About the Role & Sponsorship Details
Job Description:
Senior MSK Physiotherapist
Cromwell Hospital, London, SW5 0TU
Permanent role
Salary - Competitive salary
Full Time – 37.5 hours
We make health happen.
We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Therapy team, working autonomously to provide a client-centred, evidence-based service for adult and occasionally adolescent outpatients with a wide range of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.
How you’ll help us make health happen:
Working autonomously, you will assess, plan, and deliver specialist MSK rehabilitation for patients referred by consultants, GPs, insurers, and other external routes, including self-referral. You will also provide and fit appropriate equipment, such as Air cast boots, crutches, and braces. Further qualifications in for example sports rehabilitation, shockwave therapy, ultrasound, acupuncture, TMJ physiotherapy, and/or Male & Female Health would be an advantage.
You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated, high-quality care, while supporting senior Therapy staff and contributing to service development and wider hospital initiatives.
Key responsibilities:
Autonomously assess and treat a varied outpatient MSK caseload.
Deliver evidence-based, individualised rehabilitation programmes.
Provide and fit appropriate mobility and orthopaedic equipment.
Communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, referrers, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
Contribute to service improvement and Therapy department initiatives.
Qualifications and skills needed for this role:
Degree in physiotherapy
HCPC Registration
Enhanced DBS clearance
Member of special interest group
Further qualification in MSK, sports rehabilitation shockwave therapy, acupuncture, TMJ physiotherapy, and/or alternatively Male & Female Health.
Proven knowledge experience, competence and confidence in MSK conditions
Knowledge and experience in fitting Orthopaedic/ MSK braces and other relevant items
Confident and able to work unsupervised
Sound clinical reasoning skills
Commitment to multi-disciplinary teamwork
Evidence of CPD / record of mandatory training
Knowledge of the Care Standards Act and Care and Quality Commission Requirements.
Knowledge of Quality Assurance tools.
Strong organizational and planning skills, including risk management.
Knowledge of health and safety issues in a therapy setting
UK healthcare experience
Proficient in the use of a PC, including the use of software and systems.
Previous experience working in a private MSK setting in the UK
Benefits:
Payment of professional registration fees
Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
Discounted access to online gym sessions
Subsidised staff canteen
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Get in touch or apply today! For a confidential chat please email adele.orchard@bupa.com within our Recruitment team where we can answer any questions.
Time Type: Full time
Job Area: Clinical Services
Locations: Cromwell Hospital London