Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
22 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Significant experience of working with patients with musculoskeletal conditions
- Experience
Can demonstrate relevant/ varied post-graduate experience across a variety of clinical areas at Band 5 level
- Knowledge & Skills
Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in the assessment and treatment of patients with musculoskeletal conditions
- Knowledge & Skills
Evidence of audit and research
- Knowledge & Skills
Evidence of MDT working
- Knowledge & Skills
Demonstrates advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Knowledge & Skills
Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities and format of the NHS
- Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge of relevant national guidelines and standards
- Knowledge & Skills
Demonstrates analytical skills and judgement when dealing with the therapy management of complex clients.
- Knowledge & Skills
Experience of working as Band 5 in the NHS within a variety of clinical areas at band 5 level.
- Knowledge & Skills
Timekeeping, planning and prioritisation skills
- Personal Attributes
Ability to work as a team player
- Personal Attributes
Ability to work under their own initiative
- Personal Attributes
Committed to excellent patient care
- Personal Attributes
Excellent communication skills
- Personal Attributes
Self-motivated
- Personal Attributes
Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns on a frequent basis e.g. weekend working, working to deadlines, interruptions
- Personal Attributes
Efficient prioritisation of complex workload/time management
- Personal Attributes
Ability to work across professional boundaries
- Qualifications & Training
BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Qualifications & Training
HCPC registration
- Qualifications & Training
Achieved or willing to work towards relevant Post-graduate qualification/training
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Clinical experience of rehabilitation in a Musculoskeletal setting
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Physiotherapist to work as part of the Community Outpatient Physiotherapy Services . Clinically you will work in the Physiotherapy Department at the Friarage Hospital Northallerton and Community Outpatient Venues across H & R and Tees. Time will be split roughly 50:50 across H & R and Tees.
This is a Fixed Term Contract and secondment opportunities for current University Hospitals Tees (UHT) staff will be considered but they must seek approval from their current manager before applying.
The service receives referrals from many sources including Consultants and GPs and operates from a number of different venues.
Applications are invited from Physiotherapists who have post graduate experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy as well as an interest and enthusiasm in this field. The team is friendly and supportive and senior specialists offer clinical supervision and support.
Successful applicants will be part of the Physiotherapy Service in the Trust and there are opportunities for case discussions and an In-Service Training Programme. Staff are also supported in their continuous professional development through clinical supervision. Participation in audit and research is encouraged.
Main duties of the job
To provide an effective and efficient clinical service to patients referred with musculoskeletal conditions or injuries within the framework of clinical governance.
To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme to patients .
To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision.
Access to advice and support from Senior Specialist Physiotherapists & Advanced Practitioners is available.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
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.
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This advert is for Senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Middlesbrough, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (secondment opportunity for UHT Group employees). The application deadline is 22 Sep 2026.
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