Specialist Musculoskeletal Practitioner
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
St Helens, WA9 3DEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Bank
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Musculoskeletal Service is looking for a Bank Band 7 Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist to join the team. The...
Provide advanced assessment, diagnosis and management of complex musculoskeletal conditions, working with a high level of autonomy
Make high-level clinical decisions, including requesting and interpreting diagnostic investigations and identifying when onward referral is required.
Deliver person-centred care, supporting self-management, goal setting and early intervention to improve outcomes and reduce reliance on medication.
Streamline musculoskeletal pathways to ensure patients access the right service at the right time, reducing pressure on GP services and secondary care.
Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams across primary care and community services to coordinate patient care.
Provide specialist advice, clinical leadership and supervision to other physiotherapy staff and health professionals.
Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and research to support evidence-based practice.
Fulfil education and training responsibilities, including supporting learners and less experienced staff.
Uphold Trust values, promote inclusive, safe care and maintain accurate clinical records in line with professional and organisational standards.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy, and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Able to demonstrate in practice portfolio experience in core physiotherapy and MSK physiotherapy
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
- MSc or equivalent education
Desirable
- May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification
- May hold or be working towards a postgraduate physiotherapy qualification
- Post graduate qualification in injection therapy
- Evidence of x-ray, MRI and blood test interpretation
Values
Essential
- Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all
- Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care
- Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it
- Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage
Skills
Essential
- joint / soft tissue injections
- joint aspirations
- Demonstrates ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice
- Presentation skills at local level
- Demonstrates involvement in research and or the ability to apply the research evidence base into working practice
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
- Leadership skills
- Basic IT skills
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge in a broad range of MSK conditions
- Post qualification experience in a range of settings including musculoskeletal out -patient setting
- Post qualification experience in a range of settings including musculoskeletal out -patient setting
- Experience of teaching and presenting
- Previous experience in a musculoskeletal triage role
- Able to apply a high level of knowledge and skills in a clinical setting
- Evidence of knowledge of audit and research
- Evidence of supervision and clinical education of students or less experienced staff
- To demonstrate understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service
- To demonstrate full understanding of the biopsychosocial model and its implementation
- To fully understand the role of diagnostics
- To demonstrate understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
- To demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
- To demonstrates the ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
- To follow professional and organisational policies/ procedures relating to performance management
Desirable
- Previous experience working as a band 7 in MSK
- To understand the role of other professionals associated with the treatment of pain and musculoskeletal conditions
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
7 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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