Job Summary
* To provide clinical expertise in the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal problems and in the education and supervision of less experienced members of the musculoskeletal team.
* To support the management of the musculoskeletal team to deliver and develop high quality seamless musculoskeletal services in primary and acute care settings.
Responsibilities
* Provide a comprehensive service to patients with physiotherapy need at a variety of locations.
* Manage patients with complex musculoskeletal, orthopaedic and rheumatological disorders and conditions.
* Apply advanced manual therapy and therapeutic exercise skills.
* Demonstrate extensive knowledge of patient self‑management and education.
* Communicate effectively with consultants, GPs and other healthcare professionals to provide a holistic approach to patient management.
* Initiate and participate in the development of new ideas and the evolution of existing systems within primary care and hospital based musculoskeletal services.
* Provide structured supervision, in line with ERS guidelines, for more junior members of the team.
* Carry out annual appraisals and create professional development plans with more junior members of the physiotherapy team.
* Deliver specific advanced level teaching for more junior members of the team.
* Organise, coordinate and deliver training for GPs and other healthcare professionals as required.
* Help plan service development and implement decisions.
* Deputise for musculoskeletal team leads with day to day management tasks, including checking new referrals against the team's referral criteria.
* Deal with problems and issues, passing matters to more senior managers as required.
* Support and liaise with admin/booking teams.
* Lead on the planning and clinical education of undergraduate students in the physiotherapy team.
* Participate in the recruitment process of more junior members of the physiotherapy team.
* Participate and lead, when appropriate, in the monitoring of activity and audit of the Musculoskeletal physiotherapy service.
* Autonomously assess and diagnose patients with a diverse range of musculoskeletal, orthopaedic or rheumatology conditions using appropriate assessment/diagnostic techniques.
* Autonomously create individual treatment plans using a variety of appropriate physiotherapy treatment regimes for a range of patient groups, including patients with complex and multiple musculoskeletal and medical problems.
* Adopt a problem solving approach, engaging patients and carers in their treatment plan, negotiating on agreed outcomes, gaining consent and educating patients on self‑care.
* Evaluate and review treatment outcomes to facilitate discharge of patients.
* Deliver care in a range of settings including clinics, GP surgeries and acute hospital as required.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy, BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent level (Essential)
* HCPC Registration (Essential)
* CSP membership or membership of a special interest group (Desirable)
Experience
* Good general experience, plus some specialist experience in musculoskeletal outpatient settings (Essential)
* Participation in in‑service training (Essential)
* Involvement in service training evaluation or initiating service change (Essential)
* Experience of having sole responsibility for supervision of staff and students (Desirable)
* MDT working within the Trust (Desirable)
Knowledge
* Relevant post‑graduate courses completed or commenced (Essential)
* Aware of research methods, patient outcomes, clinical governance and audit (Essential)
* Good general background knowledge of orthopaedic conditions and their management (Essential)
* High level knowledge of musculoskeletal conditions and their management, specifically spinal pain (Essential)
* Knowledge of pain management strategies for chronic conditions (Essential)
* Participation in research, outcomes, clinical governance and audit (Desirable)
Skills and Abilities
* Good communicator (Essential)
* Excellent organisational skills and time management (Essential)
* Thorough and reliable (Essential)
* Good problem solver; Able to work independently as a sole practitioner in GP surgeries (Essential)
Contract and Salary
* Band 7 – £53,751 to £60,651 a year per annum inc Outer HCAS (pro rata if Part Time)
* Fixed term – 6 months – Full‑time
* Job locations – Clayponds Hospital, London W5 4RN
* Date posted – 13 October 2025
* Reference number – 333‑G‑ECP‑0651
Legal and Sponsorship
* Disclosure and Barring Service Check – Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 – required for all applicants.
* Certificate of Sponsorship – Sponsorship for skilled worker applicants will be considered. Skilled worker applicants must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants over 18 are also subject to this requirement.
* UK Registration – Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer Details
* Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust – Clayponds Hospital, London W5 4RN
* Employer website – https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work
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