Musculoskeletal FCP Physiotherapist

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Outpatient Physiotherapy Team in CUH as a Musculoskeletal Specialist First Contact Practitioner (FCP). We already have an established team of FCPs working across Cambridge who receive support from our service by a Consultant Physiotherapist and an FCP Clinical Lead to provide supervision and support to gain roadmap completion.

The role will be part of delivering services on behalf of our Trust within Primary Care, including specialist assessment and advice, direct clinical caseload management and Outreach Clinics.

You will have proven knowledge and skills in the management of Musculoskeletal Therapy and be expected to lead in service development and evaluation, student training and staff appraisal, as well as manage a caseload of patients.

The team is friendly and dedicated towards the delivery of an excellent service for all our users, as well as constantly looking at better ways to provide a service. We also have access to well-equipped gym areas and hydrotherapy facilities.

Opportunities for secondment / fixed term contracts may be considered.

Main duties of the job

To be part of delivering services within Primary Care to PCN’s as First Contact Practitioners on behalf of Cambridge University Hospital Physiotherapy Outpatient Department.

To have proven knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of musculoskeletal physiotherapy.

To perform highly specialist physiotherapeutic assessment and analysis of medical investigations of patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions.

To act as a source of expertise on the physiotherapeutic management of Musculoskeletal conditions.

To maintain up to date FCP accreditation and actively participate in regular FCP governance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

All roles in the Trust include a mandatory 12-week training period. Therefore successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Please note the job description attached is for a general Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist. The vacancy is advertised for FCP Physiotherapy Services provision only.

The advert will close at midnight on 25th October 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 9th November 2026.

Please do contact us to discuss the opportunities available.

Please see the link to the our service and what we can offer to you

https://careers.cuh.nhs.uk/where-could-i-work/allied-health-professionals-ahps/physiotherapist/

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

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.