Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for internal staff members to work as a Band 7 MSK Team Lead at UHCW. This post is a 12 month secondment to cover an MSK Team Lead role at UHCW. This is a full time role which will allow staff member the opportunity to gain experience working as part of the leadership team at UHCW, working closing with our exisiting Team Leads, CSM and Leads on other sites.

Staff will have the chance to take on Leadership responsibilities, working on projects, staff management and ensuring the safe and efficent delivery of the MSK service.

This role will allow staff to develop both their leadership and management skills whilst maintaining their clinical skills.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates - If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job
To plan, co-ordinate, deliver, evaluate and manage a high-quality therapy service to MSK Outpatients at UHCW, on a day-to-day basis. To ensure the service is efficient and evidenced based. To provide a source of highly expert specialised knowledge in musculoskeletal physiotherapy.

• Provide a highly specialist, high standard Physiotherapy service, assessing and advising on patients care & treatment, as an autonomous practitioner within the defined patient group.
• Lead the Therapy staff across the service area providing clinical supervision and training, liaising with other appropriate Therapy leads to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area
• Provide support and advice for the continuous development, co-ordination and evaluation of the MSK pathways (therapy and trust pathways)
• Provide a source of expert clinical opinion within the field of MSK physiotherapy for therapy staff and other health care professionals both internal and external to the Trust
• Provide knowledge and expertise on the Physiotherapy assessment and management of a wide variety of MSK conditions.

About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create anenvironment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Details
Date posted: 03 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 218-AHP-B7-8264262
Job locations: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Be professionally & legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in own care. Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients under own management & support more junior staff to do likewise.
• Interpret & analyse clinical & non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis & prognosis in on wide range of highly complex conditions to recommend the best course of intervention, evaluate outcomes, reassess & to develop comprehensive rehabilitation plans.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentation, investigate & analyse skills & formulate individualised management & treatment plans to formulate specialised programmes of care.
• Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals & gain informed consent in order to work within the legal framework for patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
• Accept clinical responsibility for own caseload & organise this effectively & efficiently with regard to the clinical progress the patient. Oversee/supervise the caseload of more junior staff to ensure patients are prioritised according to acuity of need across the service areas.
• Provide highly specialist clinical technical services contributing to diagnosis, care of treatment within the speciality as appropriate.
• Maintain a clean safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness hygiene & infection control at all times.
• Deliver training to rotational staff to ensure competence in carrying out duties within the service area.
• Regularly participate in working parties developing policy changes within the Therapy Department & other specialities within the Clinical Support group
• Work with Primary Care Colleagues, Consultants and other agencies to refer patients and develop the strategic & operational management of the specialist service area within the relevant professional service guidelines & practices.
• Provide spontaneous & planned advice, teaching & instruction to relatives, carers & other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of the Therapy Department and to ensure a constant approach to patient care.
• Provide specialist advice, teaching & training to other members of the MDT regarding the management of patients.
• Regularly manage expected & unexpected clinical events requiring high & unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency & clinical need.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma/ degree in Physiotherapy
• Relevant post graduate training in specialist area
• Risk management training/experience.
• Clinical leadership training/experience
• Current HCPC registration
• Evidence of relevant CPD for MSK Physiotherapy

Desirable

• Master's degree in relevant subject or willingness to undertake.

Experience
Essential

• Extensive experience within MSK Outpatients setting.
• Development of clinical pathways
• Audit and service improvement.

Desirable

• Change management.
• People management

Knowledge
Essential

• Highly specialist knowledge appropriate to MSK physiotherapy
• Understanding of clinical pathways relating to MSK physiotherapy
• Implementation into practice of audit & research.
• Computer literacy
• Understanding of current policy & procedure - national & local for professional area.

Desirable

• Knowledge of recruitment & selection procedures

Skills
Essential

• Excellent personal organisational skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal & negotiation skills
• Effective leadership & teaching skills - able to motivate others.
• Ability to work under pressure & set priorities for staff & others.
• Able to meet deadlines.
• Ability to reflect on & clinically approve own & others performance, planning, decision making

Desirable

• Demonstrates evidence of innovative ideas for practice or service development

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
• Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

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: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Service Manager, Outpatient Therapies, Matthew O'Shea, matthew.oshea@uhcw.nhs.uk, 02476966476