Band 6 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Band 6 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Go back Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

The closing date is 23 February 2026

At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive,dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitledpersonnel.

Are you a Band 6 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist looking to an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers numerousbenefits and opportunities? If the answer is yes, then we are looking toappoint a professional and patient focused individual with a strong commitment to providing a high quality service to work within our friendly and welcoming team at the Catterick Medical Centre.

The vacant post is part time working 20 hours per week. Weds
08:15-16:30, 1 hour lunch, Thurs 08:15-16:30, 1 hour lunch, Fri 07:45-13:15. Thereis flexibility in days/hours but cover is needed on Thursday afternoons until
16:30.

Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hearfrom you!

• Access to learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• Free parking
• Access to a gymnasium
• Onsite shop and cafe

To ensure the provision of a comprehensive and professionalphysiotherapy/rehabilitation service for entitled personnel. This includesundertaking highly skilled and specialist work in the musculoskeletal (MSK)/sports and training injury areas.

Our success depends on our people our Whole Force regular andreservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.

Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force,developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join oneof the largest, most exciting departments in government.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retainingpeople from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways ofworking as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave ofup to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.

In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.

If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or bebetter, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let'ssee where your future will take you, together.

Dutiesand responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

• To perform highly skilledphysiotherapeutic assessment of patients referred by Consultants, General Practitioners and other Healthcare Professionals with diverse presentations and complex and acute/chronic physical conditions and sports injuries. To use clinical reasoning skills to providean accurate clinical diagnosis.
• To formulate, develop and deliver aspecialised individualised treatment programme based upon evidence-based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning.
• To communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for assessment and treatment, good understanding of their conditions and maximise their rehabilitation potential.
  
  Patients may have barriers to communication e.g. English as their secondlanguage.
• To advise Medical Officers with regardto specialist physiotherapy recommendations.
• Tomanage and prioritise own clinical caseload efficiently and effectively.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.

At application stage you will be assessed against the following:

CV:

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At interview you will be assessed against the following:

Technical Skills:

• NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
• NHS Core NHSC2 Personal &People Development
• NHS Core NHSC4…