Lyfe Health – Bournemouth
£42,000–£44,000 basic salary + performance bonus + funded professional development + peak/weekend payments | OTE up to £54,000
Take your MSK career further
Lyfe Health is growing, and we are looking for an experienced Senior MSK Physiotherapist who is ready to take genuine ownership of their clinical caseload, contribute to the development of other clinicians and play an active role in shaping a growing private MSK service. Join our multidisciplinary team in our beautiful health and wellbeing centre in Bournemouth.
This is an opportunity to build a long-term career in private practice, with a clear pathway towards Consultant Physiotherapist, clinical leadership and potential future Joint Venture Partnership opportunities.
About Lyfe Health
At Lyfe Health, we help people feel better, move better and perform better so they can live their best.
We take time to understand what each client wants to return to, create a clear plan and help them make measurable progress throughout their recovery.
Our approach combines clinical expertise, education, objective assessment and progressive rehabilitation within a warm and welcoming environment.
Why join Lyfe Health?
You will work within a large and supportive team of physiotherapists, sports therapists, massage therapists, rehabilitation specialists and experienced support staff.
Our multidisciplinary structure provides:
- Access to experienced Consultant Physiotherapists
- Regular case discussion and shared learning
- Support with complex clinical decisions
- Opportunities to mentor developing clinicians
- A strong internal referral network
- Training to integrate MRI, Reformer Pilates, nutrition and advanced rehabilitation services into appropriate client pathways
- Opportunities to contribute to clinical training and service development
- Clear career progression within a growing healthcare business
You will benefit from the resources of an established organisation while remaining part of a close and collaborative clinic team.
Our facilities
Our modern, spacious and fully air-conditioned centre is based within a beautifully restored Victorian bank and includes:
- A fully equipped rehabilitation gym
- An onsite open MRI scanner
- HumanTrak 3D movement analysis
- ForceFrame objective strength testing
- Footscan® gait and plantar-pressure analysis
- Custom foot orthotics
- Shockwave therapy
- Reformer Pilates studio
- Joint and soft-tissue injection services
- Modern treatment rooms
- An onsite health-focused café
These facilities allow you to assess, treat, rehabilitate and objectively retest clients throughout their recovery rather than working within a traditional treatment-room-only model.
Training and development
We expect our Senior Physiotherapists to join us with strong skills in MSK assessment, diagnosis, clinical reasoning, treatment and progressive rehabilitation.
Your development will build on this experience and may include:
- Advanced MSK assessment and complex-case management
- HumanTrak movement analysis
- ForceFrame testing and interpretation
- Footscan® assessment and custom orthotic prescription
- Shockwave therapy and patient selection
- Reformer Pilates within rehabilitation
- MRI and diagnostic imaging pathways
- Clinical leadership and mentoring
- Funded postgraduate development through the Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine
- Progression towards joint and soft-tissue injection therapy
- Funded postgraduate CPD and SOMM training supported by clinical supervision and practical development within professional scope of practice.
Key responsibilities
You will:
- Independently assess and treat a varied private MSK caseload
- Understand each client’s goals before recommending treatment
- Provide thorough assessments and clear clinical diagnoses
- Create evidence-based treatment and rehabilitation plans
- Explain assessment findings, treatment options and next steps clearly
- Design and progress individualised rehabilitation programmes
- Use objective measures and regular reassessment to demonstrate progress
- Manage the full client journey from initial assessment to discharge
- Build trusted and lasting relationships with clients
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical records
- Take ownership of your caseload, standards and commitments
- Support and mentor less experienced clinicians
- Participate in case reviews and clinical training
- Contribute to service development and continuous improvement
- Refer appropriately and collaborate with the wider team
- Recommend relevant services where they genuinely benefit the client
- Deliver a warm, personal and professional client experience
About you
We are looking for someone who is warm, ambitious and accountable, puts clients first and can manage a private MSK caseload with a high degree of professional autonomy.
You will need:
- A BSc (Hons) or MSc in Physiotherapy
- Current HCPC registration
- Current CSP membership
- The right to work in the UK
- At least 2 years' post-registration MSK experience, with the confidence to independently manage a private MSK caseload
- Strong MSK assessment, diagnosis and clinical reasoning skills
- Strong treatment and manual therapy skills
- The ability to design and progress exercise rehabilitation programmes
- A sound understanding of strength and conditioning principles
- Experience using clinical outcome measures
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- A curious and thorough approach to assessment
- A professional, organised and accountable approach
- The confidence to make appropriate clinical decisions independently
- The ability to support and mentor developing clinicians
- The confidence to raise concerns and help resolve problems
- The ability to work collaboratively across different clinical disciplines
- A commitment to continued learning and advanced clinical development
- An understanding that excellent care must be delivered within a sustainable healthcare business
You are not expected to have experience in all our specialist services or technology. Training and support will be provided according to your experience and career goals.
The Lyfe Way
We hire teammates who put clients first, build lasting relationships and continually improve.
You should be curious before prescribing, comfortable using education, evidence and objective measurement, and prepared to take responsibility for helping clients make visible progress.
As a Senior Physiotherapist, you will also be expected to role-model excellent clinical and professional standards and actively strengthen the Lyfe Way.
Salary and benefits
- Total earning potential of up to £54,000
- £42,000–£44,000 FTE basic salary, depending on experience
- Performance-related bonus of up to £4,800 per year
- Additional peak-time and weekend earning opportunities
- Flexible contracts from 21 to 39 hours per week
- CSP membership paid
- Pension scheme
- Private health insurance
- Company contractual sick pay
- Health and wellbeing programme
- Fully funded CPD and SOMM postgraduate development
- Specialist training in MRI, Reformer Pilates and rehabilitation technology
- Progression towards joint and soft-tissue injection therapy
- Clear progression to Consultant Physiotherapist
- Clinical leadership opportunities
- Potential future Joint Venture Partnership opportunities
- Free use of the onsite gym
- 50% employee discount at the Good Lyfe Café
- Additional employee discounts
- Employee referral programme
- Modern, fully air-conditioned working environment
- Regular team events
Working pattern
This role is available on a part-time or full-time basis, with contracts from 21 to 39 hours per week. The role operates across a flexible rota, including agreed evening and weekend working. Additional payments are available for qualifying peak-time commitments.
Apply
Please apply with your CV and a covering letter explaining why you would like to take the next step in your private MSK career with Lyfe Health, what you would bring to the Senior Physiotherapist role and how your approach aligns with the Lyfe Way.
Pay: £42,000.00-£54,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free fitness classes
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
