Job Description

As a First Contact Physiotherapist, you will work on-site in GP practices as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team. Youll assess, diagnose, and manage MSK patients at the first point of contact - with full autonomy and clinical support.
This is not a hybrid or remote position. Youll be embedded in your practice(s), working closely with GPs, receptionists, nurses, and other MDT colleagues to deliver integrated, personalised patient care.
You will have the opportunity to use or develop advanced skills, including injection therapy and independent prescribing, supported by protected CPD time and structured supervision.
Are you ready to transform MSK care at the frontline of Primary Care?
Do you want to:

• Work for the only MSK organisation in the UK certified as a Great Place to Work?
• Receive 12.5+ days per year of protected CPD and supervision time?
• Have funded training opportunities, including injection therapy and independent prescribing?
• Be part of a fast-growing, award-winning clinical organisation that puts people first?

If youre an experienced physiotherapist looking to develop your career in a supportive, forward-thinking team - this could be your next move.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Practice

• Independently assess, diagnose, and manage MSK presentations, including complex cases
• Request investigations (e.g. imaging, blood tests) and make appropriate referrals
• Develop tailored self-management plans to support behavioural change and recovery
• Utilize full scope of practice, including prescribing and injection therapy (if qualified)
• Maintain daily utilisation records and collect Patient Satisfaction Questionnaires (PSQs)

Collaboration & Development

• Work within a GP-based MDT, fostering strong relationships with practice staff
• Educate colleagues on MSK triage pathways and provide informal guidance
• Support clinical audits and service improvement initiatives
• Help shape and refine local MSK care pathways

Leadership & Learning

• Participate in supervision and peer reflection sessions
• Continue development aligned with the HEE Roadmap to Practice
• Contribute to clinical governance and mentoring where appropriate

About us
Leading the Way in FCP Services Across the UK
Primary Care Physio is the UKs largest independent specialist provider of First Contact Practitioner FCP services dedicated to supporting NHS Primary Care Networks PCNs Since our founding in two thousand and twenty we have rapidly expanded to
Deliver over one million patient consultations annually Support more than two hundred PCNs and one thousand plus GP practices Serve a population of over nine million patients Employ nearly four hundred FCPs and Advanced Practitioners across physiotherapy podiatry and occupational therapy LaingBuisson two thousand and twenty three winner Best in Primary Care and Diagnostics
Certified Great Place to Work Read what our team says here https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/certified-company/1574534
Meet our leadership team here https://primarycarephysio.co.uk/pages/management-team
Details
Date posted
23 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
xc2xa339,405 to xc2xa352,809 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
E0149-25-0113
Job locations
Bognor Medical Practice
West Street
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO21 1UT
Job description
Job responsibilities
What Youll Do
Clinical Practice

• Independently assess, diagnose, and manage MSK presentations, including complex cases
• Request investigations (e.g. imaging, blood tests) and make appropriate referrals
• Develop tailored self-management plans to support behavioural change and recovery
• Utilize full scope of practice, including prescribing and injection therapy (if qualified)
• Maintain daily utilisation records and collect Patient Satisfaction Questionnaires (PSQs)

Collaboration & Development

• Work within a GP-based MDT, fostering strong relationships with practice staff
• Educate colleagues on MSK triage pathways and provide informal guidance
• Support clinical audits and service improvement initiatives
• Help shape and refine local MSK care pathways

Leadership & Learning

• Participate in supervision and peer reflection sessions
• Continue development aligned with the HEE Roadmap to Practice
• Contribute to clinical governance and mentoring where appropriate

Job description
Job responsibilities
What Youll Do
Clinical Practice

• Independently assess, diagnose, and manage MSK presentations, including complex cases
• Request investigations (e.g. imaging, blood tests) and make appropriate referrals
• Develop tailored self-management plans to support behavioural change and recovery
• Utilize full scope of practice, including prescribing and injection therapy (if qualified)
• Maintain daily utilisation records and collect Patient Satisfaction Questionnaires (PSQs)

Collaboration & Development

• Work within a GP-based MDT, fostering strong relationships with practice staff
• Educate colleagues on MSK triage pathways and provide informal guidance
• Support clinical audits and service improvement initiatives
• Help shape and refine local MSK care pathways

Leadership & Learning

• Participate in supervision and peer reflection sessions
• Continue development aligned with the HEE Roadmap to Practice
• Contribute to clinical governance and mentoring where appropriate

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• HCPC and CSP registered Physiotherapist

Desirable

• Completion of some level 7 MSc learning.
• Qualified injection therapist and / or independent prescriber

Experience
Essential

• Minimum 5 years post-graduate clinical experience
• Minimum 3 years MSK clinical experience
• Understanding of the HEE Roadmap to Practice and the MSK Core Capabilities Framework
• Active CPD portfolio aligned to the 4 pillars of advanced practice

Desirable

• Prior FCP or MSK triage experience (private or NHS)
• Experience working in GP practices
• Experience using EMIS or SystmOne

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• HCPC and CSP registered Physiotherapist

Desirable

• Completion of some level 7 MSc learning.
• Qualified injection therapist and / or independent prescriber

Experience
Essential

• Minimum 5 years post-graduate clinical experience
• Minimum 3 years MSK clinical experience
• Understanding of the HEE Roadmap to Practice and the MSK Core Capabilities Framework
• Active CPD portfolio aligned to the 4 pillars of advanced practice

Desirable

• Prior FCP or MSK triage experience (private or NHS)
• Experience working in GP practices
• Experience using EMIS or SystmOne