Highly Specialist MSK Physiotherapist: Sponsorship Available

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

A fantastic opportunity is available for an experienced physiotherapist to join the Homerton musculoskeletal team as cover for maternity leave.

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 Acute Homerton MSK team consists of:

  • Consultant referred outpatient services
  • Post-orthopaedic surgery rehabilitation, sports medicine, pelvic health, ESP/APP, MSK ultrasonography, non-medical prescribers, virtual fracture.
  • 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

Person Specification

Education/qualification

Essential

  • Degree/Dip in Physiotherapy
  • Level 7/MSc courses

Desirable

  • Completed or working towards IRMER
  • CSP membership
  • Working towards relevant M level qualification

Skills & abilities clinical

Essential

  • Level 7 specialist MSK assessment skills/clinical reasoning/ problem solving
  • Complex caseload managment
  • Comunication patients & colleagues

Desirable

  • Peristent pain skills
  • Specialist clinical skills e.g. acupuncture

Skills non clinical

Essential

  • Leadership
  • Teaching & presentation skills
  • Projects

Desirable

  • Supervision & appraisal skills
  • Recruitment and selection skills

Experience

Essential

  • Indepth MSK concepts and Rx approaches
  • Experience of current NHS pathways
  • Substantive post grad experience in MSK
  • Concrete experience of Clinical audit/ QI/ Service development
  • Experience working within multicultural communities

Desirable

  • Experience working within secondary care MSK setting
  • Experience of working in an NHS team & NHS Musculoskeletal pathways

Other

Essential

  • Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values

Knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive acute musculoskeletal clinical knowledge.
  • Range of evidence based practice treatment approaches/philosophies.
  • Risk management/clinical governance principles including an understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Awareness of current professional and health service issues.

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: 24 November 2026

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