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Job summary

Main area
Rehabilitation
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (Start date 14th September 2026 until 15th March 2027)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend working and on call are part of the role)
Job ref
151-NM378
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wexham park
Town
Slough
Salary
£41,957 - £50,387 per annum incl HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/08/2026 23:59

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Senior Inpatient Physiotherapist

Band 6

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Senior Physiotherapist to join our team as a part of our Inpatient Rotations covering:

·         ITU/ Surgery

·         Acute Medicine (ED and AMU)

·         Respiratory Medicine

·         General Medicine

·         Stroke Unit

·         Neuro Outliers

·         Neuro Outpatients

As a Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist, you’ll be a key part of our inpatient therapy service, delivering high-quality assessment and treatment while building specialist skills within a supportive rotation structure. 

You will work closely with the MDT especially Occupational Therapy to support safe, timely patient flow, with opportunities to develop advanced clinical reasoning, prioritisation, and leadership skills across multiple areas.

We offer:

  • Regular supervision and day-to-day support from a friendly team, including experienced and supportive Band 7 physiotherapists.
  • Access to CPD funding and development opportunities aligned to your rotation and career goals.
  • A structured rotation model to build breadth and depth across different services
  • Opportunities to lead and contribute to service development, audit, research and quality improvement projects.
  • Opportunities to develop your education role through in-service training, student support and teaching other staff group.

If you’re passionate about delivering excellent inpatient care and want a role that will stretch and support you, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  •  Deliver high-quality physiotherapy services, assessing and treating patients, including those with complex needs, using evidence-based practice.
  • Undertake comprehensive patient assessments, formulate individualised management and treatment plans, and implement a range of specialised interventions.
  • Maintain professional and legal accountability for all aspects of clinical practice, including accurate patient documentation and adherence to professional guidelines.
  • Demonstrate expertise in clinical governance and risk management, ensuring that treatment plans are supported by current evidence.
  • Utilise advanced manual techniques and therapeutic handling, often requiring moderate physical effort.
  • Stay abreast of developments within the speciality, analyse current research, and implement changes in clinical practice.
  • Safely use and ensure the maintenance of physiotherapy equipment, adhering to departmental policies.
  • Participate in 7 day working, weekend rotas, emergency on call rotas and extended days as per rotation service need.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on the main duties and responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • HCPC Registered
  • Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
  • Evidence of continued CPD with varied evidence.
Desirable criteria
  • Member of relevant clinical interest group (E.g. ACPRC)
  • CSP member

Experience

Essential criteria
  • HCPC Registration.
  • Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy.
  • Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best clinical practice in relevant speciality.
  • Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
  • Evidence of recent study in relevant clinical area.
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical educators training.
  • Demonstrate understanding & involvement of Clinical Governance and risk assessment.
  • Evidence of some managerial training.
  • Member of relevant clinical interest group.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Completion of band 5 rotations.
  • This includes experience in the relevant clinical areas, General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgical/ICU, Elderly Care, Neuro, Outpatients.
  • Training and supervision to support all physiotherapy staff and students.
  • Computer skills.
  • Multidisciplinary working.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in development of a project or service.
  • Experience of research & audit.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. We would advise that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chelsea Calvert
Job title
Principal Physiotherapist- Medicine and Neuro
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 6153500
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