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Salary for this role£36,762 – £44,688 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

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Role description

Job summary

Current valid registration with your relevant professional body (HCPC) A keen and enthusiastic clinician with a track record of commitment to providing excellent, personalised care and communicating effectively with patients. An understanding of the impact of MSK pain in the wider community and how collaborative working across the local system enables prevention and addresses health inequalities Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner, within scope of practice and deliver a quality clinical service meeting the clinical and operational needs of the MSK service with senior support as required. To contribute to the development of, and promote a positive and dynamic image and culture to both internal and external stakeholders. At all times striving to reflect and encourage our core value behaviours To develop and foster productive relationships with local stakeholder groups, charities, GPs, and other potentially productive links.

Main duties of the job

Are you an experienced Senior Musculoskeletal (MSK) Clinician (Physiotherapist, Osteopath, Rehab Therapist, Sports Therapist) who has a strong passion for providing outstanding patient care? Would you like to have the opportunity to grow and develop your skillset within an established team. We are looking for a Senior MSK clinician whose values are to deliver high quality clinical care for people with musculoskeletal conditions. We're looking for a well-organised individual, to deliver quality clinical care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. You'll undertake comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of patients with a wide variety of MSK needs, you must formulate, deliver, review and progress individual treatment programmes and ensure effective treatment, specialist advice and timely discharge are achieved. If you're able to manage a varied caseload of MSK patients, committed to CPD and have the desire to develop yourself and the service, with a keen eye on improving patient care, then we'd be keen to hear from you.

About us

We are Cora Health: Cora is a leading provider of community healthcare services in the UK. We deliver MSK (musculoskeletal) services, diagnostic imaging, day-case surgery, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, podiatry, persistent pain management, mental health, orthopaedic and rheumatology services. We want everyone to have the opportunity to thrive. We help people help themselves, to get back to their best or to simply find a new way forward.

Date posted

02 November 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£36,762 to £44,688 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

MER36

Job locations

Nelson Health Centre

Merton

Greater London

SW20 8DA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Senior MSK Clinician - Permanent Full Time - 37.5 hours £36,762 - £44,688 + 15% Inner London Living Allowance Merton About the role Open to Physiotherapists, Sports Therapists and Osteopaths the Merton MSK Physiotherapy Service are looking for experienced Senior MSK Clinicians who value to deliver high quality clinical care for people with musculoskeletal conditions. We are committed to developing and promoting a positive and dynamic image and culture and it is expected that you will contribute to the fostering of productive relationships with key stakeholders such as local GPs, other NHS providers and wider community resources, whilst provide support and training to junior staff and physiotherapy students. We are Cora Health: Cora is a leading provider of community healthcare services in the UK. We deliver MSK (musculoskeletal) services, diagnostic imaging, day-case surgery, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, podiatry, persistent pain management, mental health, orthopaedic and rheumatology services. We want everyone to have the opportunity to thrive. We help people help themselves, to get back to their best or to simply find a new way forward. Who we're looking for You'll be positive, constructive and approachable, along with being registered with the appropriate professional body (HCPC, GOsC, GCC). We are looking for you to manage a varied caseload of MSK patients, as well as the ability to work under pressure and being committed to CPD. You should have the desire to facilitate improvement in yourself and the service. You will have excellent and confident communication skills with both patients and colleagues alike. You may have experience of working within the NHS, Public or Private Sector, bringing transferrable skills to Cora. You'll be positive, constructive and approachable and carry out tasks with fairness and integrity at all times; along with being well organised, conscientious and capable of working collaboratively with the team. The majority of clinical diaries, patient notes and patient support resources are administered electronically and as such you'll have good IT skills and be willing to embrace innovation and technological advances that improve service delivery. For more details about the role, take a look at the job description. Why work for Cora Health? We are dedicated to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and rewarding our employees, as happier employees provide a better level of patient care and delivery in their role. We continue to reward our staff with competitive salaries and a great range of employee benefits. These include A minimum of 5% of your hours is bespoke personal development time Access to the full content (live and recorded sessions) of the Cora Clinical Education Academy Access to support and engagement with our entire MDT clinical workforce via Emergency clinical on call rota Clinical supervision Coaching and mentoring Online clinical resource and chat network (Workplace from Facebook) Internal conferences and study days Clinical support tools/pathways up to 30 days' holiday (plus public holidays), option to buy additional annual leave, an additional day off for your birthday, online discounts portal, employer pension contributions, salary sacrifice schemes, an employee assistance programme, performance related pay rewards, team building/away days. reimbursement of HCPC and professional membership fees for clinicians These benefits are our way of saying 'thank you' for our colleagues' continued time, effort and contribution to the company.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

Post graduate in required field

Experience

Desirable

Experience working in MSK

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.