Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7512175-AHP-Y
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Foundation NHS Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 pa pro rata incl HCAS (inner)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to outpatients, plastics, women’s health, hand therapy patients and GP clinics. The post-holder may be required to work across St George’s Hospital, St Johns Therapy Centre, Queen Mary’s Roehampton and Primary care
locations.
Key Working Relationships
To develop and maintain close working relationships with physiotherapy colleagues, referring clinicians and other disciplines within St George’s Healthcare Trust and neighbouring ICBs.
Main duties of the job
To undertake a specialised musculoskeletal assessment of patients including those with
complex presentations and from this assessment formulate a treatment plan and carries
out this treatment as an autonomous practitioner.
To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists/physiotherapy
students/assistants and other members of the MDT.
To undertake evidence-based projects, including making recommendations for change in
practice and participating in departmental research and audit as appropriate.
To deputise for physiotherapy team leaders in operational management.
Working for our organisation
See attached Advert
Successful candidates will work for a leading MSK outpatient department. As a teaching hospital they will have lots of opportunity for personal and professional development and have the opportunity to work with experienced physiotherapy practitioners.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- • Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy
- • HCPC registration.
Desirable criteria
- • Current CPD within musculoskeletal speciality and physiotherapy profession.
Clinical knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- • Systematic assessment of common musculoskeletal conditions including spinal and peripheral presentations with sound clinical reasoning based on the biopsychosocial model and formulation of primary hypothesis with consideration of differential diagnosis.
- • Able to competently assess for sinister or non-MSK diagnosis and evidence escalation/action as required using local pathways and national guidance.
- • Develop holistic, patient centred management plans that incorporate shared decision making and appropriate signposting/referrals for support with psychological or social factors
- • Skilled delivery of exercise prescription for the management of musculoskeletal conditions in 1:1 and class settings with available resources and knowledge of behaviour change techniques
- • Able to demonstrate adaptive written, verbal and non-verbal communication with patients at all stages of their care including the communication of complex concepts i.e. persistent pain
- • Competent at manual techniques including orthopaedic testing, general handling, and manual therapy with awareness current evidence-based practice
- • Understands the principles of adjuncts such as (TENS, shockwave therapy, orthotics) and its application to the management of musculoskeletal conditions
Desirable criteria
- • Triage musculoskeletal referrals appropriately to outpatient physiotherapy and secondary care services.
- • Assess and treat more specialist referrals such as major trauma, shockwave, hands/plastics, pelvic health and patients with complex conditions.
- • Training in communication techniques such as motivational interviewing or psychologically informed collaborative conversations (PIC-C).
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Post registration clinical experience in core specialities at band 5 (or equivalent) level including musculoskeletal outpatients.
- • Outpatient management of musculoskeletal conditions including persistent pain, referred from GP and secondary care i.e., orthopaedics, rheumatology, pain clinic.
- • Providing treatment to patients from diverse backgrounds and ensuring where possible, equity in treatment.
Desirable criteria
- • Previous experience at band 6 (or equivalent) level in relevant clinical speciality.
- • Previous experience of working in an NHS setting or equivalent.
- • Deputise for team lead where needed in meetings and management of operational tasks i.e. sickness reporting.
Non-clinical knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- • Can present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner to staff.
- • Work effectively in a team, motivating self and others including excellent communication,
- • Organisation, prioritisation, time management and delegation to manage your own caseload and support others.
- • Work within a busy outpatient setting that can be stressful and unpredictable at times with implementation of appropriate management strategies for own well-being and timely escalation of concerns.
- • Manage emotional or aggressive patients and carers with appropriate action and escalation
Desirable criteria
- • Audit process, research skills i.e. critical appraisal and implementation of quality improvement projects (QIP) using standard models.
- • Good computer skills including word, excel and power point.
- • Delivery of teaching to all staff and the MDT
- • Supervision of junior staff, students and support workers with experience of appraisals and supporting performance management
Other
Essential criteria
- • Behaviours aligned to the trust’s values (Kind, Caring, Excellent and Responsible) and work flexibly responding to the needs of the service
- • Practice within the HCPC standards of proficiency, CPD and conduct, performance and ethics including ability to keep accurate and legal documentation in English.
- • Compliant with trust policies including no smoking, dress code, data protection and manual handling guidelines.
- • Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession.
- • Able to participate on weekend rotas supporting in-patient trauma and orthopaedic services.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- James Wills
- Job title
- Clinical Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087251422
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