Specialist MSK Physiotherapist (West)

Integrated Care System; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the Western Lake District seeks a Specialist MSK Physiotherapist. The role entails managing a diverse patient caseload in a supportive MSK team, focusing on evidence-based assessments and treatments. Successful candidates will benefit from excellent professional development opportunities and contribute to a collaborative healthcare environment.

Benefits

27 days holiday rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)

Qualifications

• Significant MSK experience with evidence of postgraduate training.
• Experience with electronic patient records (EPR).
• Evidence of clinical education contribution.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients using evidence-based practice.
• Support training of rotational team members and students.
• Participate in continuing professional development activities.

Skills

Evidence Based Practice

Clinical Reasoning

Organisational Skills

Leadership Skills

Education

CSP recognised Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

HCPC registered

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist MSK Physiotherapist (West)

The closing date is 17 July 2025

We would love you to come and see what we have to offer in the Western Lake District!

The post we have to offer you is within the Integrated Musculoskeletal (IMSK) team in West Cumbria.

We are a large MSK department with this role being situated in the team which covers the Western edge of the Lake District. Our service is spread among acute hospitals, community hospitals, GP surgeries and health centres offering wide and varied opportunities to gain skills in the MSK field. We have highly skilled physiotherapists working in each of these areas who will support you to achieve high standards of professional development and clinical excellence in your practise.

The static Band 6 MSK position provides you with the opportunity to work within a well-developed and supportive department offering a robust appraisal, preceptorship, clinical and management supervision.

You will need to be committed to working autonomously providing evidence based assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. You will manage a caseload where patients are referred from both Primary and Secondary care and include those from the wider MSK Pathway (including our First Contact Physiotherapists and Orthopaedic triage services). We support the education of physiotherapy students from Universities across the North; have apprentices working within the team and support the development of rotational staff through our service which we anticipate you will participate with.

Main duties of the job

This role is a static position within the Integrated MSK Physiotherapy service with the main duties of the role being that of assessing and managing patients using evidence based practise and clinical reasoning; supporting the wider service with training of rotational team members and students and being pro-active in own and service development. Working between sites is anticipated so independent travel to do this is expected.

Continuing professional development is encouraged and we provide a robust in-service training programme which we anticipate you will be actively a part of and incorporates the whole MSK team from across Cumbria. We work collaboratively with the East team and Advanced Practise Physiotherapists & Podiatrists who provide mentoring, teaching and training sessions.

We would anticipate that you will have significant experience of working within the MSK field with clear evidence of relevant postgraduate training, exceptional organisational and leadership skills. An ability to work and travel across sites throughout West Cumbria is also essential.

We use a blended approach to patient centred care with face to face, telephone and virtual consultations all offered.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

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Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

• Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
• If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Personal Circumstances

• Ability to work as a team member
• Organised
• Flexible
• Motivated
• Reliable
• Friendly and approachable

Experience

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / Lifelong Learning Activities
• Comprehensive postgraduate junior experience and rotations
• Experience of using electronic patient records (EPR)
• Evidence of contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff
• Involvement in any CSP special interest group
• Specific MSK experience
• Evidence of previous telehealth experience
• Evidence of participating or leading patient classes (exercise or educational)

Qualifications

• CSP recognised Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registered
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or evidence of Professional Liability Insurance.
• Evidence of attendance at relevant post graduate courses

Knowledge

• Good Knowledge of Evidence Based Clinical Practice.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development/Lifelong Learning.
• Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession.
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services.
• Knowledge and involvement in audit, research and critical appraisal.
• Knowledge of quality issues and CQC
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to organise workload of self and others.
• Ability to organise prioritise and delegate.
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to work independently.
• Relevant practical physiotherapy skills.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Evidence of post-graduate MSK Courses.
• Evidence of post graduate teaching in a hospital or educational setting.

Other Requirements

• Take an active part in training for personal and professional development.
• Willing to actively take part in training of others
• Knowledge and experience of student supervision

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearPer annum pro rata