Highly Specialist MSK Physiotherapist
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
London, E9 6SRView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£58,133 to £65,261
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
24 November 2026
9 days leftJob description
A fantastic opportunity is available for an experienced physiotherapist to join the Homerton musculoskeletal team as cover for maternity leave. We off...
- Provide clinical expertise as a senior Physiotherapist managing musculoskeletal patients.
- Act as senior within the department in the absence of band 8a/8b, managing operational tasks, patient complaints and potential incidents.
- The successful candidate will be a key member of the team in delivering clinical education and quality improvement projects throughout the service, as well as evidence-based patient-centred physiotherapy management to a varied caseload of musculoskeletal patients.
- You will have the opportunity to develop your supervision and mentorship skills with the opportunity to supervise band 6 Physiotherapists
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton University Hospital has previously attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, our procedures and our People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ and Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Education/qualification
Essential: - Degree/Dip in Physiotherapy; - Level 7/MSc courses
Desirable: - Completed or working towards IRMER; - CSP membership; - Working towards relevant M level qualification
Skills & abilities clinical
Essential: - Level 7 specialist MSK assessment skills/clinical reasoning/ problem solving; - Complex caseload managment; - Comunication patients & colleagues
Desirable: - Peristent pain skills; - Specialist clinical skills e.g. acupuncture
Skills non clinical
Essential: - Leadership; - Teaching & presentation skills; - Projects
Desirable: - Supervision & appraisal skills; - Recruitment and selection skills
Experience
Essential
- Indepth MSK concepts and Rx approaches
- Experience of current NHS pathways
- Substantive post grad experience in MSK
- Concrete experience of Clinical audit/ QI/ Service development
- Experience working within multicultural communities
Desirable: - Experience working within secondary care MSK setting; - Experience of working in an NHS team & NHS Musculoskeletal pathways
Other
Essential: - Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive acute musculoskeletal clinical knowledge.
- Range of evidence based practice treatment approaches/philosophies.
- Risk management/clinical governance principles including an understanding of confidentiality issues
- Awareness of current professional and health service issues.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
3 November 2026
Last checked
5 November 2026
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