Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated musculoskeletal physiotherapists to take on enhanced level roles, to support out growing team.
This part time band 7 post would suit either an experienced Band 7 MSK physiotherapist looking to take on a new challenge or an experienced Band 6 MSK physiotherapist ready to develop their clinical, management and leadership skills.
The successful candidate will work closely with our Clinical Lead, ESP physiotherapists, B7s in our clinics across Havering and Barking and Dagenham, and administration & clerical team to deliver high quality patient care through innovation and service improvement. A key part of this role is providing training, support and supervision to rotational band 5 and 6 physiotherapists, students and exercise therapists. In return we will provide the post holder with training and development opportunities through an established support structure.
Main duties of the job
We can offer excellent work - life balance and benefits including:
1. Protected CPD time with a diverse In Service Training Programme
2. Regular supervision and appraisal
3. NHS pension
4. Close transport links into London
5. Opportunity for service development and audit
6. Flexibility working
7. Agile working devices
8. Friendly and supportive teams
9. Staff wellbeing and employee support.
Working for our organisation
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
10. We are kind.
11. We are respectful.
12. We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
Starting with Us
NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 pro rata for part time).
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
We would expect the post holder to have experience working as a musculoskeletal band 6 or 7 physiotherapist for a minimum of 2 years with experience in musculoskeletal outpatients, triage and orthopaedics. You will be able to demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and up-to-date CPD.
The post will be based in Havering however the post-holder may be required to work at clinics across our Havering, Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge sites with possibility of some remote work from home.
For further details, please refer to the Job description and person specification attached.
Person specification
qualification
Essential criteria
13. BSC Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential criteria
14. Minimum 2 years B6 MSK Physiotherapy outpatients
skills
Essential criteria
15. Mentoring & supervision experience
Leadership skills
Essential criteria
16. Evidence of leadership in previous role
CPD
Essential criteria
17. Evidence of ongoing MSK specific CPD
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
18. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
19. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
20. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
21. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.