Band 5 Physiotherapists

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Liverpool is seeking a Band 5 Physiotherapist for rotational roles across various specialties, including acute medicine and musculoskeletal therapy. This full-time position requires a degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration. The role offers structured support for professional development and involvement in multidisciplinary teams. Successful candidates will have opportunities for flexible working arrangements within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a wide range of specialties including acute medicine and rehabilitation.
• UK NHS experience (undergraduate or postgraduate) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Undertake physiotherapy assessments and implement treatment plans.
• Communicate effectively with patients and health professionals.
• Participate in emergency on-call rota.
• Manage own caseload and prioritize patient care needs.

Skills

Good clinical skills

Planning and evaluation skills

Effective communication skills

Time management skills

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Health Professions Council Registration

Job description

Physiotherapist

Band 5

Main area

Therapy Services

Grade

Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Bank posts may also be considered.)

Job ref

287-AMED-378-25

Department name

LUH - 1 General Staffing (AFC posts)

Site

Rlh Therapies Rotational

Town

Liverpool

Salary

£31,049 - £37,796 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

26/01/2026 23:59

Job Overview

Band 5 Physiotherapists required. Six month rotational posts. Busy city centre Trust. Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust Therapies department are pleased to offer a number of rotational physiotherapy med surg/MSK posts across all sites including Aintree, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen hospitals. Open to qualified staff and 2025/6 winter graduates able to start no later than April 2026.

Main duties of the job

Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust (LUHFT) Therapies department are pleased to offer a number of Band 5 rotational physiotherapy positions.

We have a variety of rotations across all core areas including:

• Respiratory Care including Critical Care
• Major Trauma
• First Response Team (AED)
• Older Peoples' Services
• Stroke Services
• Acute Medicine
• Orthopaedic inpatients
• MSK outpatients including Fracture Clinic

Successful applicants will work within the Therapies Directorate across our three hospitals and satellite centres.

We are a busy city wide Trust offering services to adults.

Our teams are led by highly skilled senior clinicians and our Management team. We are committed to the supervision and development of staff and services.

We offer services in a variety of locations: within our hospitals; within the community supporting patients in their homes; within the community in satellite clinics. Staff may be required to travel within the city. Staff are required to be flexible.

We have a strong commitment to staff development with a structured supervision and appraisal process. You will have a named supervisor and will have opportunities to attend study days and courses as appropriate. Staff who are new to the NHS will be offered a preceptorship programme and will have a named preceptor.

Depending on your rotation you may be required to support seven day services and extended working days. Certain teams cover early and late shifts and participate in on‑call services.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached.

To undertake physiotherapy assessment, clinically diagnose and implement agreed treatment plans, evaluate care delivery according to health care needs for routine and complex patients, seeking advice from seniors as required. To work within CSP and HCPC guidelines.

To ensure effective communication with patients, carers and all other Health & Social Care Professionals regarding all aspects of patient care, including patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating.

To participate in Departmental Planned ‘Out of Hours Working’ and Emergency On‑Call Rota when sufficiently competent.

To represent Physiotherapy Service at Multidisciplinary Meetings to ensure the delivery of a co‑ordinated Multidisciplinary Service.

To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities.

If you have any questions regarding this position please contact one of our Therapy Managers. You will be sent more information about the interview process if you are shortlisted. Posts of this nature tend to attract a high number of applicants and this advert may need to be closed early.

Fixed term and bank opportunities may be available. Please state if you have a preference for these at interview.

You will need to inform us if you have used AI to complete your application.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in a wide range of specialties including acute medicine, respiratory, musculoskeletal and rehabilitation.

Desirable criteria

• UK NHS experience (undergraduate or postgraduate)
• Some experience as a basic grade
• Member of a special interest group

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• Health Professions Council Registration

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to manage own caseload

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good clinical, planning and evaluation skills
• Time management skills
• Effective communication skills

Desirable criteria

• I.T. skills

Other

Essential criteria

• Able to work as a team member
• Reliability
• Willingness to work flexibly

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work‑life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under‑represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16‑24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £26.50 (standard disclosure) or £54.50 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero‑tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers) are expected to maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

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.

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