Senior MSK Clinician (MSK Physiotherapy)

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Pennington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking a part-time Senior MSK Clinician to join their MSK team in Pennington. This role involves conducting skilled musculoskeletal assessments, supervising junior staff, and contributing to service development. The ideal candidate will have a degree in physiotherapy, relevant registrations, and a commitment to evidence-based practice. Opportunities for professional growth, flexible work options, and a commitment to high-quality care are provided.

Benefits

Professional development programme

Flexible working options

CPD funding

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy required.
• HCPC or equivalent registration is essential.
• Evidence of CPD in musculoskeletal care is necessary.
• Postgraduate education/courses in musculoskeletal care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform highly skilled musculoskeletal assessments.
• Supervise and train junior staff and students.
• Participate in service development and evidence-based projects.

Skills

Musculoskeletal assessment

Leadership skills

Evidence-based practice

Team supervision

Education

Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy

HCPC or equivalent registration

Postgraduate education/courses in musculoskeletal care

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior MSK Clinician (MSK Physiotherapy)

The closing date is 21 December 2025

Are you an experienced MSK Clinician looking to advance in your career?

Our MSK team is looking to recruit a part-time (22.5 hours per week) senior MSK clinician into our Lymington/Fordingbridge Localities. The team forms part of a larger MSK service which takes pride in delivering high quality care & rehabilitation. We encourage conversations around flexible working options.

Working closely with primary & secondary care colleagues, the teams serve the local community in outpatient settings across Hampshire. Referrals are received directly from Primary and Secondary Care as well as self-referrals. The service benefits from a strong rehabilitation team working alongside registered staff to provide 1:1 rehab.

The team is committed to continued professional development & promote evidence-based practice. Alongside a varied MSK caseload, you will have opportunities to develop leadership skills with responsibility of junior staff & students. As a valued team member, you will benefit from an extensive professional development programme including regular clinical supervision, CPD funding through our ACE academy, & support towards advanced practice. With our specialist physio service, we have developed an apprenticeship scheme that allows experienced staff to develop clinically.

We encourage you to contact Brendan Cafferkey ([e-mail]) to discuss this post further and arrange an informal visit.

Main duties of the job

1. Undertakes highly skilled musculoskeletal assessment of patients including those with highly complex presentations and from this formulates a diagnosis and treatment plan which is carried out as an autonomous practitioner.

2. Takes a role in the supervision, teaching and appraisal of senior, junior and rehabilitation assistants, physiotherapy students and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

3. Deputises for Team Leader as required.

4. Active involvement in service development for the department, Trust and profession.

5. Complete tasks assigned/delegated by team lead in a timely and professional manner.

6. Supervises, initiates and participates in evidence based projects, assists in implementing changes within designated team/area and setting and monitoring standards of practice.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined‑up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community‑based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person’s care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute‑level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone – if, as a potential candidate, you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team – detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy
• HCPC or equivalent registration
• Evidence of CPD in musculoskeletal care in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
• Postgraduate education/courses in musculoskeletal care

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year. Please note for part‑time hours the salary will be pro rata.