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Senior Physiotherapist in MSK

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Ipswich, IP4 5PD

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

13 September 2026

9 days left

Job description

Are you an experienced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist looking for your next opportunity? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 MSK ...

As a Band 6 Physiotherapist, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Provide high-quality assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment for a varied MSK caseload.
  • Develop your clinical reasoning and autonomous practice within a supportive team.
  • Work alongside experienced MSK Physiotherapists and other members of the multidisciplinary team.We have specialists in lower limb , upper limb , hand therapy, oncology and rheumatology
  • Deliver outreach clinics, providing physiotherapy services in community settings.
  • Gain experience in and contribute to hydrotherapy sessions.
  • Support and deliver rehabilitation classes.
  • Contribute to service development, clinical supervision and the learning and development of colleagues and students.
  • Develop your skills across different aspects of outpatient MSK physiotherapy

We are committed to supporting professional development and creating opportunities for staff to broaden their clinical experience. Whether you are looking to consolidate your Band 6 skills or develop further expertise within MSK physiotherapy, this role offers a varied and rewarding environment in which to do so.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc / MSc Physiotherapy
  • MCSP
  • HCPC Registered Physiotherapist

Desirable

  • Non-clinical courses
  • Validated post registration courses
  • LEO / leadership

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with assistants / technicians
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary working
  • Comprehensive range of junior rotations including outpatients musculoskeletal and orthopaedics
  • In-service training and reflective learning in this speciality
  • Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
  • Prioritisation of workload
  • Directing patient care

Desirable

  • Supervision of students in any environment

Knowledge

Essential

  • In-depth knowledge of musculoskeletal diagnoses and their management
  • Principles and practices of rehabilitation and ergonomics
  • Advanced Clinical reasoning
  • Literature search/review
  • Current evidence based practice
  • Detailed anatomy and physiology relevant to the speciality
  • Health and Safety and Risk awareness

Desirable

  • Falls re-education
  • Benefits of exercise and education
  • Triage for musculoskeletal patients
  • Clinical Governance
  • Role of CSP

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

3 September 2026

Last checked

4 September 2026

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About the employer

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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