Clinical Specialist - Physiotherapy - MSK
The Lancaster Hospital
22.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Up to £40,000.00 FTE per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)
The Lancaster Hospital is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.
We have an opportunity for a Clinical Specialist to join their team of staff in the Physiotherapy department.
This is a part time role for 22.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.
Duties of this role include:
- Provide expert MSK assessment and evidence-based treatment for patients with complex, chronic, or post-surgical conditions.
- Develop tailored rehabilitation plans using advanced clinical reasoning, including manual therapy, exercise prescription, and pain management strategies.
- Act as the clinical lead for MSK therapy services, providing guidance and support to other clinicians in complex case management.
- Work closely with orthopaedic consultants, sports medicine specialists, GPs, and other allied health professionals to ensure integrated patient care.
- Provide supervision, mentorship, and clinical education to physiotherapists, therapy assistants, and students.
- Maintain high standards of clinical record keeping and documentation, in line with HCPC, CSP, and organisational requirements.
- Keep up to date with emerging MSK research, innovations, and clinical guidelines.
Applicants should meet the following criteria:
- HCPC-registered Physiotherapist.
- Significant post-registration experience with a strong focus on MSK practice.
- Postgraduate qualification or recognised advanced MSK training.
- Excellent clinical reasoning, communication, and leadership skills.
- Experience in supervising staff or contributing to service development.
- Minimum 4 years MSK experience.
Salary & Benefits
Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
- 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
- Private Pension Scheme
- Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
- Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
- Non-contributory life insurance
- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
- Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
- Employee recognition programmes
- Industry leading training and development opportunities
…and much more!
Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.
We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.
To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy
Skills Required
- HCPC-registered Physiotherapist
- Minimum 4 years of musculoskeletal physiotherapy experience
- Significant post-registration experience focused on MSK practice
- Postgraduate qualification or recognized advanced MSK training
- Excellent clinical reasoning, communication, and leadership skills
- Experience supervising staff or contributing to service development
What We Do
Circle Health Group is the UK's leading independent provider of hospital services and the country's largest private hospital network. It operates hospitals across the UK, offers neurological and musculoskeletal rehabilitation and pathway management services, and runs clinics in China. Its network includes 54 hospitals, more than 2,000 beds, over 6,500 consultants, approximately 10,000 employees, and 2.5 million annual patient visits.
