Founded only in August 2020, Primary Care Physio has scaled rapidly and is one of the fastest-growing clinical service providers in the UK. Underpinned by our reputation for quality and sustainable care, we have already been established as England's largest national specialist first contact physiotherapy and podiatry provider who is purely focused on supporting NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and their GP practices to deliver high-quality and tech-enabled NHS primary care FCP solutions.
Our services are recognised as best-in-class for our industry, recently winning the 'Best in Primary Care & Diagnostics' LaingBuisson 2023 award.
Through our talented employed team of over nearly 400 employed First Contact Practitioners & Advanced Practitioners, who are supported by experienced and Health Education England-trained FCP clinical supervisors, we have been commissioned by c 200 NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to deliver an integrated and local FCP managed service. We now serve 1000+ GP practices and a patient population of over 9 million.
First Contact Physiotherapists (FCP) are qualified autonomous clinical practitioners working in GP practices who can assess, diagnose, treat, and manage musculoskeletal (MSK) problems and undifferentiated conditions, and where appropriate, to discharge a person without a medical referral. FCPs working in this role can be accessed directly by self-referral or staff in GP practices can direct patients to them to establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis and management plan to streamline pathways of care.
Develop and make use of your full scope of clinical practice, including skills relating to independent prescribing, injection therapy and investigation.
• Manage complex interactions, including working with patients with psychosocial and mental health needs, referring to social prescribing when appropriate.
• Deliver programmes of supported patient self-management, in ways that facilitate behavioural change, optimise individuals’ physical activity, mobility, fulfilment of personal goals and independence, and that minimise the need for pharmacological interventions.
• This would include, appraising the impact pf individuals’ clinical status on their general health, well-being, employment status (including in relation to function, physical activity, mobility, and independence).
• Communicate effectively and appropriately, with patients and carers, complex sensitive information regarding diagnosis, pathology, prognosis and treatment choices supporting personalised care. • Ensure accurate data is entered daily onto the data app to report utlisation of the FCP service. • Develop relationships and a collaborative working approach across the PCN supporting the integration of pathways in primary care.
• Implement all aspects of clinical governance for own practice, including undertaking audit and evaluation, supervision and training.
• Communicate effectively and appropriately, with patients and carers, complex and sensitive information regarding diagnosis, pathology, prognosis and treatment choices supporting personalised care.
March 2025, Primarycarephysio Ltd (“Primary Care Physio”) FCP Job Description
• Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
• Office skills including the use of IT programmes, databases and other modern/tech based ways of working and collaborating.
Fully HCPC and CSP registered practicing Physiotherapist (essential).
• Minimum 5 years post-graduate clinical experience (essential).
• An up-to-date understanding of Health Education England’s Roadmap to Practice (essential). • even if in the private sector (desirable).
• Previous experience of working in a GP practice (desirable).
• Qualified injection therapist and / or independent prescriber (desirable).
General Terms (applicable to all Primary Care Physio posts)
• Ensure that your conduct does not fall below the standards detailed in Primary Care Physio’s Code of Conduct.
• To safeguard Children and Adults and to act on any concerns to ensure that each situation is appropriately assessed and investigated.
• Adhere to all Primary Care Physio’s policies and procedures.