionists, nurses and other MDT colleagues to deliver integrated, personalised patient care.
  
• Use advanced clinical practice skills and clinical reasoning to provide comprehensive diagnostic and treatment support to patients who present with complex musculoskeletal conditions, multiple pathologies, mental health or pain management needs.
  
• Provide expert advice and act as a source of expertise in the management of musculoskeletal conditions, advising GPs and other specialist healthcare professionals and members of the primary care team.
  
• Provide direct clinical and physiotherapeutic care for patients with a range of complex musculoskeletal conditions who may have significant other primary or secondary conditions or multi‑pathologies, working autonomously.
  
• Develop integrated and tailored care programmes in partnership with patients, including:
  
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  • effective shared decision‑making with a range of first‑line management options appropriate for the patient’s level of activation;
    
  • assessing levels of patient activation to support the patient’s own knowledge, skills and confidence to self‑manage their conditions, ensuring they can evaluate and improve the effectiveness of self‑management interventions, particularly for those at low levels of activation;
    
  • agreeing with the patient on appropriate support for self‑management through referral to rehabilitation‑focussed services and wider social prescribing as appropriate.
    
  
  

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands, providing primary, acute and community services. We are proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We are passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings, enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by the Care Quality Commission. We have achieved numerous awards, including the Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs; we will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.