MSK Rotational Physiotherapist

Wye Valley; Hereford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

The Wye Valley NHS Trust is recruiting a Band 5 MSK Physiotherapist to cover a fixed-term maternity post at Hereford. The role is 22.5 hours per week across three days, with an opportunity to develop MSK specialisation within the department at Hereford County Hospital.

You will undertake MSK assessment and treatment for a range of patients from primary and secondary care, with a mentor and a learning pathway toward band 6/7 rotations.

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification to degree level in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC registered.
• NHS or equivalent experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• MSK assessment and treatment of patients from primary and secondary care.
• Varied workload including 1:1 sessions and group activities.
• Shadow MSK clinicians and follow MSK career pathways toward band 6/7.

Skills

MSK knowledge

CPD

Clinical decision making

workload management

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registered

Tools

Word processing

Email

Job description

Main area MSK Physiotherapy Band 5 Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3 days a week 7.5 hours per day) Job ref 229-IC-8335348

Site Wye Valley NHS Trust Town Hereford Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

We encourage early application as we reserve the right to close this post once sufficient candidates have applied.

You will work solely in the MSK physiotherapy specialism and we will begin your journey toward MSK specialisation within our department at Hereford County Hospital.

The department supports several of our band 6 MSK rotations and our MCATS clinicians. You will also be allocates an MSK mentor and participate in the preceptorship programme at the trust. Funding is available for specific MSK training and development. If you have any queries please contact Kevin Bowers, Glen Hawkyard or Claire Williams for further information.

Main duties of the job

Your main duties will include the MSK assessment and treatment of a range of patients from primary and secondary care. Your workload will be varied and include some 1:1 sessions and involvement with some group activities. You will have an MSK mentor and will set your own learning objectives alongside those required as we develop the rotation.

You will also have an opportunity to shadow the MSK clinical specialists and an MSK career pathway leading to band 6 and 7 rotational opportunities within the organisation including post graduate course funding . There is no on call or 7 day working required in this role.

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time... all the time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Professional Qualification to degree level in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registered

Experience

• NHS or equivalent experience e.g. in inpatient areas, acute or community or community services
• Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Broad knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions Demonstration of knowl
• Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
• Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail
• Able to make clinical decision and problem solve without direct supervision
• Able to manage busy case load and prioritise

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 Kimberley Davies Job title Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01432 364026 Additional information

Glen Hawkyard

Deputy MSK Physiotherapy Service Manager and MCATS Lead.

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