Trainee First Contact Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a development opportunity for a Physiotherapist to progress to a Band 8a Advanced Practice First Contact Physiotherapist role. The successful candidate will complete a training package and FCP Portfolio, working through competencies for the HEE MSK FCP. Upon successful completion, they will be promoted to a Band 8a role. The position is full-time, based in Southall or Acton within Ealing, and involves working within a local PCN and the MSK team.
Essential criteria
- Graduate Diploma Physiotherapy/BSc Physiotherapy + HCPC Registration
- Relevant post-graduate courses completed or commenced relevant to this post
Desirable criteria
- May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification/ Injector
- Teaching qualification or experience
- Leadership and Management
- Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service
- Demonstrates understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
- Leadership qualification / change management experience
- Demonstrate ability to design, develop and delivers programmes of specialised learning in line with evidence based practice to peers and junior staff
- Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
- Knowledge and Experience
- Specialist experience in musculoskeletal out- patients
- Demonstrates general physiotherapy skills and knowledge in core areas
- Experience of telephone triage or face to face triage
- Have been involved in service training evaluation/initiated service change
- Experience of MDT working
- Participation in research, outcomes, clinical governance and audit
- Good communicator
- Excellent organisational skills and time management
- Good problem solver
- Good general background knowledge of orthopaedic, rheumatology and pain conditions and their management.
- Previous experience within a community setting or GP practice
- Understanding of CBT or pain management approaches
- Research and Development
- Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research governance
- Research qualification
- Graduate Diploma Physiotherapy/BSc Physiotherapy + HCPC Registration
- Relevant post-graduate courses completed or commenced relevant to this post
- May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification/ Injector
- Teaching qualification or experience
- Leadership and Management
- Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service
- Demonstrates understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
- Leadership qualification / change management experience
- Demonstrate ability to design, develop and delivers programmes of specialised learning in line with evidence based practice to peers and junior staff
- Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
- Knowledge and Experience
- Specialist experience in musculoskeletal out- patients
- Demonstrates general physiotherapy skills and knowledge in core areas
- Experience of telephone triage or face to face triage
- Have been involved in service training evaluation/initiated service change
- Experience of MDT working
- Participation in research, outcomes, clinical governance and audit
- Good communicator
- Excellent organisational skills and time management
- Good problem solver
- Good general background knowledge of orthopaedic, rheumatology and pain conditions and their management.
- Previous experience within a community setting or GP practice
- Understanding of CBT or pain management approaches
- Research and Development
- Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research governance
- Research qualification
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £55,524 – £62,652 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 4d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Trainee First Contact Physiotherapist
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting development opportunity for an exceptional candidate, with demonstrable potential, to progress into a Band 8a Advanced Practice First Contact Physiotherapist role. The post is hosted by CNWL and candidates will work within the local PCN. The development programme offers the successful candidate the opportunity, as a Band 7, to successfully complete the associated training package / FCP Portfolio and to work through the competencies for the HEE MSK FCP. Upon successful completion the successful candidate will be promoted to the Band 8a role. There are multiple roles in South Southall and Acton PCN and this is a full time role based either in Southall or Acton area in Ealing.
The first contact physiotherapist will work in the PCN whilst also being part of MSK team. The FCP service in Ealing is well established and provides a high level of training, clinical supervision and support.
An agreed time frame will be agreed during interview for completion. Should the candidate not successfully complete the development package then a role as a substantive, permanent Band 7 Physiotherapist will be offered.
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