Wye Valley NHS Trust

Specialist MSK Physiotherapist Rotational

The closing date is 25 September 2025

Job summary

This role is a real opportunity for a highly motivated individual to develop their musculoskeletal skills as part of our established MSK service.

A dynamic individual would contribute to the various MSK Physiotherapy departments across the beautiful Herefordshire county managing an adult caseload of MSK patients across the spectrum of acute and chronic conditions in both primary and secondary care.

The successful candidate would work as part of a committed and progressive MSK team including specialist physiotherapists, advanced practice and FCP colleagues.

Main duties of the job

This role will have a demanding clinical caseload of adult MSK patients, the successful candidate will be expected to provide a high quality service demonstrating advanced clinical reasoning for patients with divers and complex presentations.

The successful candidate will be able to participate in local and national research and audit as well as identify and initiate improvement across the wider MSK service.

Through training and development this role will allow the candidate to engage in the continued professional development of themselves, colleagues and the wider service.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Details

Date posted

11 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-IC-7428967

Job locations

Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford County Hospital Physiotherapy Department

Stonebow Road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for detailed description of main duties and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for detailed description of main duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC registered
  • Evidence of relevant and up to date post graduate training within MSK Physiotherapy

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
  • Evidence of MSK physiotherapy skills and ongoing CPD
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
  • Computer skills including clinical noting
  • Able to make clinical decision and problem solve without direct supervision

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience within NHS including at least 12 months within MSK physiotherapy
  • Experience of supervising and support of students/ physiotherapy staff
Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC registered
  • Evidence of relevant and up to date post graduate training within MSK Physiotherapy

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
  • Evidence of MSK physiotherapy skills and ongoing CPD
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
  • Computer skills including clinical noting
  • Able to make clinical decision and problem solve without direct supervision

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience within NHS including at least 12 months within MSK physiotherapy
  • Experience of supervising and support of students/ physiotherapy staff

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.

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

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.

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

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford County Hospital Physiotherapy Department

Stonebow Road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford County Hospital Physiotherapy Department

Stonebow Road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

MSK Rotational Lead

Kimberley Davies

kimberley.davies6@nhs.net

01432364026

Details

Date posted

11 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-IC-7428967

Job locations

Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford County Hospital Physiotherapy Department

Stonebow Road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


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