First Contact Practitioner (Physiotherapist)

Scienceabode; England; On-site; GBP 56,000 - GBP 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare recruitment firm in the UK is seeking a dedicated healthcare professional to join a dynamic GP practice in North Somerset. This role offers a supportive team environment featuring mentorship, a CPD fund, and the opportunity to pursue specialisms. You will treat patients, manage referrals, and enjoy benefits including an NHS pension, 6 weeks of annual leave, and a friendly team culture. Apply now to contribute to a forward-thinking practice with impressive development opportunities.

Benefits

NHS pension

Study leave

Professional development funding

6 weeks annual leave

Qualifications

• Team-based atmosphere with mentorship and support.
• Encouragement for specialism development.
• Experience in treating patients and managing referrals.

Responsibilities

• Treat patients and resolve ailments where possible.
• Sign-post to secondary care and referrals.
• Manage 14 patients per session with 15-minute appointments.

Job description

Overview

An excellent opportunity to join one of the most innovative and forward-thinking practices in the south-west.

You will be joining a large Training & Research practice with a sizeable team of GPs and phenomenal MDT which you will play a key part in. You won’t be solo-working and will instead join an existing FCP team – something of a rarity and giving you much more of a team-based atmosphere.

You will be given dedicated GP mentor time each month, benefit from your own personal CPD fund with paid training courses for your ongoing development and will be encouraged to take up a specialism with the practice keen to stress there is no glass ceiling for any clinician in their organisation.

Location & Salary

• Salary – (Agenda for change) up to c£63,000 + NHS pension + 6 weeks annual leave + 1 week study leave
• Location – North Somerset

The surgery

• Popular, high-profile GP Training & Research Practice
• Large team of GPs, ANPs, Clinical Pharmacists, OH Nurses, Mental Health Nurses and FCPs
• Very keen on staff development
• Coffee break and team lunch built into the template every day
• Visionary Partnership and management team with region-wide reputation
• Constantly embracing changes and new technologies
• EMIS Web

Your role

• Treating patients and resolving ailments where able
• Sign-posting to secondary care, community physios and onward referrals
• 14 patients per session, 15-minute appointments
• Progress clinically with the support of the Partners and management
• Specialist interests encouraged and supported (evidenced by the CPD fund)
• Protected learning time
• Portfolio careers encouraged – minimum 2 days required in this role

The benefits

• NHS pension
• Group Indemnity scheme
• 6 weeks annual leave and 1 week study leave
• Tremendous support structure

Next steps

For further details on this exceptional role, please contact us for more information. If you can specify the best time to talk, we will get in touch when it suits you best. You will then be contacted by one of our specialist consultants, who will provide you with further details about the role.

If you would like to talk ahead of sending us your CV, please give us a call on the phone number removed. Please note, any contact is in the strictest confidence and we will not send your details to any practice without your expressed consent to do so.

Is this role almost right for you, but not quite ticking all the boxes? If so, we have hundreds of other roles available and can also work proactively to find you your perfect post.

We have been named as the Recruitment Firm of the year at the HealthInvestor Awards, Winners of the Professional Service Provider of the Year at the General Practice Awards, Winners of the Recruitment Award at the LaingBuisson Awards and named on the Recruiter Hot100 list, so in dealing with us you'll be in safe hands!

For every placement we make, Menlo Park plants two trees! We plant one on your behalf and the other on the surgery's behalf. By planting two trees we offset 0.6 tonnes of CO2, the equivalent of driving 1,466 miles in a standard car. We want to contribute towards helping save the planet!

Matthew Okey

£56,000 – £63,000/annum Study leave + NHS pension + 6 weeks