MSKCAT Practitioner

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is looking for a Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist to cover maternity leave for 12 months. The role focuses on delivering a wide variety of clinical work in a community clinic, assessing and treating patients with complex needs. Candidates should have a degree in physiotherapy and experience in managing clinical caseloads autonomously. This position offers flexibility, a supportive work environment, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering musculoskeletal physiotherapy in clinical settings.
• Ability to manage complex patient caseloads autonomously.
• Strong communication skills to educate patients effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical work within the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service.
• Assess and treat patients with complex needs and maintain records.
• Support in planning and evaluating the physiotherapy service.

Skills

Muskuloskeletal physiotherapy

Assessment and treatment planning

Patient education

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist. This position will be for 12 months to cover maternity leave.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Deliver a wide variety of clinical work within the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service in the community clinic setting.
• Work with patients who have a variety of complex needs, including:
• Orthopaedic post‑op patients
• Degenerative conditions
• Chronic pain
• Self‑referral patients
• Secondment will be considered.
• Assess, treat and maintain records for own caseload of patients with complex presentations as an autonomous practitioner.
• Review patients on a 1:1 basis and deliver therapy and education in class settings.
• Lead assessment, liaison and decision‑making processes for patients.
• Undertake a significant clinical caseload to a high professional standard using specialist knowledge from theoretical and practical experience.
• Support the Band 8a in planning, coordinating and evaluating the MSK Physiotherapy Service on a day‑to‑day basis, and cover other areas with this specific caseload as necessary.

About the Trust

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

Benefits & Perks

In return, we can offer a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

Legal & Diversity

The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs.

We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex‑personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]

Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified.

For fixed‑term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed‑term contracts will be offered to external (non‑NHS) applicants.

The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here.