Musculoskeletal Therapist

NHS; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a full-time Musculoskeletal Therapist to join the team, providing high-quality care within a multidisciplinary setting. Candidates should have a degree in Physiotherapy or Osteopathy, with a passion for MSK management and commitment to ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Evidence of interest in the management of MSK conditions.
• Evidence of MSK previous employment.
• NHS experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous clinical therapy practice in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with MSK conditions.
• Assist with operational management within MSK services.
• Partake in a specialist MSK therapy training programme.

Skills

Skills in the management and assessment of MSK conditions

Skills in the provision of manual and exercises therapy

Education

Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy/Osteopathy

HCPC registration or equivalent

Job description

Go back Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Musculoskeletal Therapist

The closing date is 03 July 2025

We are looking to recruit a full-time Musculoskeletal Therapist to our team. The successful applicants will be enthusiastic and self-motivated with an aspiration to innovate and improve all aspects of care delivery within the Musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy service based across two sites at St Heliers Hospitals and Jubilee Health Centre.

You will be keen to participate fully in an innovative model of care and will be passionate about delivering high-quality care to your patients.

You will have excellent communication skills and be happy to work in a multidisciplinary team. Committing to further education is required, and personal development will be encouraged. Clinical supervision is well supported within this service.

Evidence of self-motivation will be sought at the interview. Recent experience of working in a Community-based MSK/OPP service would be an advantage but not essential.

Main duties of the job

Musculoskeletal Therapist Band 5

To provide autonomous clinical therapy practice in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with MSK conditions.

To assist with operational management within MSK services

To assist with developing practice, innovation and promoting an evidence-informed culture within MSK services

To assist with communication and collaboration with both patients and relevant stakeholders with regard to the provision and development of MSK services

To actively partake in a specialist MSK therapy training programme, rotating into different specialist fields on differing sites with the Sutton Community bases

To assist with the provision of education and training predominantly for Physiotherapy students and Physiotherapy Technical Assistant's (PTA's)

To partake in research, audit and evaluation of relevant clinical practice

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy/Osteopathy
• HCPC registration or equvilant
• Evidence of interest in the management of MSK conditions
• Evidence of MSK previous employment
• NHS experience
• Post graduate level education/course participation in MSK

Experience

• Experience in management of MSK conditions
• Good understanding of the current challenges facing the current health economy and implications for MSK therapies
• Experience of performance management of students

Knowledge and Skills

• Skills in the management and assessment of MSK conditions
• Skills in the provision of manual and exercises therapy

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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£34,521 to £41,956 a yearpa incl HCAS Outer pro rata