Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist - Upper Limb/hand

Mcht; Crewe; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Recognition and awards

Flexible working

Training and development

Mentoring and coaching

Generous holiday allowance

Fast track physiotherapy access

DBS and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist with a special interest in hand therapy for a 12-month secondment, 15 hours per week, based at Leighton Hospital, Crewe. The post supports autonomous practice in community and outpatient settings within CCICP.

You will work with experienced Band 7/8A physiotherapists, lead service projects, supervise colleagues and students, and drive evidence-based, high-quality hand therapy care within the MSK service.

Qualifications

• Experienced MSK physiotherapist.
• Clear commitment and interest in hand therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical assessment and treatment for hand conditions.
• Lead and support staff development, CPD, and audit.
• Deliver services across community and hospital settings.

Skills

MSK physiotherapist

Hand therapy interest

Job description

Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist - Upper Limb/hand

Band 7

Main area Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment cover) Hours Part time - 15 hours per week Job ref 412-COMM-8227557

Site Leighton Hospital Town Crewe Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/11/2026 23:59

Want to work somewhere you can really make a difference? Somewhere you’re encouraged to have ideas and empowered to create positive change?

Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) deliver NHS Community Services across Cheshire. With a wide range of clinical disciplines, we are a dynamic, future-facing organisation passionate about delivering the highest quality healthcare whilst collaborating with our community partners.

We foster a culture of continuous improvement, built on compassion.

• Over 83% of staff would recommend CCICP as a place to work
• 90% of staff say the people they work with show appreciation to each other
• 88% staff say that patient care/service users are the organisations top priority
• Over 70% of staff believe there are opportunities for them to develop their career
• If a friend or relative needed treatment 81% of staff are happy with the standard of care provided

We are recognised nationally

• With over 24 Queen’s Nurses (and growing) we have one of the highest percentages proportionate to the size of our team
• Nursing Times Award winners in 2023 and finalists in 2024 for a Bladder and Bowl project. Our specialist Stoma service is currently shortlisted for a Nursing Times and British Journal of Nursing awards.
• Two Specialist clinicians have recently had their work recognised by Wounds UK
• Leighton Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre, run by CCICP, was reviewed by Care Quality Commission and awarded the highest score in the North West

Job overview

Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) are looking to recruit to an exciting opportunity within an established team of Band 7 MSK Physiotherapists. We are seeking an experienced MSK physiotherapist with a clear commitment and interest in hand therapy .

The post is fixed term 15 hrs a week The bases covered will be community sites within CCICP but may vary to meet the needs of the service. The successful candidate would be working alongside other highly experienced MSK band 7 and 8A Physiotherapists but will still need strong clinical leadership and organizational skills. Considerable experience in the management of conservative and post operative hand conditions within a NHS setting is therefore essential along with clear commitment to specialist interest group.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve working independently as an autonomous practitioner delivering clinical assessment and treatment of patients referred with hand conditions by their consultant , GP, MCATS or self referred.

The Outpatient Physiotherapy service puts a strong emphasis on the development of staff utilizing a robust appraisal framework, with a variety of CPD opportunities available. As a Band 7 you will be required to lead and support the development of others including colleagues, students, GPs and other healthcare professionals. Additionally you would also be expected to support delivery of peer review, mentorship, training for all aspects of Upper Limb management. You will be expected to lead service projects and audit to ensure high quality, evidence based practice enabling standardized care for all across the service. You must be able to demonstrate this from experience within your application

The service prides itself on the pathways in place for complex patient management via other MSK Band 7 Physiotherapists, Pain services and MCATS which ensure seamless patient care within the MSK SPA.

Please see job description and personal specification for further details.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children’s health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To act as an expert source of knowledge, offering specialist clinical advice and support to other healthcare professional and agencies across organisational boundaries.
• To work autonomously to manage a defined highly complex patient caseload whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• To contribute to the delivery of the service in a variety of defined clinical settings, which may include in-patient wards, out-patient and community clinics and the patient’s home.
• To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients, contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
• To utilise highly advanced communication skills to ensure clinical advice and treatment programmes are delivered sensitively, taking into consideration the needs of carers.
• To gain consent for treatment and motivate patients to comply with treatment programmes, overcoming barriers such as dementia, cognitive impairment – the … –
• To comply with the Mental Capacity Act to gain valid and informed consent to specific treatment and intervention for patients who lack capacity to consent themselves.
• To undertake highly specialist clinical assessment, taking into account all relevant information and clinical reasoning to formulate evidence based individualised treatment plans in agreement with the patient.
• To implement highly specialist individual and/or group interventions for patients with diverse presentations and highly complex needs.
• To monitor progress and review treatment plans and interventions to facilitate the achievement of goals.
• To provide appropriate oral and written information for patients and carers where relevant.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships with other healthcare professions, social care and other appropriate agencies, to ensure integrated and high quality patient outcomes.
• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to decisions with regard to patient care programmes through attendance at ward rounds, case conferences and other multidisciplinary meetings.
• To maintain accurate documentation in line with professional standards and local policies and procedures.
• To provide accurate and timely written information and reports to referring agents and other agencies where appropriate.
• To record and submit clinical activity data as required by the Trust in an accurate and timely manner.
• To ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients from the caseload liaising with other agencies as required.
• To be responsible for safe and competent use of equipment including the provision of support, education and training to other staff, patients and carers as required.
• To identify appropriate equipment and adaptation needs, liaising with equipment providers, completing paperwork and complying with any tracking, stock control and maintenance systems as required.
• To be an active member of an evening and weekend on-call weekly rota or rostered service, dependant on service need.
• To prescribe borderline substances as agreed with medicines management committee, dependant on service need.
• To give and request second opinions where appropriate.
• To refer for diagnostics e.g. X-rays, as appropriate to the role.
• To take the lead for clinical audit and research within a highly specialist field of practice, developing clinical practice and treatment outcomes.
• To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, applying it to practice and disseminating the relevant findings.
• To support and advise junior staff and students who undertake audit and research within the service.

Person specification

• Commitment to ongoing CPD
• membership of relevent SIG and demonstable upper limb interest
• specialist Upper Limb knowledge

We offer enviable benefits* which include:

• Recognition: monthly ‘Because You Matter’ awards, with an annual awards celebration. CCICP Star of the Month acknowledgements
• Flexible working, tailored to the service, role and individual
• Training and development opportunities
• Mentoring and coaching
• Generous holiday allowance of 28 days plus bank holidays. Increasing with length of service. Option to buy / sell annual leave.
• Fast track physiotherapy access
• Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption leave pay
• Sick pay
• Access to free counselling service 24/7
• Carers leave
• Free Flu and Covid Vaccinations
• Discounted complimentary therapies
• Access to hundreds of staff discounts nationally and locally
• Cycle to work scheme
• Long service awards for all NHS service

KEY MESSAGES

• Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
• All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
• Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
• Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a “right to work” in the UK. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hold a Sponsor Licence, which means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the role meets the UK Government requirements for sponsorship. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. To be eligible for sponsorship, the role must be in an eligible occupation code and must meet the skill level and the minimum salary threshold (usually £38,700 per year for Skilled Worker or £23,200 for Health Care Worker Visa). You can find more information on the Government website .
• Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.
• Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
• Please provide a contact email address for referees when you submit your application. We will not request any references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
• You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
• We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
• Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application

Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application

Key Messages

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Candidates should ensure that all submissions and interactions reflect the candidate’s own skills, experience, and understanding. Any use of AI that compromises the integrity, fairness, or authenticity of the recruitment process may result in disqualification from consideration, withdrawal of offer, or dismissal if this these circumstances come to light post hire.

Candidates that require sponsorship to work in the UK are strongly advised to check the Government website for up-to-date information about whether the role they are applying for (incl. offered salary) is eligible.

Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process and we'll be happy to discuss this with you.

We actively promote flexible working so please discuss any requirements you may have with us.

Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.

• All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
• Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
• You are required to pay for a DBS disclosure where the post requires one, and we encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
• We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Chris Smith Job title Physiotherapy Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07753178333

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
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