North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Musculoskeletal (Upper Limb)

The closing date is 26 October 2025

Job summary

Band 7 Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Musculoskeletal Upper limb at Peterborough City Hospital - 30 hours/week

An exciting opportunity has become available for a motivated and enthusiastic Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to work within the Rehabilitation team in an upper limb specialist capacity at Peterborough City Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a physiotherapist who really wants to make a difference and enhance their knowledge and clinical skills within upper limb musculoskeletal rehabilitation whilst working alongside the upper limb consultants and rehabilitation team.

The Highly Specialist physiotherapist post is primarily based at Peterborough City Hospital although you may be asked to provide cover at any of the three main Northwest Anglia sites as required.

Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.

Main duties of the job

Job summary

To work closely with the Orthopaedic upper limb consultants in fracture clinic
To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have a complex upper limb presentation
To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence-based practice, local and national standards
To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency Teams
To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team
To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole rehabilitation team
To be available to provide Clinical Supervision
To guide Band 5 and Band 6 team members of staff in the management, clinical reasoning support and delivery of therapeutic care plans
This role entails 80% Clinical Contact and 20% Operational Management as appropriate within team requirements.

About us

We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.

Date posted

10 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

176-F-7242953

Job locations

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy
HCPC Registered
Evidence of post graduate training/qualification / level 7 learning relevant to clinical area - musculoskeletal therapy

Desirable

CSP member
Member of Musculoskeletal special interest group

Experience

Essential

NHS experience working at senior level
Clinical experience within musculoskeletal and orthopaedics
Experience of Multi-Disciplinary working
Demonstrate active involvement in the audit process
Experience of change management
Experience of supervising and mentoring junior members of staff and pre-registration students
Experience of developing staff and sharing knowledge

Desirable

Ability to demonstrate working with regional/national networks

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrate sound level of theoretical profession specific knowledge
Evidence of current practices and developments within the field Musculoskeletal and orthopaedics
Sound knowledge of interventions relevant to clinical area
Demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical governance including implications on service and audit

Key Skills

Essential

Provide enhanced clinical care in line with professional registration, code of conduct and defined scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for decisions
Flexible and adaptable to prioritise workload
Demonstrate self-reflective practice and experience of supporting others with reflective practice through supervision or mentorship
Ability to demonstrate good written, verbal and non- verbal communication skills
Demonstrate ability to use evidence-based practice to inform clinical care
Able to work as a team player/ independently

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy
HCPC Registered
Evidence of post graduate training/qualification / level 7 learning relevant to clinical area - musculoskeletal therapy

Desirable

CSP member
Member of Musculoskeletal special interest group

Experience

Essential

NHS experience working at senior level
Clinical experience within musculoskeletal and orthopaedics
Experience of Multi-Disciplinary working
Demonstrate active involvement in the audit process
Experience of change management
Experience of supervising and mentoring junior members of staff and pre-registration students
Experience of developing staff and sharing knowledge

Desirable

Ability to demonstrate working with regional/national networks

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrate sound level of theoretical profession specific knowledge
Evidence of current practices and developments within the field Musculoskeletal and orthopaedics
Sound knowledge of interventions relevant to clinical area
Demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical governance including implications on service and audit

Key Skills

Essential

Provide enhanced clinical care in line with professional registration, code of conduct and defined scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for decisions
Flexible and adaptable to prioritise workload
Demonstrate self-reflective practice and experience of supporting others with reflective practice through supervision or mentorship
Ability to demonstrate good written, verbal and non- verbal communication skills
Demonstrate ability to use evidence-based practice to inform clinical care
Able to work as a team player/ independently

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)