Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy WAM MSK
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CHS1171
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Physiotherapy WAM Musculoskeletal
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £40,617 - £48,778 per annum, pro rata (incl of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/03/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 25/03/2026
Employer heading
Senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
Flexible hours | Full or Part time hours | No compulsory weekends | Free staff parking | Extensive training & development | Supportive, motivated team | Flexible base location across Berkshire dependent on service need.
Are you an enthusiastic and organised physiotherapist with a passion for musculoskeletal care? Berkshire Healthcare is looking for a motivated Band 6 MSK Physiotherapist to join our dynamic Outpatient Physiotherapy team with at least 18 months of post-graduate experience.
We receive a diverse range of referrals from GP surgeries, First Contact Practitioners (FCPs), Orthopaedic clinics, the Triage and Assessment Service (TAS), as well as from our Specialist Spinal Service (IPASS) and Community Specialist Service (CSS) and self-referrals. You’ll be part of a supportive and skilled team, working alongside colleagues from bands 3 to 7, with access to Band 7 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists for supervision, in-service training, and development opportunities. You’ll also benefit from strong links with Advanced Practice Physiotherapists.
Why choose this role?
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Diverse range of patients age 5 and up.
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Encouraging team culture with dedicated support frameworks.
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Structured clinical supervision and support, including access to Clinical Specialists and Advanced Practice Physiotherapists.
Please note if you are successfully invited to interview, these will be delivered face-to-face.
Main duties of the job
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To work as a senior physiotherapy practitioner to provide a high quality, responsive outpatient physiotherapy service for adults & children with musculoskeletal & orthopaedic conditions
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To provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and caseload management
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To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner working without direct supervision.
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To be involved in supervision and education of band 5 physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants, work experience students and physiotherapy students.
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To be proactively involved in service development and quality improvement
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The 4 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
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High quality assessment and treatment skills
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Ability to organise and prioritise with excellent time management
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Excellent communication and IT skills
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Ability to contribute to service development and the development of less experienced staff
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC/GOsC Registered
- Evidence of ongoing CPD e.g. maintained in a portfolio; attendance at musculoskeletal postgraduate courses; informal learning.
Desirable criteria
- Member of the CSP
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- 18 months band 5 rotational experience or suitable alternative experience; must include at least 4 months of Musculoskeletal Outpatients.
- Have worked in the NHS and understand the role of a Band 6 within it.
- Experience working as part of a physiotherapy and/or multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of student, Band 5 or physiotherapy assistant supervision
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience at Band 6 Physiotherapist level
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Previous experience with audit
- Self-directed learning
- Ability to work independently
- Awareness of Primary care working and NHS structures
- Good computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of RIO / Smart card
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
- Clear vision of role/commitment to speciality
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Agnieszka Coventry
- Job title
- MSK Physiotherapist Clinical Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 9041777
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