Job overview
This exciting role is an opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced individual to utilise their leadership and musculoskeletal skills as part of our established MSK Physiotherapy service. Working as a highly specialist MSK Physiotherapist in a busy and vibrant MSK department.
A dynamic and motivated individual would contribute to the MSK physiotherapy service based at HMG and Leominster community hospitals MSK Physiotherapy departments in the beautiful Herefordshire county managing an adult caseload of MSK patients across the spectrum of acute and chronic conditions in secondary care.
Whilst also benefitting from a committed and supported development program to support the progression of MSK service within Herefordshire, the candidate will provide clinical and mentorship within the MSK department.
The successful candidate would work as part of a committed and progressive MSK team including specialist physiotherapists, advanced practice and FCP colleagues.
Please read the Job description and Personal Spec for full details and requirements of the role.
Main duties of the job
This role will combine a demanding clinical caseload of adult MSK patients as well as the day-to-day management of a small MSK department, the successful candidate will be expected to provide a high quality service demonstrating advanced clinical reasoning for patients with diverse and complex presentations.
The successful candidate will be able to participate in local and national research and audit as well as identify and initiate improvement across the wider MSK service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view the Job description and person specification attached to this vacancy in the supporting documents.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post graduate MSK physiotherapy experience including NHS primary and secondary care
- Experience of supervision, teaching and support of physiotherapy staff/ students
Desirable
- Experience at Band 7 MSK Physiotherapy or equivalent
Other Factors
Essential
- Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
- Able to meet physical & moving and handling requirements of post. I.e. re-positioning of a patient, use of moving & handling equipment, approved manual physical movement practices of patient
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to maintain confidentiality and professionalism within the environment that they are working
- Able to demonstrate awareness of own limitations and need to ask for help
- Evidence of ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written documentation
- Able to work as part of a Team
- Evidence of being a reliable and diligent Physiotherapist
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of relevant and up to date post graduate training within MSK Physiotherapy(level 7 or above)
- Leadership qualification or significant experience of leading a team in a healthcare setting
Desirable
- Working towards stage 1 HEE Roadmap to FCP
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
- Evidence of highly specialist MSK physiotherapy skills and ongoing CPD
- Experience of complex multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
- Computer skills including clinical noting
- Ability to manage own caseload, prioritise workload and optimising performance capability of local MSK team
- Highly specialist MSK assessment skills with clinical reasoning and analytical ability
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to work autonomously using own knowledge, skills and initiative in highly complex situations
- Audit & Research
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This advert is for Highly Specialist MSK Physiotherapist with Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Jul 2026.
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