Job summary
- Main area
- Msk Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 297-8056471
- Employer
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- TIMS clinics within Gateshead and Newcastle
- Town
- Gateshead
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Msk Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 5
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
This is an opportunity for a band 5 physiotherapist to join Tyneside Integrated Musculoskeletal Services (TIMS) in a rotational post offering rotations within Spinal, Upper Limb, Lower Limb and Pain Management/Long-term Condition specialties.
There will be opportunities to work alongside senior staff and this post will allow you to develop a wide range of clinical, teaching and supervision skills. You will play an active role in audits and service development. You will also work closely with the other members of the team and share responsibility for managing support staff and students.
The post holder will rotate with in the msk specialty every 6 months.
Applicants looking for full or part time work are invited to apply.
For further information please contact Karen Storey, TIMS Operational Manager on 0191 2138800
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the physiotherapy team delivering a high standard of physiotherapy to patients within the patient pathway in TIMS.
To act as an experienced autonomous practitioner, providing a high standard of physiotherapy assessment and treatment programmes.
To be responsible for own continued professional development.
To supervise physiotherapists and students within the clinical pathway/area.
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
As a group we employ around 4,200 staff and currently provide 600 hospital beds across Gateshead. Our primary focus is on providing excellent general health services to our local community complemented by key specialist areas including Gynaecology, maternity, palliative care and old age psychiatry.
Alongside a full range of local hospital services, we provide breast screening services for Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and parts of Durham – and we are the North Eastern hub for the National Bowel Cancer and AAA Screening Programmes, covering a population of around seven million people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence based practice in Musculoskeletal Outpatients, developing specialist knowledge of particular conditions and patient groups.
Have specialist knowledge of manual handling legislation and current best practice
Interpret a range of clinical and non-clinical facts relating to individual patients some of which may be complex
Undertake a comprehensive specialist assessment of patients, identify the musculoskeletal /orthopaedic problem, plan and implement an appropriate programme of physiotherapy care using advanced clinical reasoning and determine the most appropriate treatment methods from a range of physiotherapy options including self-management.
Monitor and evaluate patient progress within their treatment programme through regular re-assessment and re-evaluation of clinical and non-clinical facts and make changes to include discharging patients when appropriate.
Responsible for a caseload of patients within the clinical pathway working without direct supervision.
Provide and receive complex patient information including diagnosis and prognosis, which may be sensitive and where there may be barriers to communication due to patients physical and psychological conditions e.g. deafness, depression, Alzheimer’s disease. Use of verbal and non- verbal communication tools will be required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or Equivalent Diploma in Physiotherapy
- State Registered with Health and Care Professions Council
- Evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with patients across a range of clinical settings
- Experience of managing with patients presenting with musculoskeletal problems
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate rotational experience in a NHS setting.
- Experience of carrying out audit projects
Skills
Essential criteria
- Organisation and time management skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Commitment to personal and service development
- IT skills
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
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
- Karen Storey
- Job title
- TIMS Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 213 8800
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