Acute Medicine Physiotherapist

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a motivated Physiotherapist to join their Acute Medicine team. This role involves delivering high-quality physiotherapy services, supervising newly qualified staff, and engaging in continuous professional development. Ideal candidates must possess a Degree in Physiotherapy, HCPC Registration, and relevant clinical experience. Opportunities for leadership skills development in a dynamic environment are offered. Salary ranges from £40,617 to £48,778 per annum.

Benefits

Strong guidance and mentorship

Career development opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Must be HCPC registered and hold a degree or diploma in physiotherapy.
• Experience in relevant clinical areas like General Medicine, Orthopaedics, and Surgical/ICU.
• Ability to provide training and supervision to all physiotherapy staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-quality physiotherapy service by assessing and treating patients with complex presentations.
• Supervise and mentor newly qualified physiotherapists, technicians, assistants, and students.
• Engage in continuous professional development (CPD).
• Take part in the weekend and on-call service as required.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Supervisory skills

Teaching skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

CSP member

Member of relevant clinical interest group (E.g. ACPRC)

Job description

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

About us

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.

Job 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

• HCPC Registration
• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Member of relevant clinical interest group (E.g. ACPRC)
• CSP member

Experience

• 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.
• Experience of research
• Band 6 Acute Medicine Experience
• Experience in development of a project or service.

Skills & Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of physiotherapy in the relevant area
• Interpersonal skills including clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports.
• Organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with a variable caseload.
• Basic management skills.
• Supervisory and appraisal skills.
• Teaching skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Principal Physiotherapist for Medicine and Neuro

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum incl HCAS