# Specialist Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-physiotherapist/dd0a7c70-3fb9-4c1c-aacf-a1c13ead1265 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-physiotherapist/dd0a7c70-3fb9-4c1c-aacf-a1c13ead1265.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Peterborough - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-22T15:12:33.850Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Peterborough/North_West_Anglia_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapist/Physiotherapist-v8111617 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8111617?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you have a passion for musculoskeletal physiotherapy? Do you want to inspire and make a difference? Then North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is the place to be! We have an exciting opportunity to join our innovative Musculoskeletal (MSK) Outpatient team as a permanent full time (37.5hrs) Specialist Physiotherapist (Band 6). You should be forward thinking, dynamic and have the desire to develop and improve your skills and the MSK service.  A positive team-working attitude is essential for this role. There may be a requirement to work on the Orthopaedic weekend rota. The MSK team currently provides an outpatient service at Peterborough City (PCH) and Stamford Hospitals, as well as an Occupational Health Service at PCH and Hinchingbrooke Hospitals. The teams are responsible for providing a high-quality service to patients referred predominantly from A&E, trauma / elective orthopaedic wards and orthopaedic and rheumatology consultants. To join our team it is essential that you have experience working in an MSK Outpatient environment and in the NHS. It would also be desirable to have experience of working at a senior level incorporating some line management.  You will be encouraged and supported to develop your clinical, teaching and managerial skills and be actively involved in service development. Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively. ### Main duties of the job - To demonstrate musculoskeletal physiotherapy skills to manage patients referred to the service working in accordance with individual performance metrics. To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence based practice, local and national standards To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency Teams To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have a complex presentation To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole in patient/outpatient team To undertake weekend working as required within the orthopaedic service To be available to provide Clinical Supervision This role entails 90% Clinical Contact and 10% Operational Management as appropriate within team requirements To guide Band 5 and support staff in the management and delivery of therapeutic care plans ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached person specification and job description for more details regarding this role. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to work as a team member and an autonomous practitioner - Ability to write clinical documentation in a logical concise manner - Ability to communicate effectively with service-users, colleagues and the wider MDT - Ability to engage and motivate service users e.g. in a group environment - Ability to manage own time and prioritisation of clinical and administrative tasks, without compromising patient care - Ability to demonstrate personal and clinical effectiveness to achieve optimum patient care - Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs ### Aptitudes **Essential** - Ability to manage own time and prioritisation of clinical and administrative tasks, without compromising patient care - Ability to demonstrate personal and clinical effectiveness to achieve optimum patient care - Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs ### Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to use basic IT systems including Microsoft Office for data recording - Demonstrate a strong understanding of MSK assessment techniques - Ability to provide evidence-informed management, inclusive of manual therapy and exercise prescription - Knowledge of the multi-disciplinary team and patient pathways - Understanding of and engagement with service development and / or the audit process ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of working for a minimum of 8 months within an MSK outpatient department - Experience of working within an orthopaedic inpatient department, for supporting weekend rota **Desirable** - Experience of working within an NHS setting - Experience supervising students / junior colleagues - Experience of working in a Band 6 role ### Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy - Current HCPC registration - Evidence of Continued Professional Development in Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy **Desirable** - Member of CSP ### Other requirements **Essential** - Independently mobile to access all work sites within job role i.e. Manual car driver ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2886) - [job description (pdf, 520.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10406929) - [living our values (pdf, 260.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1865) - [agile working matrix (pdf, 168.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10406962) - [person specification (pdf, 216.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10408035) - [we are team nwangliaft (pdf, 8.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2745) - [information for candidates (pdf, 5.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2788) ## 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.