About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Medicine Team based at Queen's Hospital Burton,
The post holder will work within Medicine pathways. This is a great opportunity to consolidate knowledge and experience previously developed whilst working at a Band 5 level. It will also provide leadership exposure and knowledge.
The post holder will perform physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological condition, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver and individualised treatment programme.
You will be required to work as part of the Respiratory on-call service and the team work across 7 days and evenings through a rota system.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to
To support the Team Leaders in day-to-day management of the team To assess and treat own patient caseload, and maintain associated records. To perform physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological condition, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver and individualised treatment programme. To hold responsibility for own caseload, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from a senior physiotherapist is available if required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated. Closing date of applications: 13 August 2026
Interview date: 27 August 2026
If you are considering applying for an internal secondment, please ensure you have discussed this with your line manager and obtained their support prior to submitting your application.
Please be aware that there is no guarantee that you will be released from your substantive post, so you should seek approval before applying as you are applying or a Secondment.
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts:
We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK
Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person Specification
Qualification Essential
Graduate Diploma. Phys or BSc MCSP HCPC registered
Desirable
Relevant MSc
Experience Essential
To have gained a broad prospective of physiotherapy in/out patient treatments within a hospital setting To be oncall competant To have complex discharge planning skills To be a student educator
Desirable
To have contributed to a 7 day service To have experience of delivering group education sessions To have in patient Orthopaedic experience
Skills Essential
Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively To use MDT discussions constructively
Desirable
To have had some leadership training
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 University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Queens Hospital Burton
Belvedere Road
Burton-on-Trent
DE13 0RB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)