MSK Clinical and Operational Manager: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 63,665 to 70,887 £ / Year

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The post gives the opportunity to lead and work within the MSK Orthopaedic Triage service and MSK Physiotherapy service, contributing to its development, as well as developing an understanding of the wider health care community. The post holder will be supporting the ESP’s, Band 6 and 7 Physiotherapists within the team involving supervision, appraisal and in-service training. Key Leadership in North East London service standardisation.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS MAY NOT APPLY.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an individual, who is an excellent leader, that can help dmanage the MSK triage service, working alongside the existing Advanced Physiotherapy (ESP) team and the Physiotherapy team. This person must be self-motivated and able to keep an up-to-date knowledge base. As well as leadership qualities, there would be an expectation of an advanced level skill set, including Injection Therapy, with Sonography and Independent Prescribing desirable. An ability to work under pressure and to be able to respond and adapt to changes is a must in the current NHS landscape.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • Recognized Physiotherapy degree and membership of professional society.
  • HCPC registration
  • Master’s degree in advanced clinical education, or equivalent level 7 education or training relevant to role

Desirable

  • Member of specialist interest group
  • Post registration training in management/relevant clinical areas

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Awareness of developments in the NHS and service delivery
  • Understanding of evidence-based practice and its implementation.
  • Understanding of professional issues impacting on therapies within the Trust and the healthcare sector
  • Understands the implications of Equal opportunities in practice
  • Understanding of the importance of data collection and analysis.
  • Able to work independently with excellent organizational and time management skills

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post-registration experience in MSK services, including experience in a relevant senior role.
  • Evidence of previous service development innovations introduced into the service and evaluation of developments
  • Experience of working in Multidisciplinary team, workforce development and skill mix
  • Experience of People management i.e. recruitment, supervision, appraisal, annual leave etc.
  • Experience of developing and delivering training
  • Experience of managing a team and supervising junior staff and students
  • Experience of clinical audit / research or quality issues

Desirable

  • Budget management and business planning

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 29 September 2026

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