Clinical Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Role overview

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a highly capable Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist to join its musculoskeletal service. This internal opportunity is suited to a clinician with advanced experience in MSK management who can combine expert practice with fresh thinking, strong clinical standards, and a commitment to improving service quality.

The position calls for someone who can work independently while also collaborating closely with GPs, consultants, nurses, and other allied health professionals to provide patient-focused care for people with complex musculoskeletal needs across a range of settings.

The post also includes work within the Symptom Management Service, supporting people living with Long Covid, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia Syndrome, and other post-viral conditions, where symptom burden and impact can vary widely between individuals.

Key responsibilities

You will manage highly specialised and complex caseloads in a variety of care environments, including community outpatient physiotherapy, MSK community multidisciplinary triage of self-referrals, first-contact practitioner work in urgent primary care hubs and GP practices, minor injuries units, and the Symptom Management Service.

As part of the role, you will help shape and develop your job plan, contribute clinical leadership, and support the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based physiotherapy services. You will also be expected to train, educate, supervise, and appraise staff and students across MSK service areas, while contributing to professional practice development, service transformation, evaluation, research, and innovation.

The postholder will work within a wider professional network that includes clinical lead physiotherapists, a principal podiatrist, clinical sonographers, a consultant physiotherapist, GP leads, and a consultant nurse supporting minor injuries services.

Working arrangements and important notices

Applications are only open to staff currently employed by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. The organisation welcomes applicants from protected characteristic groups, including disabled and neurodiverse candidates and members of the Armed Forces Community. Welsh-language applications are encouraged and will be treated no less favourably than English applications.

Support and reasonable adjustments can be discussed directly with the hiring manager named in the advert. Candidates do not need to share personal or medical details to request adjustments; they only need to explain what support would help them participate fully. If documents are needed in large print or another format, including braille, applicants may contact the recruiting manager or the Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 or email abb.vacancyrequests@wales.nhs.uk.

If shortlisted, contact will be made through the email address used in the application, so applicants should monitor their inbox carefully. Successful candidates will receive the conditional offer and information pack by email. The vacancy may close early and may also be withdrawn if filled through internal redeployment.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working. Its sites are smoke-free by law, and smoking is not permitted anywhere on Health Board grounds for staff, contractors, patients, or visitors.

About the organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a large, award-winning NHS employer providing integrated acute, primary, and community care for a population of around 650,000, with more than 16,000 staff. The organisation offers a strong benefits package, paid mandatory training, in-house development opportunities, recognised qualifications, professional pathways, management development, occupational health support, and a focus on wellbeing and work-life balance.

The Health Board’s Clinical Futures strategy aims to bring care closer to home while maintaining high-quality hospital services where needed, with a focus on innovation and future-ready care delivery.

Essential criteria

Candidates should have a Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy, HCPC registration, advanced accredited training at master’s level or equivalent, and accredited postgraduate specialist training relevant to the role. They must also be able to travel across sites, work flexibly to meet service needs, and undertake weekend duties.

Applicants should bring significant postgraduate experience in the specialty, experience managing complex caseloads, multi-agency working, governance awareness, leadership of networks or practice groups, audit and service evaluation experience, research experience, staff development and supervision experience, and confidence presenting to different audiences.

The role also requires strong personal qualities such as professional confidence, resilience under pressure, adaptability, commitment, self-motivation, empathy, negotiation skills, teamwork, prioritisation, performance evaluation, and reflective practice.

Desirable criteria

Additional strengths may include membership of relevant special interest groups, a clear vision for the role and specialty, team leadership experience, service planning and development across professional boundaries, postgraduate teaching experience, independent prescribing, injection therapy qualification, experience requesting diagnostics, MSc-level study in a relevant specialty, a postgraduate diploma, non-medical prescribing, IRMER training, competence as a non-medical referrer, sonography qualification, and leadership training.

Language requirement

Welsh language ability is desirable for this post, and speakers of Welsh and/or English are equally welcome to apply.