Highly Specialist Outpatient MSK & First Contact Physiotherapist
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled, self-motivated Band 7 Adult Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist to join our team. This busy service provides a high standard of MSK physiotherapy assessment and treatment to the local communities.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner providing evidence based physiotherapy assessment and treatment within the out-patient team to clients with a range of musculoskeletal condition. There will be a requirement to support and mentor junior clinicians. Your role will also include supporting the MSST Integrated service by assisting with triage of incoming referrals for a wide range of MSK specialities including physiotherapy, podiatry and hand therapy. You may be required to support some of our other clinical sites.
This role comprises First Contact Practitioner (Physiotherapy) hours that are delivered for Newport PCN and also clinic physio role one day per week in Church Stretton Health and Wellbeing Centre.
Please note this vacancy will close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
- To assess, diagnose/interpret and manage own highly specialist caseload of complex musculoskeletal patients as an autonomous physiotherapist in accordance with Professional Code of Conduct and Health and Care Professions Council Regulations, within both an outpatient and Primary Care environment.
- To develop, through experience and postgraduate training, the highly specialist knowledge and clinical skills required for working within an MSK outpatient / Primary Care setting.
- To triage onward referrals from physio departments to ensure thresholds are met, where they are not to provide the support, mentoring and training required to develop more junior staff to ensure evidenced based treatment is provided.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
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This advert is for Highly Specialist Outpatient MSK & First Contact Physiotherapist with Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust in Shrewsbury, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata / per annum. The contract type is 3 years (Fixed term 3 years). The application deadline is 17 Jun 2026.
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