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First Contact Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
The closing date is 11 July 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for a First Contact Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist to join our established team of FCPs within Gosport Central PCN an innovative Primary Care Network providing primary care services to the Gosport locality.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and motivated professional with excellent clinical, organisational & communication skills, who has the ability to work autonomously and continuously reflect on practice.
The post holder will deliver clinical excellence utilising a bio-psychosocial approach. The triage physiotherapist will assess, diagnose, and manage a complex caseload of MSK patients, enhancing the patient experience and streamlining patient management to optimise outcomes.
The successful applicant will receive regular supervision, in service trainings and regular team meetings.
Main duties of the job
To work as an autonomous practitioner delivering clinical excellence utilising a bio-psychosocial approach. The triage Physiotherapist will see patients with undifferentiated presentations to assess, diagnose and manage complex caseload of MSK patients, enhancing the patient experience and streamlining patient management to optimise outcomes.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 5 years post graduate experience with a minimum 4 years within a MSK setting.Member of HPC and CSPDegree/diploma in PhysiotherapyEvidence of relevant post grad qualifications/study at master's levelWorking toward L1 on road mapEvidence of on-going and relevant CPD activities and knowledge of current EBP and national guidelines relating to MSK disordersFull Driving Licence and access to a car
* FCP stage one and stage two sign off either via the supervisor route or via an accredited university routePost Grad qualification in Injection Therapy or willingness to undertake.Independent Prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake.Membership of relevant clinical groups e.g. MMACP, SOML1 on road map signed off
Experience
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.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£47,810 to £54,710 a yearPlease note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata
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