Bank Physiotherapist

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is seeking a Bank Physiotherapist (Band 5) to join our teams spanning inpatient acute, rehabilitation and community settings in Wolverhampton. You will identify, plan and provide specialist assessment and treatment across a varied caseload as rotations require.

The post involves working across New Cross Hospital, West Park and Cannock Chase Hospital sites, and in the community to support a 7-day service provision.

Qualifications

• Degree/Masters in Physiotherapy.
• Completed core student rotations.
• NHS inpatient experience at Band 5.
• Current driving license with access to a vehicle for work.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
• Work across inpatient acute, rehabilitation and community teams.
• Participate in senior rotation and out-of-hours services.

Skills

Driving licence

Education

Degree/Masters in Physiotherapy

Job description

Main area Physiotherapy - Rotational Post Grade Band 5 Contract Bank Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

0 hours per week (7 day working across rotations) Job ref 225-DIV3-7235986-E

Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site All Sites Town Wolverhampton Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/09/2026 23:59

Bank Physiotherapist

Band 5

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic Bank Physiotherapists to join our teams working across the inpatient acute, rehabilitation & community teams.

Your role will be identifying, planning and providing specialist assessment and treatment across a varied caseload, dependent on rotation.

You will be required to work across New Cross Hospital, West Park & Cannock Chase Hospital sites, and in the community to support the 7-day service provision.

As the posts involve community rotations holding a current driving license & having use of a vehicle for work is essential

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients in the area of speciality and to participate in the senior rotation (as required) and the out of hours services.

To maintain close working relationships with other health professionals /referrers to ensure efficient, effective and appropriate delivery of the service.

To supervise and educate student physiotherapists to a graduate standard, working with the Universities to ensure standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.

Applicants are required to participate in the respiratory on-call rota and support is provided to maintain competencies.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "“Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To see full list of duties and main responsibilities, please refer to the full job description attached to the vacancy on the Trust website.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree/Masters in Physio

Experience

• Completed core student rotations

Specialist knowledge

• NHS Inpatient experience at band 5

Skills

• Current Driving License with access to a vehicle for work

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Visa/Sponsorship Information

In line with UKVI requirements, the Trust is unable to sponsor any applicants for Skilled Woker Visas who do not meet the minimum eligibility requirements including applicable salary thresholds and concessions. Before applying, please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK, or that the role is eligible for sponsorship. For more information, please visit:Health and Care Worker Visa orSkilled Worker Visa .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.