Highly Specialised MSK Physiotherapist

ESHT; St Leonards; Remote; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Onsite nurseries

Staff restaurants

Accommodation

Parking

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting a Band 7 Highly Specialised MSK Physiotherapist/Osteopath to join our MSK partnerships. The role involves clinical leadership, MSK pathway delivery across sites, and supporting APs and team leads with service development.

You will develop specialist MSK skills, contribute to CPD and quality improvement, and travel across East Sussex to ensure access and consistency of care. The post is full-time and permanent.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy.
• Health Professions Council Registration.
• Evidence of continued professional development to Masters level or equivalent.
• PG certs/diplomas in clinical physiotherapy and/or healthcare leadership.
• Significant post-qualification experience in respiratory, neurological and orthopaedics and MSK.
• Experience at Band 6 level in MSK.
• Experience in MSK rehabilitation in primary and secondary care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver MSK care pathways and support APs, team leads and Rehab Lead physiotherapist.
• Develop skills in sub specialities aligned to MSK care pathways.
• Lead and contribute to service quality improvement initiatives.
• Travel across sites to support MSK services.

Skills

Musculoskeletal care

Clinical assessment

Leadership

CPD

Communication

Education

Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Masters level CPD

Job description

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Main area B7 Highly Specialised MSK Physiotherapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: Cross site Rotational post Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8 - 6 over a 4 day week) Job ref 374-KNCG6336

Site Conquest Hospital Town St Leonards on Sea Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/10/2026 23:59

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.

Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

Job overview

Highly Specialised Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapist/ Osteopath. – Band 7

We are in an exciting time of transformation working with our East Sussex MSK Partnership Collaboration to deliver East Sussex Healthcare MSK services. Having established AP and FCP posts and developed our MSK care pathways, we are now looking to recruit a Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist/ Osteopath to join our clinical teams to support delivery of those pathways.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Band 6 with significant clinical and leadership experience working within an MSK specialised physiotherapy/ Osteopathy role. If you are looking for the next step in your MSK clinical career, we would like to hear from you.

Successful candidates will need to demonstrate expertise in MSK clinical assessment and treatment, in conjunction with leadership skills to support our AP’s, team leads and clinical lead/ Rehab Lead physiotherapist in the delivery of our MSK care pathways. You will have a strong CPD base from which you will be supported to further develop specialist skills.

Main duties of the job

There is opportunity to develop skills in sub specialities that align to our MSK care pathways such as; upper limb, lower limb, rheumatology, and spinal.

Innovation is key to the development of our services. You will be fundamental in the clinical development of others and service quality improvement initiatives, and as such will be expected to take the development opportunities and projects we can offer you. We have close links with the University of Brighton and others, and post graduate education is actively encouraged.

For more detail, please refer to the job description attached.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust currently delivers a musculoskeletal physiotherapy service within 8 outpatient settings across East Sussex.

As part of the new East Sussex MSK Partnership, we are in an exciting time of collaboration reviewing our combined expertise in pathways of care with a focus on equality of access for our patients, as well as building on a strong foundation of quality and innovation.

This post involves close working alongside our AP’s, Clinical Band 7’s and MSK Team Leads to deliver that quality and innovation in clinical practice.

This will require cross site working so ability to travel is essential.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Health Professions Council Registration
• Evidence of continued professional development to Masters level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
• PG cert’s/ diplomas in clinical physiotherapy and / or healthcare leadership

Experience

• Significant amount of post-qualification with clinical background in respiratory, neurological and orthopaedics and MSK.
• Previous experience at Band 6 level in MSK
• Experience in MSK rehabilitation in primary and secondary care

Skills

• Evidence of relevant specialist post graduate training in Musculoskeletal care.
• Evidence high level clinical assessment and treatment supported by clear clinical reasoning
• Evidence of CPD working towards FCP roadmap Phase 1
• Demonstrate flexible communication and leadership skills to support team development

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

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.