Job Description

Band 5

Main area

Musculoskeletal

Grade

Band 5

Contract

Permanent: Full time

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

343-7536308-FM-AG-VCG.

Site

St Heliers Hospital

Town

Carshalton

Salary

35,763 - 43,466 pro-rata, per annum inc HCAS (Outer London)

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

26/11/2025 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a full-time Musculoskeletal Therapist to our team. The successful applicants will be enthusiastic and self-motivated with an aspiration to innovate and improve all aspects of care delivery within the Musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy service based across two sites at St Heliers Hospitals and Jubilee Health Centre.



You will be keen to participate fully in an innovative model of care and will be passionate about delivering high-quality care to your patients.



You will have excellent communication skills and be happy to work in a multidisciplinary team. Committing to further education is required, and personal development will be encouraged. Clinical supervision is well supported within this service.



Evidence of self-motivation will be sought at the interview. Recent experience of working in a Community-based MSK/OPP service would be an advantage but not essential.

Main duties of the job

Musculoskeletal Therapist Band 5

To provide autonomous clinical therapy practice in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with MSK conditions.



To assist with operational management within MSK services



To assist with developing practice, innovation and promoting an evidence-informed culture within MSK services



To assist with communication and collaboration with both patients and relevant stakeholders with regard to the provision and development of MSK services



To actively partake in a specialist MSK therapy training programme, rotating into different specialist fields on differing sites with the Sutton Community bases



To assist with the provision of education and training predominantly for Physiotherapy students and Physiotherapy Technical Assistant's (PTA's)



To partake in research, audit and evaluation of relevant clinical practice

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.



The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.

Person specification

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Qualifications

Essential criteria

Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy/Osteopathy HCPC registration or equvilant Evidence of CPD in the form of detailed personal portfolio demonstrating postgraduate education/courses in MSK

Desirable criteria

evidence MSK student placement Evidence of MSK previous employment NHS experiance #

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience in management of MSK conditions MSK interest

Desirable criteria

6 month experience working in NHS in UK Experiance of performance management of students #

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Skills in the management and assessment of MSK conditions Skills in the provision of manual and exercises therapy

Desirable criteria

Proactive learning /CPD - self learning

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:

E:

krft.askrecruitment@nhs.net

Your application

Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the

job description

and

person specification

, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.



Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.

References

Please provide a minimum of

3 years' employment and/or education history

, including

professional email addresses

(not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by

email or SMS

from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within

four weeks of the closing date

, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.