Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner; APP
Billingham, Durham County, TS23, England, UK
Listed on 2026-06-26
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Healthcare
Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner (APP)
We are delighted to be recruiting a Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner (APP) to join our established and forward thinking team on a full-time basis.
In this onsite role, you will work within GP practices as part of a multidisciplinary team, assessing, diagnosing and managing MSK patients at the first point of contact with full autonomy and strong clinical support. You will be embedded within your allocated practice(s), working closely with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, mental health practitioners, reception teams and wider MDT colleagues to deliver integrated, personalised care.
Please note:
this is not a hybrid or remote position. The postcode listed is for reference only the PCN operates across multiple GP practices, offering flexibility in work location.
You will have the opportunity to develop and apply advanced clinical skills, supported by protected CPD time and structured supervision.
Are you ready to transform MSK care at the frontline of Primary Care?
Join us and you will:
Work for the only MSK organisation in the UK certified as a Great Place to Work
Receive 12.5+ days of protected CPD and supervision time each year
Access funded training, including injection therapy and independent prescribing
Become part of a fast growing, award winning clinical organisation that puts people first
Main duties of the job- Assess, diagnose, triage, and manage MSK patients at first contact, taking responsibility for a complex caseload.
- Request and interpret investigations such as Xrays and blood tests, and make appropriate referrals to support diagnosis and treatment.
- Use advanced skills including independent prescribing and injection therapy to deliver comprehensive MSK care.
- Work with Primary Care Networks and GP practices to develop and deliver specialist MSK pathways and support appropriate triage before secondary care referral.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments for patients with chronic pain, persistent symptoms, and multipathology presentations using advanced clinical reasoning and investigation skills.
- Provide accurate diagnoses and formulate tailored treatment plans for complex MSK conditions using highly developed manual and clinical assessment skills.
- Collaborate with community teams, orthopaedics, and pain services to support integrated care pathways.
- Manage patients with psychosocial or mental health needs, using social prescribing where appropriate.
- Deliver supported self-management programmes that promote behavioural change, physical activity, independence, and reduced reliance on medication.
- Provide personalised, holistic care that considers overall health, wellbeing, function, mobility, and employment needs.
- Support patients to set meaningful goals and build confidence in self-management.
Promni Health delivers fully managed clinical services embedded across Primary Care Networks, community services and neighbourhood health systems, working exclusively within the NHS.
Delivering at National Scale
-Promni Health supports NHS organisations across England through a scalable, nationally coordinated delivery model:
200+ NHS Primary Care Networks
33 Integrated Care Boards
1,000+ GP Practices
1 million+ appointments delivered per year
370+ directly employed clinicians
Our national footprint enables consistent mobilisation, shared best practice and reliable service delivery aligned with local system priorities.
Job responsibilitiesClinical Practice
- Assess, diagnose, triage, and manage patients, taking responsibility for the management of a complex caseload. You will progress and request investigations when trained to do so (such as x-rays and blood tests) and referrals to facilitate diagnosis and choice of treatment.
- Develop and make use of your full scope of clinical practice, including skills relating to independent prescribing, injection therapy and investigation when trained to do so.
- Manage complex interactions, including working with patients with psychosocial and mental health needs, referring to social prescribing when appropriate.
- Deliver programmes of supported patient self-management, in ways that facilitate behavioural change, optimise individuals' physical activity, mobility, fulfilment of personal goals and independence, and that minimise the need for pharmacological interventions.
- Provide care that is tailored to the individual needs. This would include, appraising the impact of individuals' clinical status on their general health, well-being, employment status (including in relation to function, physical activity, mobility and independence).
- Support patients to set their own goals and be confident in their approach to self-management.
Evidence, Research, and Development
- Collect, analyse and present data on patient case mix, produce information on patients needing specialist care, metrics of interventions such as auditing Injection therapy , use of prescribing, conversion of secondary care referrals.
- Auditing on complex drug management including prescribing, de- prescribing in…
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