# Senior Physiotherapist - Musculoskeletal

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Health and Wellbeing Centre, Sandwell Health Campus
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Physiotherapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-05T00:01:41.063Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/West_Bromwich/Sandwell_West_Birmingham_NHS_Trust/Musculoskeletal/Musculoskeletal-v8231719
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8231719?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.swbh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The clinically-led musculoskeletal services at SWB Trust comprises physiotherapists, occupational therapists and consultant/advanced practitioners. We deliver a portfolio of patient-focused pathways within a range of Specialties including Pain Management, Rheumatology and Orthopaedics together with specialist or multidisciplinary clinics such as Hand Clinic, male/female pelvic floor dysfunction and rehabilitation programmes (at community leisure centres). Our clinicians work across the health system in hospitals, community clinics and general practices promoting best practice and delivering personalised care to meet the challenges of our complex population. Having supported our colleagues and patients through the pandemic, we continue to deliver an evolving and flexible model of care combining virtual and face-to-face access, to promote safety and patient choice.

### Main duties of the job

This role is an exciting opportunity for a MSK clinician who is ready to progress towards a role specialising in MSK. You will work with a mentor to help support your learning needs and have access to supervision together with the monthly Quality Improvement Half Days, (available for all staff across the Trust). In turn, you will be expected to engage in activities to evaluate and develop an area of practice together with actively contributing to the support of peers and colleagues. The department is research-active, participating in several multi-centre trials with clinicians undertaking PhD study and other research training. We have close links with local universities and provide post-graduate placements for MACP students from the University of Birmingham.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.

### 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

### Experience

**Essential**

- Post graduate MSK experience. Experience must include working within an NHS musculo skeletal service
- Experience of working as part of a Physiotherapy team and the wider MDT
- Experience of delegating to and supervising Physiotherapy/ Rehabilitation Assistants.
- Contribution to the clinical education of less experienced staff or undergraduate Physiotherapy students

**Desirable**

- Involvement in audit and research
- Participation in emergency duties

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- HCPC registration / CSP member
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

**Desirable**

- Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10541650)
- [swb- sustainability (pdf, 49.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2657)
- [candidate briefing pack (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2982)
- [personal specification (pdf, 152.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10541651)
- [swb reward & recognition guide (pdf, 704.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2604)
- [flexible working document – healthier futures (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2437)

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