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Main area
Physiotherapist
Grade
8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-8092501
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Barnet and Chase Farm hospital
Town
Barnet
Salary
£63,665 - £70,887 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/08/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 8a Advanced Practitioner / Therapist / First Contact Practitioner

8a

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Band 8a Advanced Practitioner (APP) / First Contact Practitioner (FCP)
Barnet Hospital.  Full-time / Part-time considered

We are seeking an experienced and motivated clinician to join our integrated First Contact Practitioner (FCP) and Advanced Practice team across Barnet and Enfield.

This is a developmental role, offering appointment as a trainee at Band 7 with a clear, supported pathway to Band 8a on completion of advanced practice and FCP competencies. Applicants who already meet Band 8a criteria will be appointed at Band 8a, with continued expectation to complete and evidence required competencies within our framework.

Our well-established model is fully integrated across primary and secondary care, with clinicians working across settings and building strong relationships with orthopaedic consultants and wider MDTs. This provides an excellent environment for developing advanced clinical skills and system-wide working.

The postholder will benefit from strong clinical leadership, working alongside our Advanced Practice Lead and FCP Lead, with access to supervision, mentorship, and structured development.

Main duties of the job

Key highlights:

  • Supported progression from Band 7 to Band 8a
  • Integrated primary–secondary care model
  • Opportunity to work across FCP and secondary care clinics
  • Strong links with orthopaedics and MDTs.  Our APPs work in spinal, shoulder, hip and knee and foot and ankle clinics
  • Structured supervision and advanced practice development

If you are looking to progress your career within a supportive, forward-thinking service, we would love to hear from you.

 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service. 

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Diploma/Degree in therapy
  • • HCPC registered/ GOsC registered / State registration
  • • Post graduate courses relevant to the clinical speciality including high quality post graduate training
  • • Evidence of CPD
  • • Demonstrate ability to study at Masters Level
  • • Membership of Special Interest Groups
Desirable criteria
  • • Independent Prescriber( evidence of commitment to working towards qualification)
  • • MSc qualification in appropriate speciality

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Post graduate experience of working in musculoskeletal specialist area at a senior level
  • • Experience of working in a FCP role
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience of working in a advanced practice role
  • • Evidence of audit or research experience and implementation
  • • Experience at management level
  • • Experience of managing change

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • • Expert knowledge of current physiotherapy in musculoskeletal field
  • • Able to demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning abilities including problem solving
  • • Knowledge of team management
  • • Up to date in all current issues relating to professional physiotherapy practice and current health issues
  • • Computer skills with appropriate knowledge of databases, spreadsheets and presentation packages for this level

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • • Leadership and influencing skills
  • • Highly motivated and forward thinking
  • • Able to work independently as an autonomous practitioner
  • • Able to work under pressure
  • • Highly developed communication skills- verbal, written and presentation with patients and MDT
  • • Ability to document information accurately
  • • Ability to demonstrate excellent clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills
  • • Committed to personal and team development
  • • Analytic, negotiating and persuasion skills
  • • Teaching and supervisory skills within formal or informal environment
  • • Ability to undertake and complete projects
  • • Punctual and reliable
  • • Able to work on different sites
  • • Analytical ability with complex data
  • • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • • Clear vision of role/commitment to speciality
  • • Adaptable and supportive of change
  • • Facilitation skills
  • • Committed to research, education and development

Others

Essential criteria
  • • Able to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Amanda Michael
Job title
Therapy Service Outpatients Clinical Service Lead
Email address
[email protected]
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