# Specialised MSK Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialised-msk-physiotherapist/098d10a0-7ce5-49cf-8271-84ef6f934fa6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialised-msk-physiotherapist/098d10a0-7ce5-49cf-8271-84ef6f934fa6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Eastbourne District General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment roles - dependant on maternity leave returns) - **Employment type:** Part time - 26.25 hours per week (Worked over 3 fixed days between Monday and Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T10:26:17.040Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex//East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust//-v8296675 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8296675?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Specialised Musculo-Skeletal (MSK) Physiotherapist Band 6 - Fixed Term Secondment - Cross site Following development of our MSK collaborative under East Sussex MSK, we continue to look to the growth and development of our MSK Physiotherapy services. Due to Maternity Leave we are looking to recruit a Fixed Term Secondment Band 6 to support ongoing provision of our MSK pathways. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and experienced Band 5 or Band 6 with some prior experience of working with MSK patients. This will be a cross-site role, giving you the opportunity to work with a wide range of patients accessing our service, and develop your MSK assessment and management skills. ### Main duties of the job You will be working in a supportive team environment, alongside experienced MSK clinicians, including advanced practitioners, the MSK Clinical Lead, Rehab Leads and the MSK Clinical Consultant. This role will also be central to our collaboration with with other providers as part of the East Sussex MSK collaborative, to drive innovation and best practice within our MSK care pathways across Sussex. Our teams have a strong commitment to supporting personal professional development through an embedded in-service training programme, clinical and leadership supervision, mentoring and appraisal. The successful candidate will be integral to the delivery of this. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills, alongside sound knowledge and experience in the management of a wide range of MSK conditions. They will assist the Band 7, Advanced Practice MSK Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Leads to deliver evidence based care pathways for our patients and will take an active part in participation and provision of in-service training. You will be providing supervision and support to junior physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants in the team, as well as supporting student placements and work experience placements. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more information please see the job description. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us. ### 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** - Minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience, with minimum 6 months musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy experience - Experience of training/supervision of rotational – technical – assistant and staff and students - Experience of multi-professional MDT working ie. Podiatry, Occupational Therapy, Advance Practitioners. - Experience of using client-centred, functional goals and outcome measures **Desirable** - Experience of Supervision of Student/Staff - Audit Skills - Research Skills ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy - Current registration with HCPC - Post-graduate qualification or proven equivalent experience / training in a relevant field **Desirable** - Relevant validated clinical course ## Documents - [job hazzard form (pdf, 960.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10615554) - [job description msk band 6 (pdf, 256.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10615682) - [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672) ## 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.