Job summary
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Band 7 Highly Specialist Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapist to join our senior therapies team at Newham University Hospital. The successful candidate will lead the operational delivery of the MSK outpatient service, managing a complex caseload and providing specialist physiotherapy assessments and treatments for patients with acute, chronic, or complex musculoskeletal conditions. Working autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary team, you will play a key role in service development, quality improvement, and clinical supervision of junior staff and students. You will also support administrative teams, contribute to training programmes, and ensure compliance with professional and organisational standards. This role requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to delivering patient-centred, evidence-based care that aligns with our WECARE values.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 7 Highly Specialist MSK Physiotherapist, you will provide advanced clinical assessment, treatment, and discharge planning for a diverse outpatient caseload. You will utilise expert clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice to develop individualised treatment plans, incorporating manual therapy, exercise programmes, education, and other interventions. You will supervise and mentor junior physiotherapists, assistants, and students, supporting their development through formal appraisals and clinical supervision. You will lead on service evaluation, audit, and quality improvement initiatives, contributing to service redesign where necessary. Additionally, you will collaborate with consultants, nursing, and allied health professionals across Barts Health sites, ensuring seamless patient care. You will maintain accurate clinical records, adhere to infection control policies, manage departmental workflows, and participate in cross-site training and service development activities.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post graduate experience
- Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HCPC recommendations
- Experience of working as part of a team uni-professional and multi- professional team
- Advice, supervision, appraisal, training and support to more junior staff, support staff and students
- Clinical experience encompassing exercise therapy, manual therapy, pain management and patient education.
- Experience of audit, service development or quality improvement projects
Desirable
- Experience of sole working as part of an out of hours emergency
- Involvement in national clinical interest group
- Undertaken research
Skills
Essential
- Good knowledge of current best practice in physiotherapy in the relevant setting
- Specialist clinical skills in musculoskeletal outpatients
- Understanding and application of risk management
- Understand legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and more junior staffs workload and supervise support staff in this field.
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities and support other staff in this field
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities and support other staff in this field
- Demonstrate understanding and previous participation in activity to support the clinical governance agenda
- In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group
Knowledge
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registration on the Health and Care Professions Council
- Evidence of current CPD in MSK physiotherapy
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- On-going, current or recent formal education in MSK therapy
Other
Essential
- Supervisory & appraisal skills of other staff including junior staff / support staff / students
- Ability to pass on knowledge and deliver training both internally within the profession and externally to other staff groups
- Committed to lifelong and self-directed learning
- After induction, to be able to actively participate as an appraiser to the Trust IPR system
- Committed to personal and team development
- Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Ability to cope with working in a busy or stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients/carers
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Commitment to non-discriminatory practice
- Understanding and compliance with Data Protection
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post graduate experience
- Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HCPC recommendations
- Experience of working as part of a team uni-professional and multi- professional team
- Advice, supervision, appraisal, training and support to more junior staff, support staff and students
- Clinical experience encompassing exercise therapy, manual therapy, pain management and patient education.
- Experience of audit, service development or quality improvement projects
Desirable
- Experience of sole working as part of an out of hours emergency
- Involvement in national clinical interest group
- Undertaken research
Skills
Essential
- Good knowledge of current best practice in physiotherapy in the relevant setting
- Specialist clinical skills in musculoskeletal outpatients
- Understanding and application of risk management
- Understand legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and more junior staffs workload and supervise support staff in this field.
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities and support other staff in this field
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities and support other staff in this field
- Demonstrate understanding and previous participation in activity to support the clinical governance agenda
- In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group
Knowledge
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registration on the Health and Care Professions Council
- Evidence of current CPD in MSK physiotherapy
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- On-going, current or recent formal education in MSK therapy
Other
Essential
- Supervisory & appraisal skills of other staff including junior staff / support staff / students
- Ability to pass on knowledge and deliver training both internally within the profession and externally to other staff groups
- Committed to lifelong and self-directed learning
- After induction, to be able to actively participate as an appraiser to the Trust IPR system
- Committed to personal and team development
- Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Ability to cope with working in a busy or stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients/carers
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Commitment to non-discriminatory practice
- Understanding and compliance with Data Protection
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
