MSK Band 7 Physiotherapist
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
London, N7 8GG
Salary
£58,133 to £65,261
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
MSK Physiotherapist (Rotational) Band 7 - Fixed Term 12 Months Opportunities for 4 or 5 days working The MSK Physiotherapy department at Whittington H...
Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section.
You will be expected to
- Triage electronic referrals regularly.
- Effectively use and ensure that the electronic patient database records reflect your current caseload and activity; with timely discharge and outcome appointments.
- Provide high quality physiotherapy including assessment, treatment and advice to patients with various Neuromusculoskeletal presentations.
- Assess and treat own caseload of patients, and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner with support from senior staff when required.
- Communicate with other health professionals, patients and carers with regard to the delivery of patient focused care.
- Participate in departmental continuous professional development, departmental education and training, audit and evidence-based projects.
- Undertake all necessary verbal and written documentation required for patient care.
- Have clinical supervision on a regular basis with senior staff. Supervision can take the form of formal training, clinical reasoning, peer review, case reviews and reflective practise.
- Supervise and appraise juniors and students.
- Provide education, training and supervision to physiotherapists, students and other staff as appropriate.
- Assist in the operation and development of MSK Outpatient Service provision across Whittington Health.
Please read the personal specification carefully to ensure your application clearly demonstrates all of the essential criteria. Please provide examples in your supporting information to show how you meet these criteria.
Or to speak to us, please feel free to get in contact.
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Good written/spoken English
- Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy leading to HPC registration
Desirable
- Membership of professional groups
- Recent and relevant post-registration training / courses in musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Exp of working in MSK outpatients inc acute, chronic, GP, consultant and self referrals
- Problem solving approach
- Specialised knowledge and experience of working with a wide range of approaches to the clinical reasoning and management of patients with complex pain and movement dysfunction presentations
- Post-registration physiotherapy experience in MSK
Desirable
- musculoskeletal outpatients Orthopaedics Sports injuries, Rheumatology Neuro/Elderly Rehabilitation
- Working in the NHS
- Specialised knowledge of the current management guidelines and evidence in the safe treatment of Musculoskeletal disorders
- Involvement in clinical audit/evaluation projects/service development
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Specialised knowledge of the safe management of musculoskeletal disorders
- Ability to prioritise
- Flexible approach to changing circumstances and departmental needs
- Able to demonstrate good communication, report writing and presentation skills.
- Ability to self-motivate and motivate others
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork
- Good organisation, time management and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Monitored/supervised: Physiotherapy staff students Assistants/clerical staff
- Previous experience teaching Musculoskeletal physiotherapy staff/students and other professionals
- Experience of undertaking departmental duties
- Able to deputise for team leader / management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrate ICARE values in application form
- To be confident in the use of electronic patient records and trust reporting systems
- Strong ethos of team working and supporting colleagues to achieve team goals
- Ability to carry out concurrent activities and work in an unpredictable work environment
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
19 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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