Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist - MSK

Job description

Job summary

Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist - MSK

37.5 hours per week (Variable length of days between 8:00-18:00)

Fixed term for 12 months

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum

Closing Date: Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Interview Date: Thursday 1st October 2026

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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#JoinTeamEliot

• We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in MSK Outpatients to join our team at George Eliot Hospital as part of the Outpatient Therapy team
• A particular interest in spinal conditions is essential
• Our friendly department is full of opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic physiotherapist who wishes to progress specialist clinical expertise and leadership skills within an MSK outpatients setting. This post would be based within our Hospital site and would include a wide variety of patient presentations with referrals from Consultant clinics, GP practices and multidisciplinary team.
• We are looking for either an experienced Band 6 or a Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our supportive team.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 7 Specialist Physiotherapist the post holder will be responsible for:

• Performing advanced assessment and clinical reasoning for patients with diverse presentations and complex musculoskeletal conditions
• Develop and deliver an individualised management/treatment programme.
• Following assessment, the post holder will be responsible for making therapeutic and/or clinical diagnoses and treating their own caseload of specialised and complex patients/clients and maintaining associated records
• While day-to-day running of the team will be performed primarily by the team leader, the post-holder may be required to deputise and be responsible for this when necessary
• Clinical leadership of the MSK Outpatients team will require the post holder to display leadership and management skills where appropriate for this role
• The post holder will supervise and support the work of other junior staff and support workers
• The post holder will assist the MSK Team Leads in contributing to the planning, coordination, development and evaluation of the service
• Together with other senior staff, you will act as a resource of specialist advice to the rest of the therapy service and other professions.
• Develop your clinical and leadership skills whilst working with a diverse caseloads.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• As a specialist Physiotherapist you will work closely with the MSK Team Leader and Advanced Practice Physiotherapists to ensure that our patients receive an excellent level of clinical care.
• As part of your role, you will initiate and participate in service development, audits and in-service training.
• You will have close support from the Band 8a Deputy Therapy Manager for Outpatients and work closely with the well-established multi-disciplinary team.
• We offer a comprehensive induction package followed by regular in-service training including case study sessions, journal club and peer support group alongside regular supervision sessions. Internal and external courses are supported, and opportunities for postgraduate study exist.
• Our established appraisal system facilitates career development and progression.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Job description
Job responsibilities

• As a specialist Physiotherapist you will work closely with the MSK Team Leader and Advanced Practice Physiotherapists to ensure that our patients receive an excellent level of clinical care.
• As part of your role, you will initiate and participate in service development, audits and in-service training.
• You will have close support from the Band 8a Deputy Therapy Manager for Outpatients and work closely with the well-established multi-disciplinary team.
• We offer a comprehensive induction package followed by regular in-service training including case study sessions, journal club and peer support group alongside regular supervision sessions. Internal and external courses are supported, and opportunities for postgraduate study exist.
• Our established appraisal system facilitates career development and progression.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualification and Professional Training

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Master's Degree or equivalent in relevant specialism (or working towards one)
• HCPC registration
• Post-Registration training/experience in specialism

Desirable

• Membership of specialist group

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work independently
• Ability to demonstrate autonomous clinical intervention and decision making
• Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
• Highly developed Inter-personal and communication skills- with all levels of staff
• Ability to work within a MDT and with an interdisciplinary approach
• Critical Appraisal
• Well-developed clinical leadership skills
• Ability to manage own caseload
• Excellent organizational skills
• Appraisal and mentorship experience
• Very good presentational and educational skills
• Able to maintain judgement under pressure
• Able to communicate with patients with range of communication abilities
• Able to deliver complex information in an interview way with patients whilst addressing barriers to understanding
• IT Skills-Word, Microsoft Outlook

Personal Qualities

Essential

• A positive 'can do' attitude to change and flexible working practices to meet changing service needs/demands
• Ability to deal with stress and stressful situations
• Flexible and adaptable
• Able to cover 7 days, if required
• Diplomatic and sensitive to other needs
• Diplomatic and sensitive to other needs
• Team player

Other

Essential

• Able to work weekends, as required for T&O

Trust Values

Essential

• Effective and open communication
• Excellence and safety in all that we do
• Challenge but support
• Expect respect and dignity
• Local healthcare that inspires confidence

Qualification and Professional Training

Essential

• Expereince working in the NHS

Person Specification
Qualification and Professional Training

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Master's Degree or equivalent in relevant specialism (or working towards one)
• HCPC registration
• Post-Registration training/experience in specialism

Desirable

• Membership of specialist group

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work independently
• Ability to demonstrate autonomous clinical intervention and decision making
• Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
• Highly developed Inter-personal and communication skills- with all levels of staff
• Ability to work within a MDT and with an interdisciplinary approach
• Critical Appraisal
• Well-developed clinical leadership skills
• Ability to manage own caseload
• Excellent organizational skills
• Appraisal and mentorship experience
• Very good presentational and educational skills
• Able to maintain judgement under pressure
• Able to communicate with patients with range of communication abilities
• Able to deliver complex information in an interview way with patients whilst addressing barriers to understanding
• IT Skills-Word, Microsoft Outlook

Personal Qualities

Essential

• A positive 'can do' attitude to change and flexible working practices to meet changing service needs/demands
• Ability to deal with stress and stressful situations
• Flexible and adaptable
• Able to cover 7 days, if required
• Diplomatic and sensitive to other needs
• Diplomatic and sensitive to other needs
• Team player

Other

Essential

• Able to work weekends, as required for T&O

Trust Values

Essential

• Effective and open communication
• Excellence and safety in all that we do
• Challenge but support
• Expect respect and dignity
• Local healthcare that inspires confidence

Qualification and Professional Training

Essential

• Expereince working in the NHS

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Address

George Eliot Hospital

College Street

Nuneaton

CV10 7DJ

United Kingdom

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