About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated clinician to lead the Sedgemoor MSK community Physiotherapy Hub as a Band 7 MSK Hub Lead. This pivotal role combines clinical expertise with strong, demonstrable leadership, providing day-to-day operational management of the service while supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care.
You will lead, inspire and develop the physiotherapy team, fostering a positive, open and learning culture while ensuring effective service delivery within a busy and evolving environment. You will work closely with the wider cMSK leadership team and other Hub Leads across the Trust to ensure consistency, innovation and continuous improvement across the service.
Alongside leadership responsibilities, you will maintain a clinical caseload and provide advanced specialist advice, supporting clinical decision-making and workforce development. You will play a key role in service development, pathway improvement and ensuring the team meets national standards and local priorities.
This role requires a confident, visible leader with excellent communication, decision-making and people management skills, who can drive change, support colleagues and deliver high-quality outcomes for patients across the Hub.
Main duties of the job
You will take responsibility for the operational delivery of MSK Physiotherapy services within the Sedgemoor Hub, ensuring effective coordination of staffing, clinic capacity and day-to-day service performance. This will include oversight of workload allocation, supporting department leads to manage demand and addressing any issues impacting access, flow or quality of care.
A key part of the role will be working with the wider cMSK leadership team to implement service priorities, standardise ways of working and ensure alignment with Trust objectives. You will contribute to workforce planning, support recruitment and retention, and ensure colleagues have clear objectives and development plans in place.
You will be accountable for maintaining high clinical standards across the Hub, providing specialist input into complex cases and supporting consistent decision-making across the team. You will also lead on aspects of clinical governance, including monitoring performance, responding to incidents and complaints, and contributing to audit, quality improvement and service evaluation activity.
You will actively support the implementation of change initiatives, embedding new pathways and ensuring staff are engaged and supported through service developments
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
Flexible working options to help you balance work and lifeNHS pension scheme for long-term financial securityGenerous annual leave allowance to recharge and relaxA strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potentialAdditionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this fantastic role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Please see attached Job description
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.
UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address Bridgwater Community Hospital
Bower Lane
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 4GU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)