Physiotherapist - Rotational

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Band 5 Physiotherapist for a rotation-based position mainly in Barnsley, with opportunities to work in various clinical settings. The role involves assessing and treating patients across multiple areas, supporting ongoing training and development. Ideal candidates will have excellent clinical, communication, and organisational skills, with a flexible approach to work. This organization values diversity and offers you the opportunity to make a significant impact on the community.

Qualifications

• Good clinical, communication & organisational skills.
• Ability to undertake clinical assessments and provide treatment.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Clinical assessment of individual patient caseloads.
• Provide treatment and advice to patients, families, and carers.
• Participate in training and professional development.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Time-management

Job description

We are looking for a Physiotherapist to join our Band 5 Physiotherapy Rotation. Rotations are predominantly in Barnsley, with an exciting new chance to work with the inpatient mental health team in Wakefield including forensic experience.

Are you interested in working in a variety of settings? This post provides the opportunity to develop across a wide range of services, including:

• Musculoskeletal outpatients, which includes hydrotherapy and the Escape Pain programme.
• Neurology, provided in specialist inpatient rehabilitation units and out‑patient clinics.
• Mental health, experiencing inpatient, outpatient and community care.
• Learning Disabilities, including rebound therapy.
• Paediatrics, working with children in schools, developmental clinics, their homes, musculoskeletal clinics, hydrotherapy and groups.
• Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service, providing rehabilitation in an integrated care pathway with the local acute trust, including intermediate care and long‑term conditions. The former aims to prevent hospital admission and support safer earlier discharge, the latter provides falls assessment and treatment, care for patients in their own homes, as well as respiratory and mobility clinics.
• Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, where you will deliver exercise and education to patients following an acute cardiac event or those with a long‑term cardiac/respiratory condition.

Responsibilities

As a Band 5 Physiotherapist you will need to have good clinical, communication & organisational skills and possess excellent time‑management skills.

You will be expected to undertake clinical assessment of your own caseload of patients and provide treatment and advice to patients, families, and carers.

You will be supported to participate in supervision, in-service training and continuing professional and personal development, striving to provide a high standard of evidence‑based practice. You will be part of the Band 5 peer group who meet quarterly and organise training.

The successful applicant will be expected to participate in a flexible working pattern which may include evening and weekend working.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.

Additional Information

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up‑to‑date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities; we do this by providing high‑quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non‑clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we’re accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we’re run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.