Band 7 Senior MSK Physiotherapist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in the UK seeks a Band 7 Senior MSK Physiotherapist for a full-time permanent position. The role demands substantial post-registration experience and leadership skills, focusing on MSK care. Candidates should possess a relevant degree, HCPC registration, and advanced communication abilities. This is an excellent opportunity for passionate physiotherapists to thrive in a supportive and diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education including GCSE English and maths grade C or above.
• Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
• Evidence of leadership training.

Responsibilities

• Provide a broad range of experience in core areas within a healthcare setting.
• Implement change management principles.
• Conduct recruitment and selection procedures.
• Lead teams and supervise junior physiotherapists.

Skills

Highly developed professional clinical skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proven problem-solving skills

Excellent organisational skills

Team Leadership experience

Good negotiation and influencing skills

Education

Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy

Registered with HCPC

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Band 7 Senior MSK Physiotherapist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 04 January 2026

Please note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

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Main duties of the job

Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education including GCSE English and maths grade C or above
• Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality
• Evidence of leadership training
• Fieldwork Educator's certificate or attendance at Clinical Educators Course

Experience

• Substantial and relevant post-registration experience, providing a broad range of experience in core areas within a healthcare setting.
• Significant Experience in MSK within various settings of the MSK field e.g. Acute / Specialist clinics for e.g. Pain, Rheumatology
• Highly developed professional clinical skills.
• Experience of effective staff management and leadership
• Interdisciplinary working.
• Implementation of change management principles.
• Experience of dealing with people who display inappropriate behaviours e.g. verbal or physical aggression, in sensitive and potentially hostile situations
• Demonstration of specialist knowledge across a range of Physiotherapy procedures, practices and treatments, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the particular field
• Appropriate Theoretical and practical experience
• An ability to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action
• Understanding of current legislation and application to Physiotherapy
• Attendance at postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical work.
• Attendance at mandatory training
• Evidence of in-service training
• Experience of conducting recruitment and selection procedures
• Experience of producing reports / data analysis
• Experience of conducting appraisals.
• Team Leadership experience
• Pilates training/Qualification
• Evidence of audit / R&D activity on a regular basis

Additional Criteria

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
• An ability to empathise and reassure
• An ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate
• An ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding
• An ability to contribute to the clinical education of less experienced staff, students & assistants.
• Proven problem solving, clinical reasoning and decision --making skills.
• Committed to Patient-centred care
• Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, co-ordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual physiotherapy treatment of patients
• An ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical complex facts and situations, which require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
• An ability to supervise and delegate work to junior physiotherapists, assistants and students
• An ability to propose changes in policies/procedures which may improve the service
• Good working knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group) and their implications for Physiotherapy
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
• Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
• Understanding of the impact of local cultural and demographic factors influencing service
• Good knowledge of IT
• Good negotiation and influencing Skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent analytical and reflection skills
• Excellent organisational skills and prioritisation skills
• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and function effectively in the multidisciplinary team, leading where appropriate
• Demonstrates ability to be a good team leader
• Able to judge limits of skills/competence and recognise professional boundaries
• Supportive to other staff
• Excellent interpersonal skills

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust