Senior Physiotherapist - MSK Alliance

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Stanton Hill; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Senior Physiotherapist within our MSK Alliance. This full-time post involves assessing and treating a wide range of acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, with opportunities to deliver group sessions at hospital or local leisure centres.

You will work closely with the MSK Alliance team to provide evidence-based care, contribute to service development, and help drive high-quality patient outcomes in a supportive,

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration are required.
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
• Clinical supervisors course to enable student supervision.

Responsibilities

• One-to-one MSK assessments and evidence-based treatment plans.
• Delivering and supporting group sessions within hospital or local leisure centres.
• Collaborating closely with the wider MSK Alliance team.
• Contributing to service development and high-quality patient care.

Skills

Musculoskeletal physiotherapy

Prioritisation under pressure

Teamwork

Clinical decision making

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

CSP Membership

Job description

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Physiotherapist - MSK Alliance

The closing date is 19 November 2026

Are you looking to develop your skills within a supportive, forward-thinking MSK team? This full-time role offers an excellent opportunity to work within our MSK Alliance, supporting patients referred from primary care -- including GP referrals, self-referrals, and referrals from the MCATs team within the hub.

You will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with a wide range of acute and chronic MSK conditions. The caseload is varied and rewarding, giving you the chance to make a real impact on patient outcomes.

Your work will include:

• One-to-one MSK assessments and evidence-based treatment plans
• Delivering and supporting group sessions held either within the hospital setting or at local leisure centres
• Collaborating closely with the wider MSK Alliance team
• Contributing to service development and high-quality patient care

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated physiotherapist who is passionate about MSK care and keen to grow within a collaborative, patient-centred service.

If you're enthusiastic, committed, and ready to take the next step in your MSK career, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

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.

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Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

• Sound Clinical knowledge of musculoskeletal conditions and applied physiotherapy techniques
• Ability to prioritise & work under pressure
• Ability to work as a team member as well as alone

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy, BSc (Hons) or Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy or equivalent
• State Registration with HCPC
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Further Training

• Clinical supervisors course to enable student supervision

Experience

• Working experience in acute physical setting
• Broad understanding of physiotherapy process and frameworks
• Experience in musculoskeletal field of practice during junior post
• Experience of audit and service review
• Experience of supervising other staff and students

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.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust