Company: National Health Service
Location: London
Job Description:
Overview
In this developmental role you will advance from Band 7 towards Band 8a by building advanced MSK clinical practice, leadership, education and service development competencies within an integrated community MSK service. You will work alongside experienced Advanced Practitioners and a Consultant Physiotherapist to tackle complex MSK presentations and contribute to four pillars of advanced practice. The role emphasizes clinical governance, collaboration, and service improvement to shape a high-quality physiotherapy service.
Pay / Benefits
- competitive salary package
- flexible working
- development opportunities
- inclusive organisation
- wellbeing focus
- HCAS included
Responsibilities
- Deliver advanced clinical care for adults with complex MSK conditions
- Provide expert clinical opinion to support strategic development of physiotherapy services
- Lead the organisation, development and evaluation of the Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner service
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure safe, effective patient management in Physiotherapy Practitioner clinics
- Provide clinical leadership to support quality improvement, service redesign and innovation
- Mentor, supervise and develop physiotherapy staff
- Apply clinical governance principles to promote safe practice and continuous improvement
Key requirements
- Extensive NHS MSK experience
- Autonomous Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner experience
- Experience managing complex patients including red flags/suspicious pathology
- Experience teaching/train colleagues in specialist skills
- Experience planning, conducting high-level audits and R&D relevant to the service
- Understanding of clinical governance in MSK physiotherapy
- Current UK HCPC registration
- Postgraduate MSK education (level 7) and MSK MSc (preferred)
- Leadership and initiative
- Mentoring and coaching
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Advanced MSK clinical skills and reasoning
- Service design and governance
- Audit and research in MSK settings
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Posted: October 1st, 2026