Rotational Physiotherapist (Outpatients) | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Foundation Trust in England is offering a dynamic MSK rotation programme where you'll gain hands-on experience across various specialist areas like MSK Outpatients and Inpatient Orthopaedics. You'll work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, treating musculoskeletal conditions and participating in academic activities. This role is perfect for those looking to broaden their clinical expertise. Closing date for applications is 21 July 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing and treating musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions.
• Ability to write legible and succinct patient notes.
• Willingness to take exercise and education classes.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions in a timely manner.
• Attend fracture clinic and hydrotherapy classes.
• Manage students and ensure compliance with mandatory training.

Skills

SystmOne

Acute care

Musculoskeletal assessment

Patient note writing

Education classes facilitation

Tools

Careflow

System One

Job description

Join Our Dynamic MSK Rotation Programme!

Embark on this rotational post designed to give you rich, hands-on experience across a variety of specialist areas:
• MSK Outpatients
• Paediatric MSK Outpatients
• Rheumatology
• Hand Therapy
• Inpatient Orthopaedics – both trauma and elective.

You’ll gain exposure to a wide range of clinical settings, working alongside experienced professionals and developing your skills in both adult and paediatric MSK care.

Key Highlights:
• When working in MSK, you’ll use SystmOne, a leading clinical system.
• If you’re respiratory competent, you’ll have the opportunity to join the on-call rota, enhancing your acute care experience.
• If not, you’ll still play a vital role by contributing to weekend orthopaedic care.

This is a fantastic opportunity to broaden your clinical expertise, work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, and make a real impact across multiple specialties.
• Assessing and treating musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions within a timely manner.
• To be able to write legible and succint patient notes
• To be willing to take exercise and education classes
• Attend fracture clinic and hydrotherapy classes
• To be able to work on multisystems such as careflow and system one
• Experience of managing students
• Compliance with all mandatory training and involvement with regular MSK inservice

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9thApril, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.


This advert closes on Monday 21 Jul 2025