About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Senior Physiotherapist to join our team as a part of our Inpatient Rotations covering:
ITU/ Surgery
Acute Medicine (ED and AMU)
Respiratory Medicine
General Medicine
Stroke Unit
Neuro Outliers
Neuro Outpatients
As a Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist, you'll be a key part of our inpatient therapy service, delivering high-quality assessment and treatment while building specialist skills within a supportive rotation structure.
You will work closely with the MDT especially Occupational Therapy to support safe, timely patient flow, with opportunities to develop advanced clinical reasoning, prioritisation, and leadership skills across multiple areas.
We offer:
Regular supervision and day-to-day support from a friendly team, including experienced and supportive Band 7 physiotherapists. Access to CPD funding and development opportunities aligned to your rotation and career goals. A structured rotation model to build breadth and depth across different services Opportunities to lead and contribute to service development, audit, research and quality improvement projects. Opportunities to develop your education role through in-service training, student support and teaching other staff group. If you're passionate about delivering excellent inpatient care and want a role that will stretch and support you, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Deliver high-quality physiotherapy services, assessing and treating patients, including those with complex needs, using evidence-based practice. Undertake comprehensive patient assessments, formulate individualised management and treatment plans, and implement a range of specialised interventions. Maintain professional and legal accountability for all aspects of clinical practice, including accurate patient documentation and adherence to professional guidelines. Demonstrate expertise in clinical governance and risk management, ensuring that treatment plans are supported by current evidence. Utilise advanced manual techniques and therapeutic handling, often requiring moderate physical effort. Stay abreast of developments within the speciality, analyse current research, and implement changes in clinical practice. Safely use and ensure the maintenance of physiotherapy equipment, adhering to departmental policies. Participate in 7 day working, weekend rotas, emergency on call rotas and extended days as per rotation service need.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For more information on the main duties and responsibilities please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
HCPC Registered Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy Evidence of continued CPD with varied evidence.
Desirable
Member of relevant clinical interest group (E.g. ACPRC) CSP member
Experience Essential
HCPC Registration. Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy. Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best clinical practice in relevant speciality. Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice. Evidence of recent study in relevant clinical area.
Desirable
Clinical educators training. Demonstrate understanding & involvement of Clinical Governance and risk assessment. Evidence of some managerial training. Member of relevant clinical interest group.
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Completion of band 5 rotations. This includes experience in the relevant clinical areas, General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgical/ICU, Elderly Care, Neuro, Outpatients. Training and supervision to support all physiotherapy staff and students. Computer skills. Multidisciplinary working.
Desirable
Experience in development of a project or service. Experience of research & audit.
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
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Wexham park
Wexham Street
Slough
SL2 4HL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)