Job summary
Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) are looking to recruit to an exciting opportunity within an established team of Band 7 MSK Physiotherapists. We are seeking an experienced MSK physiotherapist with a clear commitment and interest in hand therapy.

The post is fixed term 15 hrs a week. The bases covered will be community sites within CCICP but may vary to meet the needs of the service. The successful candidate would be working alongside other highly experienced MSK band 7 and 8A Physiotherapists but will still need strong clinical leadership and organisational skills. Considerable experience in the management of conservative and post operative hand conditions within an NHS setting is therefore essential along with clear commitment to specialist interest group.

Main duties of the job
The role will involve working independently as an autonomous practitioner delivering clinical assessment and treatment of patients referred with hand conditions by their consultant, GP, MCATS or self referred.

The Outpatient Physiotherapy service puts a strong emphasis on the development of staff utilising a robust appraisal framework, with a variety of CPD opportunities available. As a Band 7 you will be required to lead and support the development of others including colleagues, students, GPs and other healthcare professionals. Additionally you would also be expected to support delivery of peer review, mentorship, training for all aspects of Upper Limb management. You will be expected to lead service projects and audit to ensure high quality, evidence based practice enabling standardised care for all across the service. You must be able to demonstrate this from experience within your application.

The service prides itself on the pathways in place for complex patient management via other MSK Band 7 Physiotherapists, Pain services and MCATS which ensure seamless patient care within the MSK SPA.

Please see job description and personal specification for further details.

About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Details
Date posted: 05 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 412-COMM-8227557
Job location: Leighton Hospital, Middlewich Road, Crewe, CW1 4QJ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To act as an expert source of knowledge, offering specialist clinical advice and support to other healthcare professionals and agencies across organisational boundaries.
• To work autonomously to manage a defined highly complex patient caseload whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• To contribute to the delivery of the service in a variety of defined clinical settings, which may include in-patient wards, out-patient and community clinics and the patient's home.
• To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients, contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
• To utilise highly advanced communication skills to ensure clinical advice and treatment programmes are delivered sensitively, taking into consideration the needs of carers.
• To gain consent for treatment and motivate patients to comply with treatment programmes, overcoming barriers such as dementia, cognitive impairment, hearing, visual or speech impairment.
• To comply with the Mental Capacity Act to gain valid and informed consent to specific treatment and intervention for patients who lack capacity to consent themselves.
• To undertake highly specialist clinical assessment, taking into account all relevant information and clinical reasoning to formulate evidence based individualised treatment plans in agreement with the patient.
• To implement highly specialist individual and/or group interventions for patients with diverse presentations and highly complex needs.
• To monitor progress and review treatment plans and interventions to facilitate the achievement of goals.
• To provide appropriate oral and written information for patients and carers where relevant.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships with other healthcare professions, social care and other appropriate agencies, to ensure integrated and high quality patient outcomes.
• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to decisions with regard to patient care programmes through attendance at ward rounds, case conferences and other multidisciplinary meetings.
• To maintain accurate documentation in line with professional standards and local policies and procedures.
• To provide accurate and timely written information and reports to referring agents and other agencies where appropriate.
• To record and submit clinical activity data as required by the Trust in an accurate and timely manner.
• To ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients from the caseload liaising with other agencies as required.
• To be responsible for safe and competent use of equipment including the provision of support, education and training to other staff, patients and carers as required.
• To identify appropriate equipment and adaptation needs, liaising with equipment providers, completing paperwork and complying with any tracking, stock control and maintenance systems as required.
• To be an active member of an evening and weekend on-call weekly rota or rostered service, dependent on service need.
• To prescribe borderline substances as agreed with medicines management committee, dependent on service need.
• To give and request second opinions where appropriate.
• To refer for diagnostics e.g. X-rays, as appropriate to the role.
• To take the lead for clinical audit and research within a highly specialist field of practice, developing clinical practice and treatment outcomes.
• To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, applying it to practice and disseminating the relevant findings.
• To support and advise junior staff and students who undertake audit and research within the service.

Person specification

• Essential: Commitment to ongoing CPD.
• Essential: Membership of relevant SIG and demonstrable upper limb interest.
• Essential: Specialist upper limb knowledge.

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.

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.

UK registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Leighton Hospital, Middlewich Road, Crewe, CW1 4QJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Chris Smith, Physiotherapy Team Manager, christopher.smith2@mcht.nhs.uk, 07753178333

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