MSK Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 34.75
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a part-time Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant role within the Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), based at Leighton Hospital and various community settings. The successful candidate will manage their own caseload, providing clinical assessment and treatment for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. An Assistant Practitioner qualification is essential for this role. The position offers a supportive framework with mentorship, regular supervision, and opportunities for CPD and professional development.
Essential criteria
- Experience of contributing to interventions for patients & settings relevant to the role
- Written
- Assistant Practitioner qualification
- Written
- Experience in MSK
- Written
- Experience of contributing to interventions for patients & settings relevant to the role
- Written
- Assistant Practitioner qualification
- Written
- Experience in MSK
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 13d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available within Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) to join our innovative and friendly team of Physiotherapists as a Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant. There is a part time MSK post available (34.75hrs a week) and is based at Leighton Hospital outpatients and various community base settings within CCICP.
Your application should detail your experience to date and give clear reasons for applying for this post. An Assistant Practitioner (AP) qualification is essential for this role.
Our mentorship programme offers regular supervision, setting objectives, promoting self-analysis and development. Your development will be supported.
You will benefit from regular CPD with access to advice and support from our Physiotherapists, receiving Peer Review sessions, and participating in in-service training.
If you are a motivated individual who likes to work within a supportive Physiotherapy framework, developing independent working and wishes to gain experience in the wider health community we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will provide clinical assessment and treatment of patients referred with musculoskeletal conditions e.g. post-operative patients referred via orthopaedics.
You will independently manage your own daily caseload as part of the physiotherapy team.
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