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The closing date is 29 December 2025

Job Title: Rehabilitation Practitioner - Musculoskeletal Out-patients
Band: 4
Hours of Work (p/w): 37.5 hours
Service Centre/Directorate: Therapies
Base: St George's Hospital, but the post holder may be required to work at any of the Trust's sites.

Accountable to: Operational Manager/ Service Manager
Reports to: An assigned Senior band 6 or Band 7 physiotherapist as line manager for supervision
Responsible for: The rehabilitation practitioner will work under guidance of qualified physiotherapists, to undertake assessment and management of selected patients within St George's Healthcare NHS Trust and carry out duties supporting the smooth functioning of the service

Key working relationships: Patients, supervising physiotherapist, clinical team leads, administrative staff, referring clinicians, families / carers, GP's, community services, statutory and voluntary agencies, and MDT colleagues.

• To assist the physiotherapists and support the musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy service by carrying out and progressing treatment plans developed by therapists within an agreed framework.
• To carry out outpatient assessment and treatments in the therapies department which may be across any of the sites.
• Work autonomously without direct supervision to support patients in their rehabilitation plans using advanced communication and therapeutic handling skills.
• Modify specific treatment programmes by reassessing and progressing as appropriate where agreed with responsible therapist.
• Autonomously identify need to re-evaluate, progress and terminate treatment intervention.
• To communicate effectively with therapists and patients about patient's condition.
• Lead the delivery of therapist prescribed group exercise and education programmes.
• To record and maintain associated patient records using knowledge and skills gained through experience and/or relevant qualifications.
• To ensure a safe and therapeutic environment for patients and staff to carry out physical activity.
• Autonomously order identified simple aids and adaptations as well as to support the ordering of therapy prescribed equipment.
• To lead on therapy based data collection and reporting.
• To assist in maintaining services and contribute to the development of services.
• To assist in running MSK classes.

With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state‑of‑the‑art endoscopy training centre.

*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****

• Recognised qualification demonstrating ability to instruct, direct or guide exercise prescription and progression (e.g. Sports science, Fitness instructor level 2 /personal trainer level 3)
• Registration with relevant registered body e.g. CISMPA /ACSM ECDL
• First Aid
• NVQ 3 or Foundation degree

• Experience of independently managing patients with a range of musculoskeletal conditions safely whilst ensuring appropriate communication with referring clinician and patient.
• Leading and supporting the delivery of exercise classes safely and effectively with experience of ongoing risk assessment/management.
• Assessing patients for equipment i.e. walking aid and instruct them in proper and safe usage.
• Experience of teaching and supervising others.

• Able to follow instructions and recognise boundaries of own scope of practice, seeking assistance as appropriate from therapists.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including good written and verbal communication.
• Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the working day and teach practical skills to patients.
• Ability to reflect and use initiative in addressing own learning needs and appraise own performance.
• Ability to manage own time and own caseload with willingness to work flexibly and be self‑motivated.
• Good IT skills and ability to use electronic documentation systems.

• Basic knowledge of health care delivery.
• Basic knowledge of common musculoskeletal conditions and postsurgical management.
• Knowledge of the role of the physiotherapist and occupational therapist.
• Knowledge and experience of a range of manual handling techniques.
• Knowledge of anatomy including main muscle and joints.
• Knowledge of health and safety policies.
• Basic understanding of commonly used therapy and medical terms.
• Basic understanding of proper and safe use of wheelchairs.

• Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines.
• Professional demeanour and behaviour reflective of trust values.

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.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£33,094 to £36,195 a year pa pro‑rate incl HCAS (inner)