Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend working and on call are part of the role)
- Job ref
- 151-NM234
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Wexham
- Salary
- £40,617 - £48,778 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Acute Medicine Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for a motivated and forward-thinking Physiotherapist to join our Acute Medicine team. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual eager to enhance both their clinical expertise and leadership skills within a supportive and dynamic environment.
Our Physiotherapy Department is committed to advancing the role of physiotherapy in acute care. Under the mentorship of experienced Band 7's, you will receive strong guidance, career development opportunities, and a culture that fosters excellence, innovation, and continuous professional development (CPD).
The team together covers our Emergency department, SDEC areas and our Acute Medical Units (AMU). Working closely with our Occupational Therapy colleagues across all areas.
As a senior clinician, you will play a key role in:
- Supervising, educating, and appraising physiotherapists, support staff, and students.
- Leading and contributing to service development, ensuring high-quality patient care and innovation in practice.
If you are passionate about acute medicine physiotherapy and eager to progress in your career, we encourage you to apply!
Main duties of the job
- Deliver a high-quality physiotherapy service by assessing and treating patients with complex presentations
- Supervise and mentor newly qualified physiotherapists, technicians, assistants, and students while contributing to the education of multidisciplinary team (MDT) staff
- Engage in continuous professional development (CPD) and actively participate in departmental activities
- Take part in the weekend and on-call service as required
- Weekend working commitments will be determined based on service demands
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
- Member of relevant clinical interest group (E.g. ACPRC)
- CSP member
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completion of band 5 rotations. This includes experience in the relevant clinical areas, General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgical/ICU, Elderly Care, Neuro, Outpatients.
- Relevant Acute Medicine postgrad NHS experience
- Multidisciplinary working.
- Training and supervision to support all physiotherapy staff and students.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of research
- Band 6 Acute Medicine Experience
- Experience in development of a project or service.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of physiotherapy in the relevant area
- Interpersonal skills including clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports.
- Computer literacy.
- Organisational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure with a variable caseload.
- Basic management skills.
Desirable criteria
- Facilitation skills
- Supervisory and appraisal skills.
- Teaching skills.
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
- Chelsea Calvert
- Job title
- Principal Physiotherapist for Medicine and Neuro
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07747012067
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