Job Role: Senior MSK Physiotherapist | Lower Limb, Sports & Rehabilitation
Salary: £45,000–£55,000 per annum, depending on experience
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent Employed
Location: Inverness, Scottish Highlands
Please note, candidates must have a permanent, unrestricted right to work in the UK to be considered for this position. We are unable to consider applicants whose right to work is time-limited.
£45,000–£55,000 salary, depending on experience
Step into an established MSK caseload rather than having to build one from scratch
Take a key clinical role within a growing specialist MSK and rehabilitation service
Strong focus on foot, ankle and lower-limb MSK, including knee, hip and groin
Opportunity to provide MSK and biomechanical support within professional football
Work alongside specialist Podiatrists within an integrated lower-limb service
Access to 3D gait and running analysis
Work alongside MSK foot and ankle ultrasound services
Shockwave Therapy, custom orthoses and advanced biomechanical assessment available within the clinic
Genuine opportunity to influence and develop rehabilitation pathways within the practice
Clinical collaboration, case discussion and multidisciplinary working
Excellent opportunity for an experienced Band 6, Band 7 or private practice MSK Physiotherapist looking for greater clinical autonomy
Scope to develop your expertise in sports rehabilitation, biomechanics, gait and lower-limb rehabilitation
Supportive environment for an experienced MSK Physiotherapist who has strong foundations but may not yet tick every specialist box
Are you an experienced MSK Physiotherapist looking for a private practice role where you can genuinely develop your expertise in lower-limb rehabilitation, sports physiotherapy, biomechanics and gait analysis ?
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established specialist clinic in Inverness and take a key role within its growing MSK and rehabilitation service.
You'll inherit an existing musculoskeletal caseload, so this isn't a position where you'll be expected to spend months building a patient list from scratch.
The clinic has developed a particularly strong reputation within foot, ankle, lower-limb MSK and biomechanics , and you'll work closely with specialist Podiatrists to assess, treat and rehabilitate patients across the whole lower limb, including foot and ankle, knee, hip and groin presentations.
There is also an exciting sports element to the position.
The clinic currently works with a professional football team to provide MSK and biomechanical services , with the intention for the successful Physiotherapist to become involved in this work.
Previous experience working with professional or elite athletes and medical teams would therefore be a significant advantage, but it is not essential . The clinic is open to developing the right Physiotherapist into this area.
If you're an excellent MSK clinician with the right foundations, attitude and appetite to develop, don't rule yourself out simply because you haven't worked within professional sport before.
You'll be joining a specialist private healthcare environment with access to services and technology including:
3D gait and running analysis
MSK foot and ankle ultrasound
Shockwave Therapy
Custom orthoses
Advanced biomechanical assessment
Specialist Podiatry
Lower-limb rehabilitation
Sports injury rehabilitation
Rather than working as a standalone Physiotherapist, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate closely with clinicians whose expertise lies in the foot, ankle, gait and biomechanics.
For a Physiotherapist with a particular interest in sports injuries, running injuries, foot and ankle rehabilitation or lower-limb MSK , there is significant scope to develop a real area of expertise.
As the Senior MSK Physiotherapist, you'll:
Independently assess, diagnose and manage a varied MSK caseload
Develop individualised, evidence-based rehabilitation programmes
Manage foot, ankle, knee, hip and groin presentations
Support patients through both acute and longer-term musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Work collaboratively with specialist Podiatrists on complex lower-limb cases
Use gait, running and biomechanical assessment findings to support rehabilitation planning
Contribute to the continued development of the clinic's MSK and rehabilitation pathways
Provide high-quality patient education and exercise prescription
Support active patients and athletes returning to sport and performance
Have the opportunity to become involved in the clinic's professional football MSK and biomechanics work
Communicate and collaborate with other clinicians and, where relevant, sports medical professionals
We're looking for an HCPC-registered Physiotherapist with strong MSK experience and the confidence to manage a musculoskeletal caseload independently.
You might currently be working within:
Private MSK Physiotherapy
NHS MSK services
A Band 6 or Band 7 MSK Physiotherapist position
Sports Physiotherapy
Rehabilitation
A multidisciplinary private healthcare clinic
You'll ideally bring:
Strong MSK assessment and rehabilitation skills
Experience managing a varied musculoskeletal caseload
A genuine interest in lower-limb MSK and rehabilitation
Confidence with exercise prescription and progressive rehabilitation
An evidence-based approach to clinical practice
Excellent patient communication skills
The ability to work both independently and collaboratively
An interest in developing within biomechanics, gait, running or sports rehabilitation
Experience within professional sport, elite sport or working directly with athletes and sports medical teams would be a significant advantage, but isn't essential.
Likewise, you don't need to arrive as a ready-made foot and ankle specialist.
If you're an experienced MSK Physiotherapist with excellent foundations and the potential to develop further within lower-limb, sports and biomechanical rehabilitation, the clinic is very open to helping shape that progression.
For somebody considering a move, Inverness offers something rather different from the typical city-based private practice opportunity.
You can build your career within a specialist clinical environment while enjoying access to the Scottish Highlands and an exceptional outdoor lifestyle.
If running, cycling, hiking, skiing, watersports or simply having considerably more countryside on your doorstep appeals to you, this could offer a genuine lifestyle move alongside your next career step.
If you're an MSK Physiotherapist, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist or Sports Physiotherapist looking for a role offering more clinical depth, lower-limb specialism and the opportunity to develop within a progressive private practice environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply using the application link provided.
Recruit Therapists will review all applications and contact candidates whose experience is suitable for this position. Due to application volumes, we aren't able to contact every applicant individually or provide application updates by telephone or email.
If your experience isn't quite right for this particular position, we may retain your details and contact you regarding other suitable Physiotherapy opportunities in the future.
Please therefore avoid calling or emailing to chase your application. If there is a technical issue preventing you from applying through the link, you can contact [email protected] for assistance.
This vacancy may close early if sufficient suitable applications are received.
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