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Band 6 MSK Clinician Foot and Ankle Biomechanics


Location
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum
Profession
Nurse (adult and children)
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
20 Jul 2026
Contract Type
12 months (12 month fixed term)
Posted Date
25 Jun 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job overview

We’re looking for an  Band 6 Band 6 MSK Clinician Foot and Ankle Biomechanics to join our NoW MSK Service, within EECH.  This is a high quality, patient-centred and innovative service. You will be part of the team  that treats and manages patients with a wide range of foot and ankle MSK conditions. We provide comprehensive in-service training as well as peer supervision and dedicated problem solving slots. Flexible hours are an option for this role.

We look forward to meeting you at interview.

Main duties of the job

You will contribute in the delivery of high standards of health care to patients with MSK conditions in clinics providing specialist MSK assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care. To manage own caseload, which may include complex patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • To assess and prescribe care packages for patients with complex MSK conditions, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
  • Assessments and treatments will take the form of face to face or virtual consultations to enhance patient access to our services
  • To work with all health care professionals and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless integrated service to our service users.
  • Work when needed in a variety of locations – including lone working
  • Engage with System One Optimisation.
  • Engage with referral to discharge standard processes.
  • To be aware of the demand and capacity model which will reflect workload needs at any given time.

For a full list of duties and person specifications, please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Other

Essential

  • Commitment to the specialty
  • Flexible to meet the needs of the service
  • Ability to make own travelling arrangements to meet the requirements of the role

Desirable

  • Understanding of biomechanical and Surgical Paradigms

Communication

Essential

  • Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language

Desirable

  • Has undertaken presentations

Qualifications

Essential

  • • Diploma / Degree in Podiatry or Physiotherapy
  • • Current HCPC registration
  • • Completion of relevant post graduate specialist training
  • • Evidence of other continuing professional development

Desirable

  • • Post graduate qualification in Biomechanics

Personal and People Development

Essential

  • Able to work collaboratively
  • Committed to personal and team development

Desirable

  • Evidence of multi disciplinary working
  • Dynamic / confident
  • Able to maintain judgement under pressure
  • Motivational / Drive / Enthusiasm

Personal Attributes / Behaviours

Essential

  • Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the Trust’s Core values

Experience / Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

  • • Worked in a variety of specialities as a qualified clinician, gaining specialised experience
  • • Worked in the NHS or Private Sector in the UK providing a specialist biomechanics or musculoskeletal service
  • • Identify and evaluate opportunities for improvement, implement and evaluate change
  • • Ability to work independently
  • • Specialist knowledge of MSK foot and Ankle biomechanics and ability to identify and address poor practice
  • • Highly developed foot and ankle musculoskeletal skills
  • • Able to work collaboratively
  • • Committed to personal and team development

Desirable

  • • Worked in MDT with biomechanics and Orthopaedics
  • • Provision of clinical supervision
  • • Evidence of making significant changes to a department
  • • Ability to pass on skills / knowledge to other clinicians within both formal and informal environments, and to evaluate the application to practice
  • • Critical appraisal skills and Competent use of IT
  • • Motivational / Drive / Enthusiasm
  • • Understanding of biomechanical and Surgical Paradigms

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This advert is for Band 6 MSK Clinician Foot and Ankle Biomechanics with Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust in Norwich, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum. The contract type is 12 months (12 month fixed term). The application deadline is 20 Jul 2026.

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