Specialist Physiotherapist MSK
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist responsible for managing a specialised caseload, including patient triage, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge. You will coordinate and deliver physiotherapy services, provide clinical leadership, and supervise staff and students. The position involves contributing to service development, research, and audit activities, acting as an expert resource for colleagues and patients. You will work within a multi-professional team to ensure high-quality, patient-centred care and support ongoing physiotherapy practice development.
Key responsibilities
- Manage a specialist musculoskeletal caseload from referral through to discharge, including triaging referrals, assessing and diagnosing conditions.
- Develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes to maximise rehabilitation outcomes.
- Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and maintain accurate clinical records.
- Provide specialist advice and support to colleagues and service users, contributing to service planning and development.
- Undertake leadership responsibilities, including supervising staff and students, supporting quality improvement initiatives, and participating in audit and clinical governance activities.
- Deliver teaching, training, mentorship, and professional development activities for physiotherapy staff, students, and wider healthcare colleagues.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £43,231 – £52,679 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
256742
Salary:
Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date:
06/09/2026
Job Type:
Allied Health Professions
Location:
West Dunbartonshire HSCP / East Quadrant
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
20/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department:
MSK Physiotherapy Service
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The role:
As a Senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, you will take day-to-day responsibility for a specialised musculoskeletal clinical area, managing a caseload that includes patient triage, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge from physiotherapy care. You will play a key role in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating physiotherapy services within the musculoskeletal outpatient speciality. The post holder will provide clinical leadership, supervise physiotherapists, physiother
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