# CMATS Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cmats-physiotherapist/4694a22e-e239-4492-87aa-873023a5bf22 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cmats-physiotherapist/4694a22e-e239-4492-87aa-873023a5bf22.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - **Location:** Glan Clwyd Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Salary:** £50129.00 to £57365.00 - **Contract type:** Secondment: 10 months (until 31st August 2027 to meet the needs of the service) - **Employment type:** Part time - 27 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-04T13:54:39.122Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8230466 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8230466?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://bcuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and skilled musculoskeletal physiotherapist to our experienced CMATS (General and Spinal) Team, within the Central area of BCUHB. This is an exciting opportunity to join a welcoming team of experienced clinicians, who work closely with our Primary Care practitioners, in addition to Orthopaedic, Pain, Rheumatology, and Primary Care staff and services. Training and support will be provided. The CMATS service delivers triage and clinical assessment sessions for people with musculoskeletal symptoms and orthopaedic conditions, within the diverse and beautiful Central Area of North Wales. Our aim is to offer excellent assessment and triage of people with musculoskeletal problems within a timely manner; ensuring an appropriate onward management plan through shared decision-making. We are looking for a person with excellent communication skills, who will have a broad background in assessing and treating musculoskeletal conditions, where additional competency in imaging, requesting bloods or prescribing would be helpful. ### Main duties of the job To take a clinical lead role in the assessment and treatment of patients where the caseload will comprise of mainly patients with highly complex presentations. This will be through highly specialist / extended scope clinical knowledge and application, audit, research and education. It will require liaison with a diverse number of multidisciplinary specialities and integrated working with other disciplines and agencies. To work as an autonomous, clinical highly Specialist Physiotherapist. To work with the Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist to develop and deliver a high quality clinical service throughout BCUHB. Leading by example; provide a high standard of specialist assessment and treatment of patients in a variety of locations. Using evidence based principles / current best practice and advanced clinical skills and clinical reasoning assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. To develop competencies for frontline clinical staff within the section in order to assess; clinically reason and effectively treat routine cases and identify those with complex needs where support may be required. Support staff to develop skills to identify potential serious pathology in patients referred for Physiotherapy. To provide an ongoing rolling training programme and support package to develop appropriate knowledge and skills in the workforce within the specialism and rotational staff base. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. ### 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. Welsh language skills are desirable ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent clinical reasoning skills in physiotherapy - Able to give clear concise written and verbal reports - Excellent communication skills - Demonstrate professional independence - Ability to conduct professional affairs in a confident, assertive manner, using negotiating skills. **Desirable** - Demonstrate presentation skills - Audit/research skills - Management and leadership skills - Delivery of extend scope practise - Advanced clinical practice and clinical reasoning skills to specialist level - Able to critique research papers and implement relevant findings. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Good knowledge of complex conditions - Advanced knowledge of anatomy and physiology underlying complex pathology - Good working knowledge of all areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management. **Desirable** - Extensive specialist clinical experience and knowledge in relationship to speciality. Evidence of recent study in relevant clinical area ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience of working as a Senior Physiotherapist - Evidence of teaching within post - Proven multidisciplinary working - Experience of audit **Desirable** - Experience of lecturing externally - Involvement in research - Competency in extended scope practice in the specialism - Experience of delivering clinical education in area of speciality - Experience of working in an NHS environment as physiotherapist and MDT/ multi-agency working where relevant - Experience in the relevant speciality - Experience of contribution to CNG or working parties. ### Qualification **Essential** - Degree/Graduate Diploma in physiotherapy - HCPC registered - Able to demonstrate continuing professional development - Obtained or working towards post graduate (Master's qualification) - Extended scope skills or working towards **Desirable** - Membership of appropriate special interest group - Management leadership training - CSP member ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Able to work at intense levels of concentration during most of the working day - Able to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment - Able to meet the travel requirements of the post **Desirable** - Welsh speaking ## Documents - [jd - sd (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10540222) - [oh form (pdf, 648.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10560743) - [ps - mp (pdf, 552.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10560744) - [values and behaviour framework (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2937) - [nhs north wales - the right choice (pdf, 3.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2075) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1632) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.