MSK Physiotherapist – Primary Care

Transformation Unit; Rayleigh; Remote; GBP 52,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 8a MSK Physiotherapist to join our Primary Care MSK First Contact Practitioner team. The post is based across Rayleigh PCN and South Woodham Ferries PCN, offering extended MSK roles and injections/non-medical prescribing training where needed.

The role requires autonomous MSK assessment in primary care, collaboration with GPs and other clinicians, and development toward Band 8A FCP responsibilities.

Qualifications

• BSc / MSc degree and HCPC registration is required.
• Extensive MSK outpatient experience is desired.
• Experience with MSK First Contact Practitioner framework is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously in the primary care setting, assessing, triaging and managing a wide range of MSK patients.
• Support and collaborate with GPs, nurse practitioners and other medical professionals to enable effective MSK management.
• Make decisions on the best course of action for patients presenting with MSK conditions and promote seamless patient flow across boundaries.

Skills

Influencing

Organisational skills

Negotiation skills

Blood/x-ray interpretation

Primary Care experience

Education

BSc / MSc

HCPC Registered

Job description

Main area MSK Outpatients Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent: Post is based in Primary Care - 1 day Rayleigh PCN, 2 days South woodham ferries Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3 days) Job ref 390-CSS-BA-3856

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Rayleigh PCN 1 day, 2 Days South Woodham Ferrers PCN Town Rayleigh / South Woodham Ferrers Salary £57,528 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/2026 23:59

MSK Physiotherapist – Primary Care

Band 8a

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Following the successful introduction of musculoskeletal First Contact Practitioners (MSK FCP) at our Trust in early 2019, Mid and South Essex Hospitals Trust are excited to be able to offer the opportunity to appoint more experienced outpatient MSK Physiotherapists to join our MSK FCP team. These posts will be based within Rayleigh PCN and South Woodham Ferries & Dengie PCN.

We are currently seeking experienced Band 7 or Band 8A physiotherapists with extended scope MSK skills to join our team of first contact practitioners working in a Band 8A role in a primary care setting.

Our FCP’s would be expected to develop extended skills such as injection therapy and non-medical prescribing, for which training will be agreed and supported in conjunction with the successful candidate if these have not been previously completed.

We also offer development opportunities for competent Band 7 Physiotherapists to develop with us into Band 8A FCP roles.

Main duties of the job

As a highly skilled autonomous expert musculoskeletal (MSK) practitioner the post holder will be expected to work independently in the primary care setting, assessing, triaging and managing a wide range of complex MSK patients. Depending on service distribution they will support a band 7 FCP if based in a practice were two FCP are required.

Also, you will act as a point of clinical expertise within the primary care setting supporting and working with General Practitioners (GPs), nurse practitioners and other medical professionals to enable effective management of MSK conditions.

The posts create a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidates to work within a primary care setting providing clinical expertise in a role that will require the therapist to make decisions about the best course of action for a patients presenting with MSK conditions. The role would involve the use of advance knowledge and skills to rapidly assess, manage, investigate or triage to the appropriate hospital based specialties for further management. The role requires successful candidates to be able to communicate confidently and effectively across professions ensuring the seamless flow of patients across boundaries with the community, hospital Trust, social prescribers, pharmacy and other PCN related services.

You will be responsible for working collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure that an effective and evidenced-based service is delivered.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Physiotherapist role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BSc / MSc
• HCPC Registered
• Extensive exp in MSK in an outpatient setting
• Evidence of post graduate MSK courses
• Member of MSK special interest group

Skills & Experience

• Influencing, organisational and negotiating skills
• Experience interpreting blood & x-ray results
• Previous experience of working in Primary Care

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting 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.