Job summary

Mayflower Medical Group is looking for a Remote First Contact Physio who will work alongside a team of in person physios as we look to grow our team of GPs, ANPs, Paramedics, PCN staff, and Nurses in order to provide outstanding patient care and ensure longer and healthier lives.

As an organisation we are constantly looking for new and innovative way of working. We are committed to our staff and their personal development in order to provide an all encompassing service to our patients. We have an e-consultation service that often attracts an array of Musculoskeletal issues. A remote physio can add further efficiency to our process and allow for MSK issues to receive care from home.

The surgery which has 5 sites across Plymouth, is in the process of returning towards a traditional model of General Practice in which should see an improved level of access for all. We are wanting a physio who can be based remotely across the UK to aid our growing multi disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical expertise, acting as first-contact physiotherapist and making decisions about the best course of action for patients' care (including in relation to undifferentiated conditions). This will involve engaging with patients, without prior contact with their GP, in order to establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis and management plan.

About us

Recently acquired by the Fuller and Forbes partnership, Mayflower Medical Group is a collection of 5 GP Surgeries based across Plymouth. Our surgeries provide healthcare to 35,000 patients at the following locations Stirling Road, Ernesettle, Trelawny, Mannamead and Mount Gould.

As a group, our vision is to enable patients to live longer and healthier lives that are full, active and meaningful. We aim to do this by developing a sustainable primary healthcare service. Our service is undertaken by our vast multidisciplinary team of GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Pharmacists, Paramedics and Nursing teams, as well as our PCN staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise, acting as first-contact physiotherapist and making decisions about the best course of action for patients' care
• Progress and request investigations to facilitate diagnosis and choice of treatment regime, understanding the information limitations derived from these and the relative sensitivity and specificity of particular tests diagnostic services such as x-rays and blood test, and interpret and act on results to aid diagnosis and the management plans of patients
• 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
• Takes professional responsibility as a first-contact physiotherapist, with high-level decision-making and clinical-reasoning skills to assess, diagnose and triage of patients
• Manages a complex caseload (including patients with long-term conditions, comorbidities and multi-factorial needs)
• Leads, manages and contributes to service delivery
• Accountable for decisions and actions via HCPC registration, supported by a professional culture of peer networking / review and engagement in evidence-based practice
• Streamlines pathway of care by providing a responsive service so that patients receive timely access to care
• Ensures care is proactive, preventive in focus and population based, with an emphasis on early intervention
• Provides care which is tailored to the individual needs. This would include, appraising the impact of individuals' clinical status on their general health, well-being, employment status (including in relation to function, physical activity, mobility and independence)
• Supports patients to set their own goals and be confident in their approach to self-management
• Communicates effectively and appropriately with patients and carers complex and sensitive information regarding diagnosis, pathology and prognosis.
• Uses a range of clinical skills which may includea. non-medical independent prescribing b. joint / soft tissue injections c. joint aspirations
• Provides learning opportunities for the whole multi professional team within primary care
• Works with MDT to develop more effective and streamlined clinical pathways and services
• Exercises professional judgement, making, justifying and taking responsibility for decisions in unpredictable situations, including in the context of incomplete / contradictory information
• Manages interactions in complex situations, including with individuals with particular psychosocial and mental health needs and with colleagues across the primary care team, sectors and settings

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Qualifications

Essential