Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine

Overview

In this role you will provide expert SEM and MSK clinical care within an ICS-wide Musculoskeletal and Pain Service, taking on senior clinical leadership to drive service development and governance. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver advanced assessment, ultrasound-based diagnostics, and image-guided interventions, shaping integrated pathways across the ICS. You’ll contribute to education, quality improvement, and collaboration with primary and secondary care, while aligning with national standards and Cora Health guidelines. This is an opportunity to influence how community-based MSK care is delivered and to mentor the workforce.

Pay / Benefits

• Up to 30 days annual leave
• pension contribution
• salary sacrifice schemes
• reimbursement of medical indemnity fees
• Employee Assistance Programme
• professional development time (min 5%)

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical practice and service development within the MSK and Pain Service
• Provide expert assessment and management of complex MSK conditions
• Utilise diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound and image-guided interventions
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentorship to junior clinicians
• Contribute to education programmes and workforce development
• Support quality improvement, service evaluation, and research projects
• Develop integrated pathways with primary care, orthopaedics, rheumatology and pain services
• Foster partnerships across the healthcare community to improve access and patient outcomes

Key requirements

• Advanced expertise in assessment and management of complex MSK conditions
• Expertise in diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound with clinical decision-making impact
• Experience in ultrasound-guided MSK interventions
• Formal MSK ultrasound accreditation (e.g., RCR, CASE)
• Strong clinical reasoning and ability to manage complex diagnostics
• Commitment to education, mentorship and workforce development
• Leadership, communication and collaborative working skills
• UK professional registration

• leadership
• empathy and patient-centred communication
• team collaboration
• diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound
• ultrasound-guided interventions
• image-guided procedures

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