Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend working working 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 392-RNOH-1303
- Employer
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
- Town
- Stanmore
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 Per Annum Including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 6 Rotational Physiotherapist
Band 6
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the Trust. The RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients
- Rated Good by the CQC
- Two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility
- Our Research and Innovation Centre works closely with our main academic partner, University College London
- Recognised as a centre of excellence, leading on national initiatives, such as the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme
- Further major redevelopment underway across the Stanmore site – improving and modernising our facilities to maintain our position as the UK’s leading centre for orthopaedic medicine
- In the NHS staff survey, over 90% of our staff were satisfied with the quality of care they are able to give to patients - the best result of any NHS Trust in the country
- Our staff also indicated that they had the best experience of appraisals as compared to all other NHS Trusts.
This is a great time to join us and play a critical role in the next stage of RNOH’s journey to achieving an outstanding CQC rating.
Our aim is to remain a world-leading orthopaedic hospital with the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS. To do this, we have four core values that underpin everything that we do. We use our values to help ensure that we are always focused on the things that our staff and patients believe are most important:
- Patients first, always
- Excellence, in all we do
- Trust, honesty and respect, for each other
- Equality, for all
Our annual staff survey results have been improving year on year, with our staff telling us that their experience of working at the Trust is getting better and better. They also indicate that our staff feel very loyal to the RNOH and committed to its role in providing the very best care to our complex patient group. We hope that we can welcome you to our growing team soon.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity at Band 6 level to gain experience in the specialist area of orthopaedics and working with patient with neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. Working with full support from well-staffed teams you will gain experience in the following areas on 9 monthly rotations:
- Spinal cord injuries including advanced cardio-respiratory care on ITU as well as neuro-rehabilitation
- Adult musculoskeletal unit which includes out-patients, rehabilitation and pain management programmes
- Elective orthopaedics – including joint reconstruction, foot and ankle, spinal surgery and pre-admission
- Orthopaedic oncology service which includes post-operative surgery and rehabilitation
- Upper limb unit which includes experience with Brachial plexus injuries, shoulder dysfunction/surgery and peripheral nerve injury
- Limb Reconstruction Unit - Adult and Children services
- Private Care Unit
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based at Stanmore or at Bolsover street during MSK rotation and will be required to work on a weekend rota . They will be part of twilight rota (when working with in-patients team.)
To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse and complex conditions, to provide a physiotherapy diagnosis and to develop and deliver a patient focused treatment programme.
To be responsible for own caseload working without direct supervision. All aspects of clinical duties will be undertaken as an autonomous practitioner. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, problem case sessions and peer review. Access to advice and support from senior colleagues is available if required.
Working for our organisation
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK, and is regarded as a leader in the field of orthopaedics both in the UK and world-wide.
The RNOH provides a comprehensive range of neuro-musculoskeletal health care, ranging from the most acute spinal injury or complex bone tumour to orthopaedic medicine and specialist rehabilitation for chronic back pain sufferers. This broad range of services is unique within the NHS. As a national centre of excellence, the RNOH treats patients from across the country, many of whom have been referred by other hospital consultants for second opinions or for treatment of complex or rare conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Candidates must refer to the job description and person specification for this post in their application to be considered for shortlisting.
If shortlisted candidates are expected to attend a Face to Face interview at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
- Registered with Health Professions Council
- Evidence of CPD maintained portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to this post
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Involvement in CSP clinical interest group
Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 years’ experience as a basic grade in a broad range of rotations including orthopaedics/out patients, respiratory care and ITU, rehabilitation
- Well-reasoned account of career intentions at RNOH
- Involvement in audit and understanding quality issues
- Contributing to clinical education of less experienced staff or students
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with patients with complex needs
- Experience in NHS
- Experience of student or physiotherapy assistant supervision
- Involvement in research
Skills
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear, concise and logical manner
- Competent IT skills
- Demonstrates a desire to learn
Desirable criteria
- 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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rosalind Moss
- Job title
- Team Lead Adult Orthopaedic Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 909 5480
- Additional information
Rosalind Moss
as above
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