Highly Specialist Physiotherapist – Shoulder & Upper Limb Team
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Stanmore, HA7 4LPView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£55,524 to £62,652
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
This specialist post offers a 1-year opportunity to further develop your highly advanced clinical and leadership skills within the Shoulder and Elbow ...
The role encompasses assessing and treating patients in both an outpatient setting and those undertaking intensive, complex inpatient rehabilitation.
Whilst the role is predominantly clinical in nature it also includes a significant leadership role; supporting the evaluation of patient and service outcomes, active participation in quality improvement and service development and the training and development of other staff.
The Shoulder & Elbow Unit has a strong research foundation and the opportunity to actively participate in clinical research may be available during the year.
This is an ideal opportunity for a team-player with leadership qualities and experience, who already has some post graduate experience in the musculoskeletal Upper Limb field with excellent clinical reasoning skills, who wishes to develop their learning, and experience a year treating a complex cohort in a specialist, tertiary setting.
Please see job description for further details.
The RNOH is a national centre of excellence and the leading orthopaedic hospital in the UK with an international reputation for diagnosis, assessment and treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. This ranges from acute spinal cord injury, bone tumour and complex joint reconstruction to orthopaedic and specialist rehabilitation. This broad range of neuro-musculoskeletal services is unique within the NHS.
The Shoulder and Elbow Unit at the RNOH aims to deliver world-class, specialist surgical care and rehabilitation. It is one of the largest Shoulder and Elbow Units in the country and a leader in the management and treatment of complex shoulder instability.
We pride ourselves in being a supportive, friendly team who enjoys sharing knowledge and developing clinicians, whilst caring for workforce well-being and having fun!
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
- Registered with Health and care Professions Council
- Evidence of CPD maintained portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to this post/specialist area
- Attended courses related to staff supervision/development and leadership
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Successful completion of recognised post-registration clinical course in specialist field MSc modules MACP
- Leadership Course
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post graduate experience within the healthcare environment
- A broad range of clinical experience including orthopaedics/MSK, rehabilitation encompassing the core areas of expertise of exercise therapy, movement re-education, manual therapy and pain management.
- Experience at minimum of band 6 level, working in specialist area for a minimum of 18 months
- Attained a high level of clinical competence in your specialist area
- Experience of student or physiotherapy technical instructor /exercise therapist supervision
- Experience of leading clinical audit in specialist area and demonstrates a sound understanding quality issues
- Experience of teaching junior staff and undergraduates
- Participated in Appraisal
- Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research
- Understands legal responsibilities of profession
- Demonstrates a sound understanding of clinical governance and its implications for physiotherapy
Desirable
- Experience in NHS
- Experience working with patients with complex needs
- Experience in leading group exercise or educational sessions
- Undertaken research / evaluation of practice / work based projects and initiated change
- Experience as appraiser
- Involvement in national clinical interest group
- Member of specialist interest group relevant to field
- MSc in related health care field
Skills
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research
- Understands legal responsibilities of profession
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear, concise and logical manner
- Competent IT and presentation skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise a complex and busy caseload
- Ability to communicate with patients with complex presentations/histories or impaired communication abilities. Able to demonstrate empathy, motivate and persuade patients with impaired cognitive abilities or physical senses.
- Demonstrates clinical reasoning, applying theory and evidence to practice
- Demonstrates a sound understanding of clinical governance and its implications for physiotherapy
- Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day, often multi-tasking
- Ability to work in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers
Others
Essential: - Demonstrate a good reasoned account of why you are suitable to work in this specialist field
Desirable: - Undertaken research / evaluation of practice / work based projects and initiated change
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First seen
23 September 2026
Last checked
25 September 2026
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