Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 18 months (Requirement to contribute to Weekend, Bank Holiday and on-call service)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (30 hours per week - contribution to weekend, Bank holiday and on-call service)
- Job ref
- 356-26-8372327
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hull Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapist - Neuro Rotation
Band 6
Job overview
Hull University Teaching Hospitals are seeking to recruit a Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist in a fixed term post for 18 months to join our diverse team of allied health professionals. The post holder will work gain experience working in a large busy acute teaching hospital Trust and in the community as part of our Neuro Rotation.
The Neuro Rotation currently covers the following rotation areas:
INPATIENTS: Stroke, Neurosurgery (HRI), Complex Rehab (CHH)
The post holders will work alongside colleagues to support the 7 day service in the speciality areas. As a Senior Physiotherapist you will deliver the assessment and treatment of patients who present with neurological conditions, delivering evidence based interventions to facilitate recovery, promote well-being and optimise independent functioning as far as reasonably possible in all areas of life
We are seeking skilled people who have proven NHS/UK experience, can adapt to changing environment and work well in a team. You will be expected to be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and build clinical networks working in partnership with other agencies to identify and address the immediate and ongoing need.
Main duties of the job
This is a Senior Physiotherapist role that will align with a range of neuro specialities to provide essential physiotherapy services.
This is an ideal post for a Band 5 Physiotherapist with an interest in Neuro specialities, who has post-graduate UK experience and feels ready for the opportunity of the challenge of a senior position in a large, busy, acute hospital Trust.
The post holder will be self motivated and aspirational, be able to assess in an effective and timely manner in a rapid paced environment. Pathways will support early recognition of deterioration with appropriate escalation processes in place to maintain patient safety.
Support will be provided to enhance operational management skills and the post holder will contribute to service planning, development and teaching. As a Senior Physiotherapist, the post holder will be a role model for their team and pride themselves on delivering high quality care and motivate their team to do the same.
Being a driver, or having demonstrable means of independently travelling to patient's residences in the community, is essential in this post due to the community aspect of the rotation. The post holder will contribute to 7 day services, working patterns up to 8pm in some teams, and contribute to the Respiratory On-call Service.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised qualification in Physiotherapy i.e. Degree
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post-graduate education or studies i.e. PG Cert/Dip, recognised accredited courses
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a minimum of 12 months recent NHS experience as registered Physiotherapist
- Evidence of Neurological clinical experience within acute Hospital environment
- Evidence of supporting junior staff/students as part of role
- Evidence of participation in Respiratory Physiotherapy on-call rota
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of completion of accredited student education course run by a UK based higher education institution
- Experience of Service improvement & audit
Skills, knowledge and ability
Essential criteria
- Evidence of achievement of relevant Band 5 core Physiotherapy competencies.
- Demonstrable knowledge & Skills in Neurological Physiotherapy practice
Desirable criteria
- Member of relevant special interest group
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Aaron Hales
- Job title
- Therapies Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07920137814
- Additional information
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