Overview
First Contact Practitioner - Surrey Downs Health & Care role at Surrey Downs Health & Care Partnership.
We are seeking a flexible, dynamic and forward-thinking First Contact Practitioner to join our team in SDHC, working in the Leatherhead PCN Community Hub. You will be the FCP for patients with MSK conditions and will triage them into the most appropriate pathway, which may include self-care, further assessment, community physiotherapy, appropriate diagnostics or referral to secondary care. There are development opportunities in line with Health Education England recommendations for FCPs in Primary Care. Please ensure that you have completed Stage 1 of the FCP framework and evidence this at the interview.
We have a variety of health care professionals including GPs, Nurses, Pharmacists, Paramedics, Pharmacy Technicians and FCPs, and we maintain strong working relationships with SDHC to provide musculoskeletal care to our patients. For more details, please visit: https://leatherheadpcn.gpweb.org.uk/
Responsibilities
* Provide clinical expertise as a first-contact Musculoskeletal (MSK) practitioner and determine the best course of action for patients’ care, including seeing patients without prior contact with their GP.
* Use clinical reasoning to assess presenting problems, interpret findings, develop working and differential diagnoses, and formulate, communicate and implement management plans aligned with patient needs, goals, and local guidelines.
* Request investigations to facilitate diagnosis and select treatment options, interpret results, and adjust management plans accordingly.
* Enable shared decision making: help patients identify priorities, explain options in non-technical language, discuss risks/benefits, and support patient decisions.
Qualifications & Requirements
* Completed Stage 1 of the FCP framework and able to evidence at interview.
* Experience or training as a First Contact Practitioner in a Primary Care setting is desirable.
Additional Information
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
For further details or informal visits, please contact: Name: Dee Pratt, Consultant Physiotherapist and Lead - MSK Services
Email: dee.pratt@nhs.net
Telephone: 07918 477691
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