Musculoskeletal Clinical Specialist - Spines
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Southampton, SO30 3JB · Petersfield, GU32 3LB · Cosham, PO6 3NH · Fareham, SO31 7DQ
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
Are you an experienced, motivated, enthusiastic Specialist MSK Clinician with a passion for spines looking for a new challenge? If so then we would lo...
- To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.
- To undertake specialist assessment, interpret the relevant clinical findings of complex patients with musculoskeletal pain or those who have not responded to primary care interventions.
- To make decisions, using investigative, clinical reasoning and analytical skills regarding the appropriate medical investigation of choice and implementation of such including injections.
- To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support and facilitate more junior staff to do likewise, using evidence based practices and evaluate outcomes.
- Provide timely advice over the management of all patients entering the care pathway.
- To advise GP's, patients, families, employers and Physiotherapists on best management.
- To be responsible for the setting and monitoring of standards and policies of clinical practice physiotherapy service referring patients to the specialist pathways.
- To keep accurate, legible records of patient care in line with Trust and service guidelines, being responsible for all physiotherapy records held by the Specialist service, using audit tools when appropriate
- To lead in quality improvement, such as projects to support shared decision-making and improve patient centred care, helping to deliver the NHS long-term plan.
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.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Hons Physiotherapy or equivalent (e.g degree in Chiropractic)
- Health Professions Council Registration or equivalent e.g General Chiropractic Council
- Post graduate study to M level
- Evidence of post graduate courses/CPD
Desirable
- Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or equivalent professional body
- IRMER qualification
- Membership of MSK Special Interest Group
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant post-graduate MSK experience with experience at senior level
- Evidence of continuing professional development portfolio
- Previous NHS Experience
- Experience of audit and service development
- Experience of working closely with other health professionals
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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