MSK Clinical Lead Physiotherapist

NHS; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Hinckley is looking for a Clinical Lead in MSK Physiotherapy. This role involves providing leadership and quality assurance for clinical teams, participating in audits, and managing a clinical caseload. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in MSK settings and strong leadership skills. This permanent, full-time position offers a salary ranging from £47,810 to £54,710 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing effective clinical leadership.
• Ability to manage and support teams for enhanced outcomes.
• Skilled in auditing and quality improvement processes.

Responsibilities

• Support the Team Lead in developing high-quality physiotherapy services.
• Provide strong clinical leadership and advanced support to staff.
• Manage a clinical caseload while leading teams in service delivery.

Skills

Clinical leadership skills

Advanced clinical reasoning

Quality assurance

Audit and quality improvement

Education

Comprehensive experience in an MSK setting at a senior level

Job description

Overview

This exciting clinical leadership role is to join a small team of Clinical Leads within the MSK Physiotherapy Service at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.

The main responsibility of this Clinical Leadership team is to provide safety and quality assurance for the MSK physiotherapy care provided to the people of Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.

The Clinical Lead team work collaboratively with the Team Leads and Service Manager to ensure the service continually evolves to respond to the needs of the service users whilst managing the available resources effectively.

The successful candidate should possess comprehensive experience of working within an MSK setting at a senior level and hold highly developed clinical knowledge and skills to support team and individual development and the achievement of enhanced clinical outcomes across the service.

The successful candidate will take on audit and quality improvement projects, alongside supervisory responsibility for allocated teams and individual clinicians.

The role will carry a clinical caseload alongside these responsibilities. The successful candidate will be based at Hinckley Hub.

The clinical lead role requires the successful individual to support teams across Leicestershire County and Rutland (to be confirmed once successful candidate is in post).

For further information please contact [e-mail]

Main duties

• To support the Team Lead/Service Manager in the development and provision of an effective, efficient, and high-quality Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service.
• In collaboration with the Team Lead/Service Manager, work to the strategic direction of the Community Health Services Directorate and the modernisation of therapy services.
• To work effectively with other Clinical Leads to provide safety and quality assurance.
• To provide strong clinical leadership and act as a resource, providing advanced clinical reasoning skills, specialist support and advice to other clinical staff.
• To provide group and individual clinical supervision to clinical staff on a regular basis.
• To have clinical responsibility for a designated caseload within the service.
• To deputise for the Team Lead as directed and agreed with the Service Manager when required.
• To maintain highly developed clinical knowledge/skills to support team and individual development and the achievement of enhanced clinical outcomes.
• To support staff and deliver this role across several identified sites and teams across the MSK Service working in collaboration with other Clinical Lead Physiotherapists.
• The Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy service has both qualified and unqualified staff delivering services across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Details

Date posted: 17 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 004647

Job locations: Hinckley Hub, Rugby Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0FR

Hinckley Hub, Rugby Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0FR

LE10 0FR

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Job responsibilities

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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.

Employer: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Hinckley Hub, Rugby Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0FR

Employer's website: leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/