Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Permanant
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 150-MM1957-PC
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Victoria Hospital
- Town
- East Grinstead
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 £31,049 - £37,796 Per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/09/2025
Employer heading

MSK Physiotherapist
Band 5
Job overview
Are you a Physiotherapist looking for a new opportunity?
We are looking for dynamic and proactive Band 5 Musculoskeletal (MSK) Therapists to join our well-established MSK Outpatient teams at the Queen Victoria Hospital.
To apply, you must be a UK registered Physiotherapist or be a student with registration pending upon completion of your degree. Recent junior clinical level experience, including musculoskeletal experience, would be advantageous.
If you are passionate about making a difference and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve then we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should be committed to delivering high quality care and have excellent communications skills. You will be required to work at The Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead with intermittent travel to other sites as required.
In return we can offer you:
• Flexible working patterns
• Supportive learning environment; your clinical development will be supported by senior staff including Advanced Practitioners (AP's).
• Dedicated career pathways and great opportunities to develop your clinical and management skills, with access to in-service training and professional development
• Commitment to and support for your wellbeing
• NHS Pension Scheme
• NHS discount and salary sacrifice schemes
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information on this job role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
- Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed a broad range of student placements
- MSK outpatients at Junior/Student level
Desirable criteria
- Completed Junior Rotations/ Experience of working in a variety of healthcare setting
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of evidence-based practice
- Able to demonstrate good communication skills
- Abled to demonstrate a good level of clinical knowledge and reasoning
- Good undertsanding of MSK conditions and presentations
- Broad understanding of the NHS/healthcare community
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audit/service improvement
- Evidence of understanding of clinical governance
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work flexibly where and when the service requires
Desirable criteria
- Basic IT skills
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alex Horsley
- Job title
- Team Lead Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 373 0873
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