Job summary
- Main area
- MSK
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (over 4 or 5 days)
- Job ref
- 813-278-0226
- Employer
- Medway Community Healthcare CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- MCH House, 21 Bailey Drive
- Town
- Gillingham
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Musculoskeletal physiotherapist
Band 6
Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that:
- is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked ‘Good’ by the CQC;
- is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community;
- is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence;
- offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more;
- and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services?
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want be a part of this, we would love to hear from you.
Job overview
- Are you a motivated and innovative physiotherapist?
- Are you a good team player who is ready to work as part of a large musculoskeletal physiotherapy team?
- Do you have good communication skills, are able to manage a busy caseload and have good clinical reasoning skills?
If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and innovative physiotherapist to work in our large musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy service as a senior physiotherapist. The position would be suitable for those with band 5 musculoskeletal experience of a varied caseload of patients. The successful applicant will work as part of the physiotherapy team which is based at various locations across Medway and Swale (TBC). The service receives referrals from GPs, consultants and a variety of other healthcare professionals.
Working for our organisation
So what else?
- This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
- We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
- We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
- You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
- Informal visits can be arranged on request.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for someone who has good communication skills, is a team member, demonstrates a flexible approach to a busy caseload and has good clinical reasoning skills. The successful candidate will be required to take on a small supervisory role of junior members of the team and students. The may also be expected to work flexible hours to help the team provide a highly accessible service and we do support four day weeks.
We are committed to continuous professional development, promoting evidence-based practice and the delivery of high quality patient care. The successful applicant will work with a number of senior and specialist clinicians, including extended scope practitioners within the orthopaedic clinical assessment service (CAS). They will also participate in regular in-service training and supervision sessions.
Person specification
MSK experience
Essential criteria
- MSK experience at Band 5 or 6 level
Desirable criteria
- MSK placement experience
Physiotherapy Qualification
Essential criteria
- Physiotherapy Degree
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate Physiotherapy courses relevant to MSK Physiotherapy
Understanding of MCH values
Essential criteria
- Understands MCH's core values
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates how they can achieve MCH's core values
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
- Stephen Willis
- Job title
- Team Lead MSK Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01634 334601
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