MSK Physiotherapist

Gloucestershire Health and Care; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

27 days leave + bank holidays (up to 怎

Training and development opportunities

NHS pension

Cycle to Work and salary sacrifice

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (Band 6) for Cirencester. The post involves triage, assessment, and management of a wide range of MSK conditions, with responsibility for supervising junior staff and students within an established MSK team.

The role supports both external fixed-term and internal secondment options, with 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration.
• Experience as an MSK physiotherapist in outpatient settings.
• Experience supervising students and Band 5 physiotherapists.
• Good communication and clinical reasoning across complex cases.

Responsibilities

• Undertake autonomous clinical duties and manage a caseload.
• Provide supervision to junior staff and oversee student training.
• Contribute to service developments and multi-disciplinary projects.
• Maintain timely and accurate records using System One.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Staff supervision

Communication skills

Education

Physiotherapy degree/diploma

HCPC registration

Clinical Educators course

MSK post-graduate courses

Tools

System One

Job description

Main area Physiotherapist Grade Band 6 Contract 12 months (FIXED TERM 12 month secondments for internal . External - fixed term 12 months) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri between 8-4pm) Job ref 327-26-794

Site Cirencester Town Cirencester Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

External candidates - 12 month Fixed term contract only

Internal candidates - 12 month Secondment

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists who is dynamic, innovative and passionate. This is an opportunity for a team player to join a forward thinking MSK Department that works closely and collaboratively with the wider MSK Team, MSK Advanced Practitioners and our FCP Colleagues in Primary Care.

The ability to confidently triage, assess and manage a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions is essential. This role will involve overseeing junior members of staff and student physiotherapists.

Closing date : 18th October. Depending on numbers of applicants, this date may be brought forwards.

Interview date : 11th November

Main duties of the job

The post holder will receive support from the Adult MSK Physiotherapy Manager and the MSK Team Leads, as well as profession specific support as agreed locally. The post holder will be required to provide Physiotherapy assessments and interventions to the local community (aged 16 +). They will be involved in screening and prioritising of referrals and workload daily, delegation and assignment of work and management of a caseload of clients.

The post holder will also provide support to the other members of the outpatient team including clinical supervision to Band 5 Physiotherapists. They will oversee university students in their training and assessment. Where appropriate the post holder will be responsible for representing the Physiotherapy team at relevant meetings. The post holder will be expected to contribute to projects and developments taking forward Physiotherapy within the county as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites , providing a divers e range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust .

The annual NHS S taff S urvey gi ves our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust . For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues g ave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and working alone as a highly skilled clinician providing guidance within their specialist field
• To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands
• To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload
• To assess patients’ capacity, gain valid informed consent to treatment and where such capacity is lacking/absent to work within a legal framework in the management of the patient
• To undertake the comprehensive assessment and accurate diagnosis of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using expert investigative analytical and enhanced clinical reasoning skills
• To use expert clinical reasoning skills frequently with no access to other colleagues
• To formulate individualised clinical management programmes utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to plan a specialised programme of care
• To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, other disciplines and agencies to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy for each individual patient and to ensure continuation of the individualised treatment programme. This will include manual handling advice.
• To be competent in using System one for computerised patient records and ensure notes are written up in a timely manner
• To supervise band 5 physiotherapists and oversee the training and assessment of student physiotherapists

For further information please see the attached job description for full details of the job role and personal specification

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma qualification in Physiotherapy
• Registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Completion of Clinical Educators course
• Relevant MSK post graduate courses

Experience

• Experience of working as an MSK physiotherapist in an Out-patient department.
• Experience of overseeing university students.
• Managing a large case load of MSK patients with a variety of conditions
• NHS MSK Out-patients experience - this can include as a university student
• Overseeing the running of MSK exercise groups
• Experience of using System One or other Electronic Health Record Systems
• Minimum of 18 months MSK experience

Knowledge

• The ability to discuss the clinical reasoning process in the management of complex cases
• The ability to facilitate reflective practice and learning in others
• Very good communication skills both verbal and non-verbal
• The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges facing the physiotherapy service
• To have a good working knowledge of relevant national standards to which quality of practice should be monitored

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunitiesRecognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

Good luck with your application.

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 Sherry Claridge Job title MSK Clinical Team Lead Cirencester Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0300 421 8481 Additional information

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