Band 6 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

NHS; Ilford; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Ilford seeks qualified Band 6 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists to join their outpatient service. Successful candidates will manage musculoskeletal referrals and work with a supportive team in a dynamic environment. Candidates should possess a degree in Physiotherapy, registration with H.C.P.C., and experience in an outpatient setting. The role offers competitive salary, training opportunities, and a chance to grow within a dedicated team.

Qualifications

• Must have clinical experience during Band 5 rotations, including MSK patients.
• Experience of working with patients within a hand therapy setting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard physiotherapy service to maximize patient potential.
• Teach and supervise peers, junior staff, and students.

Skills

Knowledge of clinical governance

Assessment and treatment skills

Ability to communicate complex information

Education

Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

H.C.P.C. Registration

Evidence of CPD

Post‑graduate clinical training

Job description

Band 6 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

The closing date is 28 December 2025

We have an opportunity for dynamic and enthusiastic Band 6 Physiotherapists to join our outpatient musculoskeletal service. We are able to offer the successful candidates experience in our single point access service, triaging musculoskeletal referrals for our three boroughs.

Working alongside senior staff in a virtual fracture clinic, you will gain expertise within our highly experienced and supportive musculoskeletal team. There may also be an opportunity to work with our highly experienced hand therapy team.

You will need core orthopaedic, manual therapy and exercise therapy skills and an ability to adopt a biopsychosocial approach to patient management. Experience of working in a musculoskeletal outpatient clinic setting that provides physiotherapy for GP and orthopaedic services is essential.

All new staff appointed to posts at the Trust will be subject to a 6‑month probationary period. This will give new staff members an opportunity to become familiar with the culture and working environment of the Trust.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service, facilitating and maximizing patient potential within the service boundaries.

To fulfill a teaching and supervisory role with peers, junior staff and students on placement.

About us

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff — who come from 146 different countries — live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve, and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites — King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London — more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across north‑east London are benefitting from two new state‑of‑the‑art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

Applications should be made online; however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Adeyemi Kaka, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5989.

Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of limitations of own clinical practice and identify appropriate solutions
• Ability to demonstrate skills in assessment and treatment of patients in line with current practice and research
• Understand clinical governance and its implications for service delivery and demonstrate evidence of its application e.g. audit
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information (verbal, non‑verbal and written) in an accurate, clear and logical manner
• Supervision of other staff i.e. assistants and technical instructors

Experience / Knowledge

• Broad clinical experience during Band 5 rotations, including MSK
• Some experience of working with patients within a hand therapy setting

Education / Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• H.C.P.C. Registration
• Evidence of CPD
• Post‑graduate clinical training

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.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

£44,485 to £52,521 a year per annum inclusive