Clinical Specialist Physiotherapy | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 28 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata pa |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2026 |
| Location: | Burton on Trent, DE13 0RB |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 8036380/320-CDCS-BUR-4145 |
Summary
CLIINCAL SPECIALIST PHYSIOTHERAPIST
FIXED TERM TO 23.04.27.
36 HOURS PER WEEK, BAND 7, To cover Maternity leave.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Outpatient MSK Physiotherapy Team based at Queens Hospital Burton (QHB) Site. You will be part of a friendly and skilled MSK team.
We are looking for a motivated musculoskeletal physiotherapist who can demonstrate advanced assessment skills on a diverse and complex MSK caseload. They need to have a proven ability to provide a working diagnosis and develop individualised treatment programmes. Our service receives referrals from primary care, secondary care (including post operative/trauma rehabilitation), and staff self-referrals. The wider team includes hand therapy, women’s health and rheumatology.
You will work primarily in MSK Physiotherapy Outpatients being the departmental clinical lead in advanced assessment and treatment of patients who have highly complex rehabilitation needs. You will receive a full induction to ensure competencies are achieved if not already gained in this role. You will have a strong focus on rehabilitation working to ensure making every contact count and personalised care is integrated and embedded across the department.
Our Therapy Team is innovative, passionate, and aligned with the Trust’s PRIDE values, offering a supportive environment for professional development and collaborative working.
What’s in it for you
• A focus on patient choice, quality of care, a varied caseload
• Clinical leadership & support
• Operational Managerial support
• The opportunity to participate in audit / service development/ research
• The opportunity to teach and promote the health and wellbeing of patients and carers
• Service commitment to CPD
• Structured appraisal and clinical supervision
• Administrative and clerical support
• Clinical Educator training & participation
• Learn to teach, supervise, develop other Physiotherapy, occupational therapy and osteopath staff
• The opportunity to work with the team to provide Health & Wellbeing for staff across the Trust Therapy Services are committed to excellence in quality, effective and safe patient care, combined with strong clinical leadership, to deliver the best experience for our patients and workforce.
Closing date of applications: 11/06/2026
Interview date: 25/06/2026
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England–an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
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This advert closes on Thursday 11 Jun 2026