Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Integrated Care System; Dereham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Dereham is seeking a Band 6 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist to join their NoW MSK Service. The role involves assessing and treating patients with MSK conditions while providing high-quality, patient-centered care. Candidates should have relevant experience, a degree in Physiotherapy, and current HCPC registration. Flexible hours are available to accommodate service needs.

Qualifications

• Evidence of having worked at a relevant level.
• Demonstrate Tact and Diplomacy.
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs.

Responsibilities

• Assess and prescribe care packages for patients with complex MSK conditions.
• Work with all health care professionals to provide a seamless integrated service.
• Engage with referral to discharge standard processes.

Skills

Good observational & reporting skills

Ability to communicate in English

Empathy & sensitivity

Evidence of good team working

Education

Diploma or 1st level degree in Physiotherapy

Current HCPC registration

Evidence of specialist MSK knowledge

Job description

Go back Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

The closing date is 10 August 2025

We're looking for an exceptional Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our NoW MSK Service, within NCHC. This is a high quality, patient-centered and innovative service. This role involves assisting the team with the treatment of patients with a wide range of MSK conditions. We provide comprehensive in-service training as well as peer supervision and dedicated problem solving slots.

Flexible hours are an option for this role. We are specifically looking for someone who is able to travel to different clinic sites across Norfolk, which will vary depending on service need.

We look forward to meeting you at interview.

Main duties of the job

You will contribute in the delivery of high standards of health care to patients with MSK conditions in clinics providing specialist MSK assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care. To manage own caseload, which may include complex patients.

About us

Norfolk and Waveney Community Musculoskeletal Services (NoW MSK) is a collaborative service between Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C) and East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH), providing MSK services to patients within Norfolk and Waveney.

The NoW MSK Service's team comprises: Extended Scope Practitioners, First Contact Practitioners, Physiotherapists, Specialist Hand therapy Occupational Therapists, Specialist Biomechanics Podiatrists and MSK Assistant Practitioners.

We provide First Contact Practitioners from within our overall MSK structure. We work out of various venues, including; health centres; GP surgeries; community hospitals; and leisure centres.

Apply now to join NCHC, an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Job responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• To assess and prescribe care packages for patients with complex MSK conditions, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
• Assessments and treatments will take the form of face to face or virtual consultations to enhance patient access to our services
• To work with all health care professionals and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless integrated service to our service users.
• Work when needed in a variety of locations including lone working
• Engage with System One Optimisation.
• Engage with referral to discharge standard processes.
• To be aware of the demand and capacity model which will reflect workload needs at any given time.

For a full list of duties and person specifications, please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Skills Abilities and Knowledge

• Evidence of having worked at a relevant level
• Demonstrate Tact and Diplomacy
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
• Ability to use own initiative
• Good observational & reporting skills
• Demonstrate good IT and standard keyboard skills
• Ability to communicate in English Language, both written and verbal forms
• Highly motivated
• Empathy & sensitivity
• Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data / patient records
• Evidence of good team working
• Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training and short courses

Qualifications

• Diploma or 1st level degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience
• Current HCPC registration
• Evidence of specialist MSK knowledge and skills acquired through post graduate courses attended
• Previous MSK experience
• Clinical Educators Course
• Evidence of experience working within the NHS as a MSK Physiotherapist

Personal Qualities

• The ability to kneel, bend & stoop
• The ability to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg
• Ability to travel to all sites/ hold UK driving licence

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Various sites across Norfolk, depending on service need. Likely to include Dereham.

Various sites across Norfolk, depending on service need. Likely to include Dereham.