Job Title: First Contact Practitioner- Physiotherapy
Agency: North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (WHH)
Location: United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 49,387 to 56,515 £ / Year

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Job summary

Previous unsuccessful applicants at the shortlisting and interview stage need not apply.

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Trust is recruiting for a 22.5-hour First Contact Practitioner- Physiotherapist (FCP) within the Runcorn area.

Working as part of the well-established Musculoskeletal Clinical Assessment and Triage Service (MSKCATS), you will integrate with the current team of highly skilled Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practitioners (AMPP) and First Contact Practitioners (FCP) that currently deliver FCP services to the population of Runcorn in North West England.

You will be based in Runcorn across the bases that provide FCP services: Halton Hospital, Halton Healthcare Hub and GP practices. Currently, not all Runcorn GP practices have an FCP working on base, but all FCPs will be a link person with a specific GP practice to help facilitate relationships within the practice team. This combined working means that the post holder is not isolated from colleagues and will work as part of the wider MSKCATS team.

You will be expected to cover GP practices in the Runcorn Primary Care Network if service needs require.

Halton has had a FCP service for over 5 years and an interface service for 15 plus years before that. We have excellent working relationships with our primary and secondary care colleagues as well as the ICB.

We have a long history of providing a high-class, forward-thinking, dynamic service based on the patient-centred approach.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated, confident, experienced MSK physiotherapist with a high level of clinical reasoning skills within the MSK field to join our friendly, supportive team.

They must have already completed Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Roadmap to Practice and gained the digital badge or be exempt from roadmap due to having a relevant Master’s degree or being a member of the MACP.

Main duties:

Provide high-level assessment of patients with undiagnosed MSK conditions using advanced clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills.

Provide expert advice using a patient-centred approach and Shared decision-making skills to aid appropriate signposting of patients to services

Refer appropriately for diagnostic investigations and use advanced clinical reasoning skills in understanding the interventions required and the outcomes of them

• Provide early supported self-care advice and advice on community services to aid patient outcomes
• Be an active part of the MDT within the GP practice, attending practice meetings, involved in education of GP practice colleagues.
• Be an active part of the MSKCATS team involved in service audits, pathway developments and education of physiotherapy colleagues.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Holds Degree or Degree Equivalent in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registered
• Previous work in MSK field of Physiotherapy
• Previous experience in NHS
• Advanced clinical knowledge and expertise in MSK
• Post Graduate course in MSK

Essential

Essential

• Evidence of an MSK portfolio
• Knowledge of biopsychosocial model of assessment
• Knowledge of audit and Quality Improvement Projects
• Working knowledge of diagnostics in MSK field
• Evidence of teaching and presenting skills
• Evidence of supervision of other staff

Essential

Essential

• Completion of Stage 1 and 2 of HEE Roadmap to Practice for FCP Physiotherapists
• Basic knowledge of IT software- Word, Excel, MS Forms
• Team Player
• Ability to work alone
• Able to drive and has access to own transport
• Evidence of working in FCP role or Triage role previously

Desirable

Desirable

• Previous experience working on EMIS or a Primary Care EPR system
• Evidence of diagnostic interpretation courses completed
• Injection Therapy
• Non-Medical Prescribing Course completed
• Previous work in GP Practice
• Advanced IT knowledge
• Knowledge of community services inc voluntary sector
• Motivational Interviewing techniques

Essential

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Professional Standards

Closing Date: 5 September 2026

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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