Senior Physiotherapist MSK Outpatients, Band 6

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Physiotherapist for MSK Outpatients on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will manage a varied caseload, provide high-quality assessment, diagnosis and rehabilitation for MSK conditions, and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The role predominantly involves direct clinical care, with opportunities to contribute to service development and professional leadership.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy.
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Experience in MSK Outpatients, including NHS settings in the UK.
• Experience supervising, appraising and educating others.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct clinical care in MSK Outpatients and provide high-quality assessment, diagnosis and rehabilitation.
• Support leadership within the Therapy team and contribute to service development and quality improvement.

Skills

MSK assessment

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical reasoning

Education

Physiotherapy degree

HCPC registered

Job description

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Senior Physiotherapist MSK Outpatients, Band 6

Band 6

Main area Therapy Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (12 months from commencement in post) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (May be required to work at Cheltenham General Hospital AND/OR Gloucestershire Royal Hospital) Job ref 318-26-T0691

Site Trustwide (Gloucestershire Royal Hospital / Cheltenham General Hospital) Town Gloucestershire Salary £39,959 - £48,117 (pa pro rata if part-time) Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.

With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.

We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.

Job overview

Are you an experienced MSK Physiotherapist looking for your next challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our MSK Physiotherapy Service as a Senior Physiotherapist on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This role is for maternity leave cover and offers the opportunity to manage a varied caseload of musculoskeletal patients, providing high-quality assessment, diagnosis and rehabilitation for individuals with a wide range of MSK conditions.

You will work as part of an experienced multidisciplinary team. While the job plan for the role will be predominantly direct clinical care, there may be opportunities to contribute to service development, quality improvement, education and clinical leadership. You will work collaboratively with specialist MSK services and the MSK Advanced Practitioner team.

We are looking for a clinician with strong core MSK assessment and treatment skills, excellent communication abilities and a passion for delivering patient-centred care.

We are actively engaged in research, including collaborations with the NIHR, and work closely with multidisciplinary teams across the Trust and wider MSK services to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care.

Additional contract details: 12 months from commencement in post

Additional working pattern details: May be required to work at Cheltenham General Hospital AND/OR Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Main duties of the job

Work a majority direct clinical care job plan to deliver therapeutic intervention, acting as a specialist clinician in MSK Outpatients, by using the principles of Physiotherapy in an integrated and client-centred way.

To support leadership and work within the Therapy team in MSK Outpatients, providing an effective and evidence-based service through assessing, planning and implementing treatment programmes.

Working for our organisation

The Therapy service is an integrated service providing Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy to inpatients and outpatients at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals. Our mission is to ‘enable people to maximise their potential to live well’

Our Outpatient service was shortlisted for the HSJ Awards and HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2024 for service improvement innovations and performance recovery.

The successful candidate may be requested to work across both of our sites at Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work as a specialist practitioner in the clinical area utilising theoretical knowledge, clinical experience and clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, diagnose, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan. This will include patients with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies in individual or group therapy sessions. Working as an autonomous practitioner with access to guidance from the clinical lead/specialist therapist when necessary, including working as a lone practitioner.

Please see attached detailed job description

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree/ diploma in Physiotherapy.
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Experience

• Appropriate experience working in the specialty of MSK Outpatients, including experience of working with people with long-term conditions
• Experience of working in the NHS in the UK
• Experience of supervising, appraising, and providing education/training to others

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Deliver a high level of skill in patient assessment, diagnosis and management and apply a practical approach to problem solving.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written when interacting with patients/carers, other team members and the MDT.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply and utilise evidence-based practice, including National guidelines to deliver, evaluate and audit the service.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the biopsychosocial approach to managing long term conditions.
• Demonstrate the ability to network with other professionals and set up close working relations
• Work flexibly in response to the changing demands of the service and manage changes in service delivery in self and others.
• Demonstrate can manage a high-volume caseload with a mainly direct clinical care job plan

Qualities

• Work effectively as a team member within the multidisciplinary team.
• Work and maintain judgement under pressure whilst effectively managing own and others’ time.
• Demonstrate commitment to personal development and recording CPD.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.

IMPORTANT: If you require sponsorship in order to apply for this role, eligibility is subject to your individual circumstances ie. current/previous visa status and the relevant salary threshold. We cannot make that assessment for each individual at this stage, therefore we advise those that may require sponsorship to ensure they have self assessed and thoroughly understood their eligibility using the Home Office guidance here - UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Berna Berntzen Job title Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, MSK Outpatients Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0300 422 8590