First Contact Practitioner

7 months ago


Bedford, United Kingdom Compass Associates Full time

First Contact Practitioner - Specialist Healthcare Provider

Bedfordshire

Up to £51,000 + 33 days annual leave + private medical insurance + pension + flexible working hours + fully funded training courses

Remit

Compass Associates are currently assisting in the search for a First Contact Practitioner to join the team of Physiotherapists and Advanced Practitioners located in the Bedford area.

This privately run organisation are part of 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.

**Benefits**:

- 25 days' annual leave (+BH) with additional days for long-term service
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
- Health and wellbeing programmes
- Non-contributory life assurance
- Private pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Progression into Advanced Practitioner

This permanent role offers 37.5 hours per week, although part time can be considered. Monday to Friday only between 8am to 6pm. The shift pattern can be flexible to encourage a healthy work-life balance.

Duties

**The post holder will**:

- Manage a clinical caseload, providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment to the highest standard, ensuring excellent patient care at all times.
- Provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment for relevant departments participating in these patients' pre-admission and follow-up care as appropriate.
- Take an active role in supporting the implementation of national developments locally.
- Ensure the department maintains CHG Physiotherapy accreditation.
- Keep abreast of developments in physiotherapy by attending relevant courses and maintaining an up to date personal portfolio.

**Requirements**:

- HCPC registered
- Physiotherapy degree
- Experience working at a senior physiotherapist level seeing patients in a musculoskeletal setting (equivalent B7 or 8a)
- Evidence of continuing professional development in relevant clinical and management areas
- Experience in ordering diagnostics/investigations & tests
- Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring
- Experience in Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Chronic pain
- Experience in managing a team
- Completed stage 1 of FCP roadmap

**In addition, it would be desirable for the post holder to**:

- Be able to inject joints.
- Read Ultrasound / MRI scans
- Order bloods
- Independent prescribing

Location

Bedfordshire

Commutable from Bedford, Leighton Buzzard, Luton, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Cambridge

Recommendations

Compass Associates Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer £200 in John Lewis vouchers for each successful recommendation.

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