MSK Specialist Physiotherapist

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust; Dawley; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship available

Job summary

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is seeking a Physiotherapist to join the Musculoskeletal service at Euston House, working two days a week (Tuesday and Wednesday). You will benefit from support from consultants, GPs with special interest, and other MDT colleagues.

The role involves advanced MSK assessments, delivering personalised treatment plans, and autonomous high‑quality care while managing your own caseload and balancing priorities.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration.
• CPD commitment and ongoing professional development.
• Experience in MSK and orthopaedic care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work two days a week in the Physiotherapy Department at Euston House with the MDT.
• Perform advanced MSK assessments and develop individualised treatment plans.
• Provide autonomous, high‑quality physiotherapy care and manage your caseload.

Skills

Clinical governance

IT literacy

Time management

Autonomous working

Education

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Job description

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We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Job overview

Please note as this position is part time hours it does not meet the salary requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

This post would be suitable for a dynamic individual who is enthusiastic and motivated to continue their professional development. This will be supported via access to a wealth of knowledge and experience in the form of consultants, GP’s with special interest, Advanced practitioner’s as well as clinicians with special interests.

Through job plans and CPD programmes as well as opportunities to access apprenticeships and funding, this is the perfect role for clinicians with a vision for enhancing their knowledge and skills in the field of Musculoskeletal disorder management.

Main duties of the job

To work within the Physiotherapy Department at Euston House, 2 days a week (Tuesday and Wednesday) alongside therapy colleagues and the wider MDT in meeting the needs of people who require physiotherapy assessment and treatment to provide a high standard of physiotherapy care.

To perform advanced physiotherapy assessments of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations/multi-pathologies and use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition and to deliver an individualised treatment programme.

To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

The post holder is responsible for their own caseload and the frequency of their treatment sessions as well as being jointly responsible for a defined area of service working without direct supervision. The post holder is also responsible for the prioritisation of their personal work load whilst balancing patient need against their available work time.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Training and Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy.
• Registered with the HCPC.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to musculoskeletal practice.

Experience

• Completed broad range junior band 5 rotations including core rotations, (respiratory, orthopaedics, trauma, out-patient Musculo-skeletal (MSK), neurology) or currently working as a band 6 in MSK.
• Experience of audit, current policy and outcome measures.
• Experience of working within a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence of special interest in MSK and orthopaedic care.

Knowledge and Skills

• Competent IT skills and ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English.
• Ability to work on own initiative, prioritise and organise own caseload and delegate when necessary.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy
• Remains updated with professional practice and new research

Other

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700 or the 'going rate' for the job you will be doing (whichever is higher). For a limited number of clinical posts ( listed here ), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher ). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.

Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here.

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.