Job summary
- Main area
- Highly specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 293-EMRS1-0575
- Employer
- Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Homerton Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,133 - £65,261 p.a. inc.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist MSK Physiotherapist
Band 7
Advert
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced physiotherapist to join the Homerton musculoskeletal team has become available.
We offer the opportunity and support to develop within an established and successful musculoskeletal service.
We are a a secondary care MSK physio service that has strong links with our community MSK partners, with rotational staff working across both primary and secondary care.
The role will involve close working with Accident & Emergency the orthopaedic and Sports medicine teams. These services provide the majority of referrals to the MSK Physio service.
The role will involve supervision, operational responsibilities and service development expectations alongside the usual clinical demands.
You will be supported in the role with:
- Regular senior MSK teaching
- Dedicated 1:1 band 8a supervision
- Funding and study leave for learning opportunities/courses/MSc modules
The Homerton’s award winning MSK teams consists of:
- GP & Consultant referred outpatient services
- Homerton Healthcare & community outpatient locations
- Post-orthopaedic surgery rehabilitation, sports medicine, pelvic health, ESP/APP, MSK ultrasonography, non-medical prescribers, virtual fracture & persistent pain clinics.
- Close working relationships with Radiology, Rheumatology, Orthopaedics, Podiatry & Emergency Medicine
***ADVERT MAY CLOSE EARLY DUE TO HIGH APPLICATIONS***
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical expertise as a senior Physiotherapist managing musculoskeletal patients.
- Act as senior within the department in the absence of band 8a/8b, managing operational tasks, patient complaints and potential incidents.
- The successful candidate will be a key member of the team in delivering clinical education and quality improvement projects throughout the service, as well as evidence-based patient-centred physiotherapy management to a varied caseload of musculoskeletal patients.
- You will have the opportunity to develop your supervision and mentorship skills with the opportunity to supervise band 6 Physiotherapists
Working for our organisation
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, our procedures and our People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ and Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Education/qualification
Essential criteria
- Degree/Dip in Physiotherapy
- Level 7/MSc courses
Desirable criteria
- Completed or working towards IRMER
- CSP membership
- Working towards relevant M level qualification
Skills & abilities clinical
Essential criteria
- Level 7 specialist MSK assessment skills/clinical reasoning/ problem solving
- Complex caseload managment
- Comunication patients & colleagues
- Multicultural community
Desirable criteria
- Peristent pain skills
- Specialist clinical skills e.g. acupuncture
Skills non clinical
Essential criteria
- Leadership
- Teaching & presentation skills
- Projects
Desirable criteria
- Supervision & appraisal skills
- Recruitment and selection skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Indepth MSK concepts and Rx approaches
- Current professional & NHS issues & NHS pathways
- Substantive post grad experience in MSK
- Clinical audit/ QI/ Service development
Desirable criteria
- Experience working within secondary care MSK setting
- Experience of working in an NHS team & NHS Musculoskeletal pathways
Other
Essential criteria
- Evidence based practice
- Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matthew Cowan-Dickie
- Job title
- Outpatient Therapies Lead - Homerton site
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 510 7835
- Additional information
Jack McDonald - Virtual Fracture Clinic lead and AP Physio
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