Advanced MSK Clinician in Rheumatology

Salary
£44,805 - £61,156, depending on experience Contractual hours
37.5 Basis
Full time Region
South East Job category/type
Clinical Date posted
22/05/2026 Job reference
REQ002291
Advanced MSK Clinician in Rheumatology
Full Time/Part time
Salary £44,805 to £61,156 depending on experience
Location Chelmsford

This is an exciting opportunity to be an Advanced MSK Clinician in Rheumatology within an integrated community MSK, pain, & rheumatology service based in Mid & South Essex!

Cora Health have been delivering community MSK, pain & rheumatology services in South West Essex since 2015. Following a recent procurement process, Cora Health’s service delivery will be expanded across Mid & South Essex from April 1st, 2026. This is an opportunity to join an established multidisciplinary team during an exciting phase of growth.

Services will be delivered from a range of healthcare, wellness and leisure centre venues across Mid & South Essex. There will be opportunities to work a varied timetable from locations that are locally accessible to colleagues and the communities we serve.

Why work for Cora Health?

• At Cora we’re passionate about investing in our colleagues, fostering professional growth, and ensuring everyone feels appreciated. We believe that happy and engaged colleagues provide exceptional patient care and will be motivated to perform at their best. Here's a glimpse of what we offer you:

• Professional Development : Enjoy a minimum of 5% of your working hours dedicated to your personal growth and development. Attend internal conferences, study days, and access clinical support tools and pathways to excel in your role and career.
• Generous Holiday Entitlement : Benefit from up to 30 days of holiday (plus public holidays) to relax and recharge. You’ll also get another day off for your Birthday. If you’d like even more holiday to enjoy you can participate in our generous holiday buy and sell scheme.
• Wellness Support : Access a suite of health support tools and an employee assistance program for your well-being so you can be at your best and be your true self.
• Performance Awards : Excel in your objectives and be rewarded further for your hard work with a range of pay, gifts and incentives awarded alongside attending our annual colleague awards to be treated and feel special.
• Savings and Support : Make huge saving by making the most of Blue Light and Healthcare Services discounts as well as the very important employer pension contributions.
• Membership Fee Reimbursement : Save your pennies, as we cover the cost of role required professional membership fees.
• Cora Clinical Education Academy : Access a wide range of bespoke learning opportunities with live and recorded sessions, to enhance your clinical knowledge and skills across all clinical pathways.
• Collaboration Opportunities : Engage with our entire clinical team through, including emergency clinical on-call support, clinical supervision, coaching and mentoring.
• Team Building : Join in on team-building and away days to build strong connections with your colleagues.
• Flexibility : Work in a way that supports home live, through hybrid working options and flexibility in working hours and times.

These benefits are our way of expressing gratitude for your continuous dedication and contribution to Cora Health.

About the role

As part of the Community Rheumatology Service, you’ll be a key part of the multi-disciplinary team including Physio’s, OT’s, APP’s, Nurses, GPwSI’s and Consultant’s; as well as working alongside our wider MSK service and Community Pain Team.

The role is focussed on expert assessment and management of potential Rheumatological patients. You’ll be highly skilled in the assessment and management of this patient group. This could include but is not limited to; evidence of specific training in this area, injection therapy, bloods ordering and interpretation skills, radiological imaging skills, independent prescribing and ultrasonography. Some of these skills we would support once in the role.

You will help develop and influence the design of the service, ensuring you maintain strong relations with the existing service provision within the hospital that is to focus more on the management of high-risk complex patients.

Whilst undertaking comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of patients with a wide variety of physical and emotional needs, you must formulate, deliver, review and progress individual treatment programmes and ensure effective treatment, specialist advice and timely discharge is achieved.

What we’re looking for

• Exceptional personal and professional values that underpin clinical expertise
• Excellent clinical skills with a desire to develop and innovate in the field of Rheumatology
• A strong desire and drive to support transformation
• You will be positive, constructive and approachable, along with being registered with the HCPC (or equivalent governing body). We’re looking for you to be capable of managing a varied caseload of patients, and you will have the ability to work under pressure and be committed to CPD.
• You may have experience of working within the NHS or it may be in the public or private sector, however it’s more about you and the skills you can bring to the service.

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.

Ready to Shape Healthcare? Join us now…

Our People are important to us, you will be empowered, cared for, and rewarded.

For further information, or a chat about the role please contact