MSK Physiotherapist

Overview

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MSK Physiotherapist

The closing date is 16 October 2025

A Band 6 Vacancy has arisen within our MSK Services Team for a MSK physiotherapist in the Forest of Dean. This post would suit an enthusiastic physiotherapist who is dynamic, innovative and passionate about MSK physiotherapy and to supervise and mentor more junior therapists.

What we offer:

• A monthly locality in-service program
• X2 full day MSK training days
• Full training and support with one to one mentorship, clinical supervision, peer review
• Wide variety of MSK clinical presentations referred from orthopaedics, advanced Practitioners, GPs, and patient Self-referral.
• Potential to specialise in hands, vestibular and pelvic health

The post holder will hold an independent caseload and work closely and collaboratively colleagues in GHC and Countywide in addition to the local MSK Team.

Based in the new Forest of Dean hospital with potential out-reach to Lydney.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

• A Band 6 physiotherapist participates as a member of the physiotherapy team independently managing a specialised clinical caseload.
• The post holder has no budgetary responsibility.
• They are expected to have supervisory and teaching responsibility for more junior members of staff and student

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people\\\’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in theSouth West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in theSouth West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust\\\’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities

• The post holder will fully develop their independent clinical practices and supervisory skills support by Gloucestershire Health and Care Services clinical and managerial Physiotherapy networks.
• The Clinical, professional, Leadership & Management aspects of the role are detailed in the Job Description and Service Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• CSP
• Relevant Post Graduate Training and or Courses
• Evidence of MSK work related Experience.
• Experience of or Awareness of NHS working
• Supervision of other qualified or non-qualified staff

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.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata