Specialist MSK Clinician

Job summary

We are excited to announce an opening for a part time (25 hours per week) Specialist MSK Clinician within the Gosport locality. This role is aligned to the four pillars of advanced clinical practice and will support staff to evidence their development across each pillar whilst providing clinical support and education to the wider clinical team.

The post holder will maintain a rehabilitation caseload in their current locality whilst providing clinical support and education to the wider clinical team. Alongside this, they will work under supervision within Orthopaedic Choice or Pain services to achieve their competencies within a clinical specialist capacity. This will be on a rotational basis.

There will be a requirement to travel to different sites within the role. We will be very happy to discuss flexible working options with successful candidates.

The service is committed to continued professional development and promoting evidence-based practise to ensure a high standard of care. The whole MSK service benefits from an extensive professional development programme aligned against an education document.

Main duties of the job

1.To provide skilled team leadership at designated locality in the planning, co-ordinating, delivery and the evaluation of the MSK Outpatient service to GP's and Consultants.

2.To provide clinical leadership and development of allocated professional staff members and students.

3.To take a major role in the advanced assessment and management of patients, within this speciality who may have a complex presentation and/or multi pathology presentation, determining best delivery of care in conjunction with the MDT.

4.To act as an experienced and skilled MSK resource for the service and multi-disciplinary team in the specialism of neuro-musculoskeletal out- patients

5.To ensure appropriate management of own patients and the wider teams caseload with onward referral to Tier 2 triage services when required.

6.Ensure a high standard of education/training is delivered, and facilitate reflective practice, clinical reasoning, audit and research projects within the department to ensure ongoing clinical effectiveness.

7.Work with the service manager to manage, monitor and report on local activity levels.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details

• Date posted: 03 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 348-CSS-11919
• Job locations: Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Bury Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3PW, United Kingdom, Petersfield Hospital, Swan Street, Petersfield, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 3LB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).