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MSK Physiotherapist Band 6
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
839-7378466-GP
Employer
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Various sites across Norfolk, depending on service need. Likely to include Dereham.
Town
Dereham
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Band 6

NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C’s “compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels”, the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.

Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Job overview

We’re looking for an exceptional Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our NoW MSK Service, within NCHC.  This is a high quality, patient-centered and innovative service. This role involves assisting the team with the treatment of patients with a wide range of MSK conditions. We provide comprehensive in-service training as well as peer supervision and dedicated problem solving slots.

Flexible hours are an option for this role.  We are specifically looking for someone who is able to travel to different clinic sites across Norfolk, which will vary depending on service need. 

We look forward to meeting you at interview.

Main duties of the job

You will contribute in the delivery of high standards of health care to patients with MSK conditions in clinics providing specialist MSK assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care. To manage own caseload, which may include complex patients.

Working for our organisation

Norfolk and Waveney Community Musculoskeletal Services (NoW MSK) is a collaborative service between Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C) and East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH), providing MSK services to patients within Norfolk and Waveney.  

The NoW MSK Service's  team comprises: Extended Scope Practitioners, First Contact Practitioners, Physiotherapists, Specialist Hand therapy Occupational Therapists, Specialist Biomechanics Podiatrists and MSK Assistant Practitioners.

We provide First Contact Practitioners from within our overall MSK structure. We work out of various venues, including; health centres; GP surgeries; community hospitals; and leisure centres.

Apply now to join NCHC,  an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • To assess and prescribe care packages for patients with complex MSK conditions, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
  • Assessments and treatments will take the form of face to face or virtual consultations to enhance patient access to our services
  • To work with all health care professionals and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless integrated service to our service users.
  • Work when needed in a variety of locations – including lone working
  • Engage with System One Optimisation.
  • Engage with referral to discharge standard processes.
  • To be aware of the demand and capacity model which will reflect workload needs at any given time.

For a full list of duties and person specifications, please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Skills Abilities and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of having worked at a relevant level
  • Demonstrate Tact and Diplomacy
  • Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Good observational & reporting skills
  • Good time management skills
  • Demonstrate good IT and standard keyboard skills
  • Ability to communicate in English Language, both written and verbal forms
  • Highly motivated
  • Empathy & sensitivity
  • Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data / patient records
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of good team working
  • Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training and short courses
  • Presentation skills

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma or 1st level degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Evidence of specialist MSK knowledge and skills acquired through post graduate courses attended
  • Previous MSK experience
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical Educators Course
  • Evidence of experience working within the NHS as a MSK Physiotherapist

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • The ability to kneel, bend & stoop
  • The ability to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg
  • Ability to travel to all sites/ hold UK driving licence

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Carers Friendly Tick award EmployersSunflower Hidden DisabilitiesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Care quality commission - OutstandingStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardArmed Forces Covenant

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Toni Sturgeon
Job title
MSK Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07769877338
Additional information

Kevin Trueman

[email protected]

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