# Band 8a Advanced Practitioner / Therapist / First Contact Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8a-advanced-practitioner-therapist-first-contact-practitioner/d7167d70-49b4-49c8-b33c-2e524ae4c772 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8a-advanced-practitioner-therapist-first-contact-practitioner/d7167d70-49b4-49c8-b33c-2e524ae4c772.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Salary:** £63,665 - £70,887 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-27T11:21:06.734Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Barnet/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapist/Physiotherapist-v8092501 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8092501?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ### 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 ### Others **Essential** - - Able to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines ### Experience **Essential** - - Post graduate experience of working in musculoskeletal specialist area at a senior level - - Experience of working in a FCP role **Desirable** - - 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** - - 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 ### Royal Free World Class Values **Essential** - - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ### Personal Qualities & attributes **Essential** - - 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 ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - - 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** - - Independent Prescriber( evidence of commitment to working towards qualification) - - MSc qualification in appropriate speciality ## Documents - [functional requirements (doc, 58.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10385918) - [band 8a app/fcp person spec (docx, 79.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10385917) - [band 7–8a app/fcp job description (docx, 85.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10385916) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 627.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.