Overview
A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
We have an opportunity for dynamic and enthusiastic Band 7 Physiotherapists to join our outpatient musculoskeletal service. You will need core orthopaedic, manual therapy and exercise therapy skills and an ability to adopt a bio-psychosocial approach to the management of musculoskeletal patients. Experience of working in a musculoskeletal outpatient clinic setting that provides physiotherapy for GP and orthopaedic services is essential, as well as a proven ability in teaching, supervising and appraising Band 6s, Band 5s, and students.
Responsibilities
* To perform a highly advanced holistic therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver a highly specialised treatment plan.
* To hold responsibility for own caseload.
* To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
* Supervise, educate and assess the performance of staff and student therapists, including working with universities, to ensure competencies are met.
* To initiate and undertake evidence-based departmental audit and research projects, to further own and service clinical practice.
Additional Information
All new staff appointed to posts at the Trust will be subject to a 6-month probationary period. We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We operate from two main sites – King George Hospital (KGH), Goodmayes, and Queen’s Hospital, Romford. The Trust is expanding services and has recently opened new theatres at the Elective Surgical Hub in KGH, and has been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments and are campaigning to secure funding to transform the A&E at Queen’s. Our services include the Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs operate 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing additional scanning capacity.
The majority of our 8,000 staff come from 146 countries and represent diverse communities. We are proud to be a London Living Wage employer and support flexible working and apprenticeship programmes. We’re introducing an electronic patient record to transform staff workflow and patient care.
Apply and Contacts
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The person specification below is not the full specification; please review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application. Applications should be made online. If you require assistance with the application process (for applicants with a disability), contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager via the contact details above.
Advert closes on Thursday 9 Oct 2025.
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