Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner

Job summary

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy services are evolving and the Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner service has an exciting opportunity to join the Trust on a fixed term contract until 31st March and be at the forefront of expert clinical practice and the transformation of Musculoskeletal pathways across beautiful Worcestershire.

You can expect, and support, personal and professional development through in-service training program, with strong established links between service partners in primary, secondary and tertiary care. The Trust provides a structure offering career mobility, coaching and/or mentoring. There is great potential for career growth, learning new skills and being involved with exciting clinical and service developments.

The service provides a single point of access for Musculoskeletal (MSK) and Orthopaedic referrals across Worcestershire. As an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist, you will undertake specialist triage of referrals received from GPs, First Contact Practitioners (FCPs) and Physiotherapists, ensuring patients are directed to the most appropriate pathway and receive timely access to care.

This is a full time role - part time hours will be considered.

Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.

Main duties of the job

You will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care using advanced clinical reasoning, specialist assessment skills and evidence-based practice. Working autonomously, you will manage a complex caseload of patients with musculoskeletal conditions, providing advanced assessment, requesting and interpreting diagnostics, undertaking peripheral joint injections (injection qualification essential), and making onward referrals to specialist services, including secondary care where appropriate.

You will be allocated dedicated Specific Professional Activity (SPA) time to support service improvement, professional development and leadership activities. You will play a key role in the ongoing development of both the APP service and wider MSK Physiotherapy team, helping to shape future service delivery and improve patient outcomes.

You will contribute to the education and development of the workforce through teaching, supervision and mentorship of clinicians and students. Opportunities will also be available to participate in audit, quality improvement, service evaluation and research activity.

As part of our innovative and forward-thinking MSK service, you will work across the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research. You will support the continued development of MSK services across the wider health and care system, helping to deliver high-quality care closer to home and improve access to advanced musculoskeletal pathways.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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Details

• Date posted: 07 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum pro rata for part time
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 5 months
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 798-8348665
• Job locations: Princess of Wales Community Hospital, Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, B61 0BB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Consistently demonstrate the values and beliefs of the organisation

Act as a role model to colleagues, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism.

Use initiative and take responsibility for the quality of the service they provide to patients.

Work with a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making underpinned by a masters level award that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.

Act as a source of clinical expertise, knowledge and skills in advanced clinical practice.

lead in the advanced clinical assessment of patients who have highly complex presentations, making a differential diagnosis and prescribing treatments as an independent non-medical prescriber.

professionally accountable for autonomous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of evidence based clinical care.

Maintain records as an autonomous practitioner liaising closely with the patients medical practitioner.

Work collaboratively and cooperatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and quality of care delivered.

Clinical locations include:

Malvern Community Hospital

Evesham Community Hospital

Princess of Wales Community Hospital

Crowngate Health Centre

Orchard Place

Droitwich Medical Centre

The successful candidate's base location will be agreed on appointment, taking into account both service requirements and individual circumstances

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and progressive team committed to developing advanced practice roles, delivering excellent patient care and shaping the future of community-based musculoskeletal services.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

UK Registration

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

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).