Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for skilled and motivated individual to join our dynamic outpatient MSK service.

You will provide skilled assessment and treatment for a wide range of MSK presentations, supporting early intervention and helping patients access the right care at the right time. Working closely with senior clinicians, you will contribute to the development and evaluation of this innovative pilot model, helping shape how rapid access MSK services could look in the future.

Alongside your clinical caseload, you will take part in service development activities, assist with audits and quality improvement projects. You will also provide support, guidance, and supervision to junior colleagues and students as part of a supportive and collaborative team.

We are looking for a proactive, reflective clinician with strong communication skills and a passion for delivering excellent patientcentred care. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your MSK expertise, gain experience in service innovation, and be part of a team committed to improving local access to physiotherapy.

The role is a 30hour position, with an expectation of flexible working across the county to support service delivery. In addition to core duties, the post holder will be required to provide clinical cover at satellite sites including Tenbury Community Hospital and Pershore Community Hospital, ensuring continuity of care and equitable access for patients across all MSK clinic locations.

Main duties of the job
The role involves the assessment and delivery of physiotherapy interventions for adults across Worcestershire, working within a busy outpatient department based in a local community hospital. You will assess, treat, and manage a varied MSK caseload, with referrals received from GPs, acute services in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, and self-referrals. This caseload will include patients with acute conditions such as fractures and post-operative presentations, as well as those with longer-term MSK conditions including low back pain, osteoarthritis, and tendinopathies. You will be expected, when clinically appropriate, to refer on to other services such as Advanced Practice Physiotherapy, MDT pathways, strength classes, and the Functional Restoration Service. You will engage fully in supervision with senior team members and participate in our scheduled professional activity programme.

We expect the postholder to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care supported by evidence-based practice. You will also have opportunities to contribute to service development, support the teaching and supervision of colleagues and students, and play a role in shaping future service provision.

About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Details
Date posted: 11 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: C9798-2525
Job locations: Malvern Community Hospital, 185 Worcester road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1EX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Demonstrate the values and beliefs of the organisation.
• Act as a role model to colleagues, maintaining the highest standards of professionalism.
• Use their initiative and take responsibility for the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
• Provide a physiotherapy service within a defined area, working as part of a specialist MSK physiotherapy team.
• Undertake physiotherapeutic assessments of patients with diverse, complex and acute/chronic presentation, to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatments needed, and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
• Hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service/particular patient type, working without direct supervision.
• Supervise and train students, health care professionals, carers and assistants in physiotherapeutic management, as appropriate. This includes working as a member of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Evidence of relevant post Graduate) courses / CPD maintained in portfolio.
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Experience
Essential

• A minimum of 2 years post graduate experience including work in a variety of specialities.
• Experience of supervision of junior staff or students.
• Experience of delegation to qualified / unqualified staff.

Knowledge
Essential

• Good knowledge of physiotherapy in relevant areas.
• Awareness of audit.
• Awareness of research processes.

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Role modelling good behaviour.
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
• Self-directed learning.
• Good critical appraisal skills.
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently/ collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Able to maintain judgement and work effectively under pressure

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Committed to personal and team development.
• Reliable and flexible.
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Employer details
Employer name: Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address: Malvern Community Hospital, 185 Worcester road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1EX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Team Leader
Craig Bartolo
craig.bartolo@nhs.net
01684612815

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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).