Band 6 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking a dynamic Band 6 Physiotherapist for their outpatient musculoskeletal service in Ilford. The successful candidate will work alongside a highly experienced team, providing a high standard of physiotherapy service and facilitating patient care. Candidates should possess a Degree in Physiotherapy, relevant clinical experience, and demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate complex information. This is a full-time, permanent role offering a competitive salary of £44,485 to £52,521 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in musculoskeletal outpatient clinic setting providing physiotherapy for GP and orthopaedic services.
• Broad clinical experience during Band 5 rotations including MSK.
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard physiotherapy service to maximize patient potential.
• Fulfill teaching and supervisory role with peers, junior staff and students.

Skills

Ability to demonstrate knowledge of limitations of own clinical practice and identify appropriate solutions

Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information

Education

Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

H.C.P.C. Registration

Evidence of CPD

Job description

Job summary

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 3 boroughs.

Working alongside senior staff in virtual fracture clinic. In addition to gaining 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 bio- psychosocial 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 months 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 fulfil 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&E 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 specification – person

Skills/Abilities – Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Supervision of other staff, i.e., assistants and technical instructors

Experience/Knowledge – Essential

• Broad clinical experience during Band 5 rotations including MSK

Desirable

• Some experience of working with patients within a hand therapy setting.

Education/Qualifications – Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• H.C.P.C. Registration
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address:

• King George Hospital
• Barley lane
• Ilford
• IG3 8YB

Employer's website: https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Key dates

Date posted: 18 December 2025

Remuneration & contract

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

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

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 162-6291-KK-D

Job locations: King George Hospital, Barley lane, Ilford, IG3 8YB