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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
120-AHP152-0226
Employer
Velindre Cancer Centre
Employer type
NHS
Site
Velindre Cancer Centre
Town
Whitchurch
Salary
£39,263 - £47,280 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/02/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Velindre Cancer Centre logo

Macmillan Specialist Oncology Physiotherapist

Band 6

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

our values;

  • Caring
  • Respectful
  • Accountable

& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.

VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.

VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

 


 

Job overview

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Chartered Physiotherapist to join our dynamic Therapies team to work across our in-patient services at the Velindre Cancer Centre. We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Physiotherapist with highly developed communication skills, good organisational and time management skills, and appropriate post graduate experience. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate CPD in rehabilitation to take on this challenging role of specialised assessment and rehabilitation interventions to enable cancer and palliative care patients to live well with the impact of cancer.

Main duties of the job

You will work with a supportive MDT in cancer services to provide a flexible approach to service delivery, contributing to the in-patient services. The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team serving our acute oncology assessment unit, ambulatory care and inpatient services. There will also be an opportunity for the post holder to become involved in research and service development. In addition, you will be involved in working flexibly across the 7 day service provided to our oncology inpatients.

 The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services. 

Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Physiotherapy
  • Professional registration HCPC
  • Registration with CSP
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of recent study
  • Post registration/masters qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Has experience in at least 2 discrete service areas
  • Inter-professional and multiagency team working
  • Direct involvement with carers and families to facilitate return to function
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of Oncology and Palliative Care

Aptitudes and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Autonomous practitioner with self management skills
  • Sound clinical reasoning skills within clinical area
  • Mechanisms of audit and research methodology
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to speak welsh

Values

Essential criteria
  • Adaptive skills that embrace change and new developments
  • Ability to cope well under pressure.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesStonewall Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Diversity ChampionMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Core principlesDisability Confident Leader - Welsh

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kate Williams
Job title
In-patient Physiotherapy Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02920615888
Additional information

Cathryn Lewis

Therapies Operational Lead

[email protected]

 

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