Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist

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.,

• 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.
  
  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., 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
• Completion of band 5 rotations. This includes experience in the relevant clinical areas, General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgical/ICU, Elderly Care, Neuro, Outpatients.
• Relevant postgrad NHS experience
• Multidisciplinary working.
• Training and supervision to support all physiotherapy staff and students.
Desirable
• Experience of research
• Experience in development of a project or service.
• Experience at a band 6 level in the NHS.
Skills and Knowledge Essential
• Sound knowledge of physiotherapy in the relevant area
• Interpersonal skills including clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports.
• Computer literacy.
• Organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with a variable caseload.
Desirable
• Basic management skills.
• Be able to work single handedly with individuals and groups.
• Supervisory and appraisal skills.
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
• Completion of band 5 rotations. This includes experience in the relevant clinical areas, General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgical/ICU, Elderly Care, Neuro, Outpatients.
• Relevant postgrad NHS experience
• Multidisciplinary working.
• Training and supervision to support all physiotherapy staff and students.
Desirable
• Experience of research
• Experience in development of a project or service.
• Experience at a band 6 level in the NHS.
Skills and Knowledge Essential
• Sound knowledge of physiotherapy in the relevant area
• Interpersonal skills including clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports.
• Computer literacy.
• Organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with a variable caseload.
Desirable
• Basic management skills.
• Be able to work single handedly with individuals and groups.
• Supervisory and appraisal skills.
  
  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. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo


• 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.