Musculoskeletal Clinical Specialist - Foot and Ankle
The closing date is 01 February 2026
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an experienced, motivated, enthusiastic Specialist Musculoskeletal (MSK) Podiatrist or Physiotherapist with a passion for managing foot and ankle conditions, looking for a new challenge? If so then we would love to talk to you!
Referrals into the Specialist MSK service are from MSK physiotherapy, podiatry teams, FCPs, GP or self-referral. The caseload comprises complex patients with musculoskeletal pain, or those who have not responded to primary care intervention. Advanced clinical reasoning, investigative and analytical skills are required to ensure appropriate investigation are undertaken, and to facilitate decision making regarding most appropriate management options, ensuring delivery of high quality evidence based care.
You will work both independently and alongside a highly experienced team of Specialists, Clinical Leads and MSK Consultants who are key to driving the development of the service. There are opportunities to be involved in Service Improvement, Audit, Research and Quality Improvement. CPD and mentorship is integral to effective service delivery and as well as undertaking a robust competency programme you will have regular workshops/peer support. You will also actively support junior colleges within the Musculoskeletal Service.
Current vacancies are in the Southampton area although team members will be expected to be able to work across the service geography if required.
Main duties of the job
To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.
To undertake specialist assessment, interpret the relevant clinical findings of complex patients with musculoskeletal pain or those who have not responded to primary care interventions.
To make decisions, using investigative, clinical reasoning and analytical skills regarding the appropriate medical investigation of choice and implementation of such including injections.
To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support and facilitate more junior staff to do likewise, using evidence based practices and evaluate outcomes.
Provide timely advice over the management of all patients entering the care pathway.
To advise GP's, patients, families, employers and MSK clinicians on best management.
To be responsible for the setting and monitoring of standards and policies of clinical practice musculoskeletal service referring patients to the specialist pathways.
To keep accurate, legible records of patient care in line with Trust and service guidelines, being responsible for all physiotherapy records held by the Specialist service, using audit tools when appropriate.
To lead in quality improvement, such as projects to support shared decision-making and improve patient centred care, helping to deliver the NHS 10 year plan.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined‑up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community‑based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute‑level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc Hons Podiatry or Physiotherapy or equivalent (e.g degree in Chiropractic)
* Health Professions Council Registration or equivalent e.g General Chiropractic Council
* Post graduate study to M level
* Evidence of post graduate courses/CPD
* Member of Royall College of Podiatry / Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or equivalent professional body
* Injection Therapy MSc Module / Orthopaedic Medicine
* Membership of MSK Special Interest Group
Experience
* Significant relevant post‑graduate MSK experience with experience at senior level
* Evidence of continuing professional development portfolio
* Previous NHS Experience
* Experience of audit and service development
* Experience of working closely with other health professionals
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.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre
£55,690 to £62,682 a year. Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part‑time
Reference number
348‑CSS‑10083
Job locations
Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre
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