Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-7616947-A
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chase Farm Hospital (Various sites)
- Town
- Enfield
- Salary
- £61,631 - £68,623 per annum, pro rata, inclusive of outer London HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
MSK Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner
Band 8a
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 8A Advanced Practice Physiotherapist (APP) to join our established Adult Musculoskeletal (MSK) Assessment Service. We are a community-based service accepting a broad range of MSK referrals from local General Practitioners (GPs) to provide enhanced assessment, facilitating onward referral and management.
We are seeking a dynamic and passionate clinician with extensive experience in the assessment, management, and treatment of MSK conditions. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.
You will play a pivotal role in advanced clinical decision-making, supporting service development, and fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders. In return, we offer excellent opportunities for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and broad personal growth.
Main duties of the job
- Comprehensive Assessment & Diagnosis: Undertake detailed assessments of patients with a wide range of physical and emotional needs.
- Clinical Decision-Making: Order and interpret diagnostic tests where appropriate and manage onward referrals.
- Triage & Case Management: Review referrals from GPs, including those with complex medical issues, and ensure timely, effective triage.
- Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration: Present cases succinctly at MDT meetings and liaise closely with consultant colleagues to facilitate onward care.
- Injection Therapy: Ideally contribute to the injection therapy service, administering corticosteroid injections for common MSK presentations.
- Teaching & Supervision: Provide clinical leadership, teaching, and supervision to the MSK Physiotherapy Service and support students and junior staff.
- Service Development: Promote a positive and dynamic culture, building productive relationships with local GPs and other stakeholders.
- Pain Service Liaison: Work closely with the Enfield Pain Service, a community-based multidisciplinary team with strong links to our service.
We are committed to supporting your professional development and offer opportunities to enhance your advanced practice skills.
Working for our organisation
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.
Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing.
We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.
For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder is part of the MSK physiotherapy team providing high quality physiotherapy services to meet the needs of a multicultural and diverse population of the London Borough of Enfield.
As one of the most senior members of the musculoskeletal physiotherapy service and as an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (APP), your role will include screening, filter referrals and manage the care of those patients who otherwise would have been referred to and seen by a hospital Consultant. To achieve this the post=holder will work outside the normal scope of physiotherapy practice, facilitating Role Redesign and Service Modernisation across Primary and Secondary care.
To provide the highest level of expertise on musculoskeletal conditions within the physiotherapy service, providing expert advice to other services and professionals including GPs and hospital medical staff.
Participate actively in the senior management of the Physiotherapy service contributing to its wider support and development.
Person specification
Education / Qualification
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma Physiotherapy.
- MSc in Physiotherapy Degree/degree equivalent.
- HCPC Registered
- Recognised/validated orthopaedic MSK postgraduate training.
- IRMMER qualification
- Relevant evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Non Medical Prescriber
- Any relevant leadership and management training, e.g. process mapping and redesign; demand and capacity.
- US qualification and Injection Therapy qualification
- Ultrasonography Qualification
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 9 years post grad experience of which 5 years at Senior level in MSK outpatients including GP direct access work and the management of complex and chronic conditions.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working at an APP level in Primary Care.
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Able to process manage and communicate highly complex information to colleagues and patients who may be emotional distressed or antagonistic.
- Advanced level of expertise in the management of MSK problems and up to date clinical skills across a broad spectrum of approaches to the management of musculoskeletal problems, utilising advanced manual assessment and treatment and therapeutic handling skills.
- Ability to performance manage and develop staff
- Ability to interpret investigations and present cases clearly at MDT
Knowledge Awareness and Understanding
Essential criteria
- Understanding of own personal development and learning needs.
- Awareness of the modernisation agenda in relations to musculoskeletal services.
Desirable criteria
- Advanced grasp of the management of complex pain and chronic conditions underpinned by a broad base
Other Essential Factors
Essential criteria
- Excellent working knowledge of NHS systems of care, processes and relationships.
- Ability to meet the demands of the post including travel
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Alison Martyn
- Job title
- MSK Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01212897514
- Additional information
Please contact if you would like any further information or to arrange a visit.
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