Specialist Physiotherapist (Musculoskeletal)

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Horsham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist to join the JMAPS and First Contact Practice MSK team. The role is based at Wansbeck General Hospital and other JMAPS sites and GP practices, with potential for wider trust involvement and development in group rehabilitation, rheumatology and pain management.

CPD is encouraged, with supervision from senior physiotherapists and a strong appraisal framework.

Qualifications

• BSc Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
• Registered Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat an independent physiotherapy caseload.
• Work toward First Contact Practitioner role with indirect supervision.
• Provide supervision to Band 5, unregistered staff and students.
• Maintain high standard of clinical record keeping per CSP guidelines.

Skills

Musculoskeletal physiotherapy

Team collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Education

BSc Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapist to work in JMAPS (Joint Musculoskeletal And Pain Service) and our First Contact Practice Musculoskeletal team. Ideal for enthusiastic, skilled, staff who have evidence of significant experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy including post-operative care.

The role, based within the Physiotherapy department at Wansbeck General Hospital and/or the surrounding JMAPS sites and GP practices. There is potential for Trust wide working. There may be development opportunities in group rehabilitation, rheumatology physiotherapy and pain management physiotherapy.

CPD is actively encouraged within our teams and supervision is provided by Senior Physiotherapy clinicians supporting staff to achieve their individual learning outcomes, supported by a robust appraisal system.

Please note: The vacancy may be closed before the closing date if there are a high number of applicants. All interviews will be face to face.

Main duties of the job

• To assess and treat an independent physiotherapy caseload.
• To work or work towards working as a First Contact Practitioner with indirect supervision as required.
• To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the supervision of senior physiotherapy staff.
• To assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for an individual clinical caseload.
• To liaise with senior staff on a regular basis to ensure appropriate management of patients.
• To delegate appropriately to unregistered workforce.
• To provide supervision to Band 5, unregistered staff and students.
• With guidance from senior physiotherapists, maintain a high level of evidence-based practice through continual review of current research, thus enhancing standards of patient care.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Details

Date posted: 14 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 319-8334684SA
Job locations: Wansbeck General Hospital (and surrounding JMAPS sites and GP practices), Woodhorn Lane, Ashington, NE63 9JJ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To identify patients capacity to consent to treatment and apply the departments consent protocol.
• To provide management of patients attending with musculoskeletal conditions. Some clinics will be telephone clinics.
• To contribute to the supervision of technical instructors, physiotherapy assistants, physiotherapists and students.
• To maintain a high standard of clinical record keeping in accordance with CSP guidelines and trust wide physiotherapy standards for documentation.
• To attend departmental meetings as appropriate.
• To attend relevant post graduate lectures and in-service training to consolidate undergraduate knowledge and increase skills appropriate to each rotation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification
• Registered Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Evidence of continued professional development through self directed learning, in-service training record and attendance at relevant short post graduate courses

Desirable

• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Student training qualification provided by University

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Candidates should have completed post graduate core rotations

Desirable

• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Other Requirements

Essential

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact

Clinical Manager JMAPS, Kathy Mills, [e-mail], 07512357492