Clinical Specialist Physiotherapy | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Outpatient MSK & Rheumatology Physiotherapy Team based at Queens Hospital Burton (QHB) Site. You will be part of a friendly and skilled MSK/Rheumatology team. We are looking for a motivated musculoskeletal & Rheumatology physiotherapist who can demonstrate advanced assessment skills on a diverse and complex Rheumatology & MSK caseload. They need to have a proven ability to provide a working diagnosis and develop individualised treatment programmes.

Our service receives referrals from primary care, secondary care (including post operative/trauma rehabilitation), and staff self-referrals. The wider team includes hand therapy and women’s health. You will work primarily in Rheumatology & MSK Physiotherapy Outpatients being the departmental clinical lead in advanced assessment and treatment of patients who have highly complex needs. You will receive a full induction to ensure competencies are achieved if not already gained in this role.

You will have a strong focus on Rheumatology & rehabilitation, working to ensure making every contact count and personalised care is integrated and embedded across the department. Our Therapy Team is innovative, passionate, and aligned with the Trust’s PRIDE values, offering a supportive environment for professional development and collaborative working.

What’s in it for you:

• A focus on patient choice, quality of care, a varied caseload
• Clinical leadership & support
• The opportunity to participate in audit / service development/ research
• The opportunity to teach and promote the health and wellbeing of patients and carers
• Service commitment to CPD
• Structured appraisal and clinical supervision
• Administrative and clerical support
• Clinical Educator training & participation
• Learn to teach, supervise, develop other Physiotherapy, occupational therapy and osteopath staff
• The opportunity to work with the team to provide Health & Wellbeing for staff across the Trust

Therapy Services are committed to excellence in quality, effective and safe patient care, combined with strong clinical leadership, to deliver the best experience for our patients and workforce.

Closing date of applications: 19 August 2026

Interview date: 2 September 2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice.