Job summary
Join Our Innovative Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 7 Highly Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist to join the Musculoskeletal Service at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH), one of London's largest community healthcare providers.

Working alongside Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners and Advanced Musculoskeletal Therapists, you'll deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to a diverse patient population within a supportive and forward-thinking team.

Our MSK Service is led by a Consultant Physiotherapist and provides access to specialist services including injection therapy, diagnostic imaging, pelvic health, orthopaedic clinical assessment and evidence-based rehabilitation programmes. You'll have the opportunity to develop your clinical expertise while working alongside experienced clinicians across multiple CLCH sites.

You'll also contribute to service development, quality improvement, clinical audit and pathway projects across upper limb, lower limb and spinal services, while developing your MSK triage and leadership skills.

At CLCH, we're committed to your professional growth, offering excellent CPD, leadership programmes and career development opportunities. If you're looking to develop your specialist skills within a collaborative, patient-centred service, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based physiotherapy care, taking professional responsibility and accountability for patients within your caseload.
• Provide comprehensive assessments and develop personalised treatment plans using sound clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice.
• Deliver compassionate, person-centred care to adults with a wide range of acute, chronic and complex musculoskeletal conditions, adapting your approach to meet individual needs.
• Promote equitable access to services, ensuring inclusive care for all patients, including those from underrepresented and harder-to-reach communities.
• Work collaboratively with senior clinicians and the wider multidisciplinary team, recognising your own professional boundaries and seeking support or supervision where appropriate.
• Use a range of specialist assessment and treatment techniques in line with national guidelines, Trust policies and professional standards, ensuring safe practice at all times.
• Support a culture of continuous learning by participating in clinical supervision, peer discussions and case reviews to maintain and enhance clinical excellence.

About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
• Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
• Evidence of continuing professional education and post-registration development

Desirable

• Member of CSP
• Member of a Special Interest Group relevant to this post

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience in MSK and related fields
• Active member of multi-disciplinary team
• Supervision & training of junior staff & students
• Experience in managing provision of physiotherapy for MSK
• Experience of working in an outpatient department
• Experience of working within NHS environment
• Experience of working with a wide range of patient conditions
• Research project carried out at undergraduate level
• Experience of planning and delivering clinical supervision / mentoring to peers and less experienced physiotherapists

Desirable

• Experience of assisting in projects within team
• Experience at Band 6 level
• Pain Management experience and knowledge

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and its influence on Service Development
• Knowledge of recent research supporting or negating physiotherapy management of neuromusculoskeletal conditions
• Knowledge of equal opportunities
• Effective oral, listening and written communication skills in order to successfully assess and treat patients and manage their outcomes
• Effective interpersonal skills to liaise with all professionals to enhance patient care pathways
• Effective physiotherapy manual skills to assess and treat patients with neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
• To work at or towards M level standard towards a full Masters qualification.
• High level of IST including presentation of IST & cases with the ability to teach other staff - juniors, assistants & students.
• Management skills-to be able to help organise service
• Appraisal skills
• Awareness of NHS & Trust systems, policies, procedures & current changes

Desirable

• Knowledge of NICE guidelines and the NSF's
• Presentation skills to lead and teach in-service training sessions
• Knowledge of audit & outcome measurement.
• IT literacy for Microsoft Office

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.