Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working - As & When
- Job ref
- 391-3967-BANK
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barnet Hospital
- Town
- Barnet
- Salary
- £25.76 Hourly
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 04/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Physiotherapist Band 6
Band 6
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
We have an opportunity for a motivated and experienced Physiotherapist to join our dynamic Therapy Team at Barnet Hospital - part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. This post is via the staff Bank and would involve working up to 37.5 hours per week.
The Therapy teams at Barnet Hospital provide an integrated therapy service in the following areas:
- Stroke
- Neurology
- Emergency Department and Admission Avoidance
- Acute Medicine
- Surgery (including Head & Neck surgery)
- Acute Respiratory Care (including Non-Invasive Ventilation) across the Enhanced Care Unit and ward
- Critical Care
- Acute cardiology
- Health Services for Elderly People (HSEP)
- Trauma & Orthopaedics
The successful applicant will be expected to manage their own clinical caseload and supervise other staff as appropriate, whilst being supported by highly skilled and experienced band 7 and 8 staff in the relevant specialty.
You will be working in a rewarding and challenging clinical environment. The Therapies department at Barnet Hospital is committed to ensuring bank staff feel supported with regular supervision and access to in-service training sessions. As part of this we continue to work towards becoming a fully inclusive department.
If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free bank at this time, we would be interested in receiving your application.
**VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE**
Main duties of the job
1.This static Band 6 Physiotherapist will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and work in accordance with the standards, policies, and procedures established within the inpatient clinical areas.
2.To provide an advanced standard of therapy assessment and treatment of a specialist caseload within inpatient areas to patients, considering carers and families, without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from team leads is available when required. Clinical work is routinely evaluated.
3.To work in a trans-disciplinary therapy team including other physiotherapists, occupational therapists, therapy support workers, dieticians and speech and language therapists.
4.To work with patient’s families or carers to provide an advanced level of support, education and expectation regarding the outcome of the hospital attendance.
5.To supervise, teach and appraise Band 5 therapists and support workers.
6.To participate in Continuing Professional Development, evidence – based audit and research projects that will enhance the service.
For further information please refer to the attached JD and PS
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
1.To be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care and support more junior staff to do likewise.
2.To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations or multiple pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and a variety of assessment techniques to provide an accurate analysis of their condition.
3.To be able to analyse clinical and social information from a range of sources and integrate this into your assessment in order to identify goals, develop a treatment plan and deliver patient centred care.
4.To deliver effective, evidence based therapy treatment that is modified to reflect the patient’s on-going needs.
CLINICAL/SERVICE DELIVERY
1.To be responsible for own practice and accountable for all aspects of therapy treatment and care delivered to the patient.
2.To be responsible for maintaining evidence based clinical practice both for self and band 5 physiotherapist /support worker members of the team under supervision.
3.To be able to motivate and persuade patients with a range of conditions to work with treatment programmes and work towards treatment goals.
4.To organise and lead family meetings and case conferences as required to facilitate realistic goal setting and appropriate discharge planning.
OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
1.To ensure that appropriate risk assessment/management occurs within designated area, reporting back to senior.
2.To work on any of the Trust sites as requested.
3.To use information technology to communicate assessment and treatment results to relevant disciplines and produce letters and reports as necessary.
LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
1.To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service needs and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise, on a day-to-day basis. To assist band 5 physiotherapists / support worker staff to do likewise.
2.To be responsible in the day-to-day supervision and allocation of work to less experienced physiotherapists and support workers within the clinical team.
**For further information please refer to the attached JD/PS**
Person specification
Royal Free Shared Commitments
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust's shared commitments
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
- Membership of Special Interest Group
- Evidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current physiotherapy in relevant area.
- Awareness of Evidence Based practice.
- Understanding of legal responsibilities of the profession such as confidentiality, consent and documentation.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services, including experience of quality issues and audit
- Evidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses
- Knowledge of current NHS, Emergency Medicine and local issues
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a broad acute rotational post, including acute medicine
- Experience with complex discharge planning.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working at band 6 level
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Able to display transdisciplinary working competencies across Physiotherapy.
- Able to make decisions in an emergency and work under pressure.
- Able to document information accurately.
- Able to demonstrate sound reasoning skills.
- Effective Communication Skills.
- Ability to participate in weekend, bank-holiday and extended hours rota.
- Evidence of teaching and supervision skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Computer literate.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of student or physiotherapy assistant supervision.
- Involvement in audit, research and understanding of quality issues.
- Presentation skills.
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
- Claire Cushen
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8216 4600
- Additional information
Temporary Staffing | Recruitment Services
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Free HospitalPO Box 50, Civic Centre, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3XA
Tel: 02078302065
Internal extension: 23400
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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