# Highly Specialist Physiotherapist – Shoulder & Upper Limb Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-physiotherapist-shoulder-and-upper-limb-team/68d394bb-194d-4e24-8e21-7dc250504dd2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-physiotherapist-shoulder-and-upper-limb-team/68d394bb-194d-4e24-8e21-7dc250504dd2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (30 hrs a week (0.8WTE)) - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-07T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-23T07:21:14.848Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Stanmore/Royal_National_Orthopaedic_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Therapies/Therapies-v8280942 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8280942?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This specialist post offers a 1-year opportunity to further develop your highly advanced clinical and leadership skills within the Shoulder and Elbow Unit at RNOH. It is a unique opportunity, supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team, including specialist surgeons and an internationally recognised Consultant Physiotherapist in the field of shoulder instability and rehabilitation. This is a part-time post. We are offering up to 30 hours, predominantly based at our Stanmore site. Hours may be worked over 3-5 days according to the needs of the candidate and the service, offering plenty of flexibility. ### Main duties of the job The role encompasses assessing and treating patients in both an outpatient setting and those undertaking intensive, complex inpatient rehabilitation. Whilst the role is predominantly clinical in nature it also includes a significant leadership role; supporting the evaluation of patient and service outcomes, active participation in quality improvement and service development and the training and development of other staff. The Shoulder & Elbow Unit has a strong research foundation and the opportunity to actively participate in clinical research may be available during the year. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This is an ideal opportunity for a team-player with leadership qualities and experience, who already has some post graduate experience in the musculoskeletal Upper Limb field with excellent clinical reasoning skills, who wishes to develop their learning, and experience a year treating a complex cohort in a specialist, tertiary setting. Please see job description for further details. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Others **Essential** - Demonstrate a good reasoned account of why you are suitable to work in this specialist field **Desirable** - Undertaken research / evaluation of practice / work based projects and initiated change ### Skills **Essential** - Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research - Understands legal responsibilities of profession - Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear, concise and logical manner - Competent IT and presentation skills - Ability to organise and prioritise a complex and busy caseload - Ability to communicate with patients with complex presentations/histories or impaired communication abilities. Able to demonstrate empathy, motivate and persuade patients with impaired cognitive abilities or physical senses. - Demonstrates clinical reasoning, applying theory and evidence to practice - Demonstrates a sound understanding of clinical governance and its implications for physiotherapy - Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day, often multi-tasking - Ability to work in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive post graduate experience within the healthcare environment - A broad range of clinical experience including orthopaedics/MSK, rehabilitation encompassing the core areas of expertise of exercise therapy, movement re-education, manual therapy and pain management. - Experience at minimum of band 6 level, working in specialist area for a minimum of 18 months - Attained a high level of clinical competence in your specialist area - Experience of student or physiotherapy technical instructor /exercise therapist supervision - Experience of leading clinical audit in specialist area and demonstrates a sound understanding quality issues - Experience of teaching junior staff and undergraduates - Participated in Appraisal - Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research - Understands legal responsibilities of profession - Demonstrates a sound understanding of clinical governance and its implications for physiotherapy **Desirable** - Experience in NHS - Experience working with patients with complex needs - Experience in leading group exercise or educational sessions - Undertaken research / evaluation of practice / work based projects and initiated change - Experience as appraiser - Involvement in national clinical interest group - Member of specialist interest group relevant to field - MSc in related health care field ### Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma/degree in physiotherapy - Registered with Health and care Professions Council - Evidence of CPD maintained portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to this post/specialist area - Attended courses related to staff supervision/development and leadership **Desirable** - Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy - Successful completion of recognised post-registration clinical course in specialist field MSc modules MACP - Leadership Course ## Documents - [letter from chief executive (pdf, 1018.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2864) - [job description & personal specification (pdf, 291.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10601049) ## 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.