Job summary
- Main area
- Rotational B6 Physiotherapist - Acute In-patients
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (end date 30/11/2025)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working, on-call)
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-7264606
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 Per annum inclusive of outer HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Rotational B6 In-patient Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: 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.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen a highly motivated experienced Band 5 or Band 6 Physiotherapist who enjoys a challenge to join our acute in-patient Therapies Service on a fixed term contract back filling a vacancy due to internal secondment. You will be based at North Middlesex Hospital in the Admission Avoidance Team , which covers ED and the acute medical wards You will be working alongside other Physiotherapists , Occupational Therapists and Nurses in the team to facilitate admission avoidance and/or early timely discharges.
Please note- This is a fixed term contract until 30th November 2025
Main duties of the job
- To perform highly specialist physiotherapy assessments and develop treatment & management programmes for patients with acute and chronic conditions maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner.
- To participate in the education and training of staff grade Physiotherapists, Technicians, Assistants, Students and other Healthcare Profession
- To deputise for the Team Leader Physiotherapist in their absence.
- To participate in the 7-day service rota
- To participate in the emergency on call respiratory rota
- To supervise less senior staff
- To participate in the audit and research process quality improvement
- To work in an integrated manner with Occupational Therapists / Nurses to improve patient care
Working for our organisation
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.
Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing.
We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.
For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see JD attached in documents section
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
To interpret and analyse complex clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses and prognoses in a wide range of complex conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive discharge plans.
Please note- This is a fixed term contract until 30th November 2025.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
Desirable criteria
- Member of a relevant Clinical Interest Group
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate complex and sensitive information in written and verbal forms to patients and staff
- Able to apply problem-solving skills to complex situations, which may include clinical or organisational issues
- To have well developed clinical reasoning skills
- Able to work as a team member and to develop team spirit
- Well developed organisational and planning skills
- Able to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information
- Able to identify and recognise when to seek advice and support concerning clinical, managerial, professional and organisational issues
- Ability and competency in using a range of therapeutic techniques including manual therapy, manual handling techniques, exercise therapy, respiratory equipment and personal hygiene activities
- Competent to perform within the on call ITU rota
- Able to identify own training needs and support others to do likewise
- Good counselling and advocacy skills to support staff, patients and carers
- Able to employ motivational and influencing skills with staff, patients, carers and other professionals
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Completed the core rotations (ITU, acute medicine, older peoples acute care, neurology or acute stroke/surgery/orthopaedics) (undergraduate placements will not fulfil this criterion)
- Fully competent to practice in intensive care
- Experience across a range of NHS sectors e.g. Primary, Secondary and Community Services
- Experience of writing and delivering in-service training programmes
- Experience of supervising non-qualified staff, including participation in personal development reviews
- Experience of discharge planning
- Experience of completing basic functional assessments
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking an improvement project
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Basic computer literacy
- Knowledge of current NHS initiatives
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and its application to physiotherapy services
- Knowledge of physiotherapy professional issues
- Knowledge of a variety of physiotherapy interventions which can be used to the benefit of various patient groups and current best practice
- Knowledge of pathologies and the current medical management of commonly occurring conditions for hospital based and community patientss
- Knowledge of other medical conditions which you may encounter including, but not exclusively, respiratory, orthopaedic, neurological and mental health conditions,
- Knowledge of outcome measure tools
- Knowledge of the audit cycle and its uses
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Willingness to work on any site as service requirements dictate
- Dedication to staff development and the promotion and progression of the physiotherapy profession
- Dedicated to holistic patient management
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katja Chessis
- Job title
- Clinical Lead OT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 887 2202
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