Rotational Band 6 Physiotherapist

Whittington Health NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced band 5 or existing band 6 physiotherapist to join their team. The role offers diverse rotations in areas such as respiratory, ITU, orthopaedics, and community discharge. Applicants will provide high-standard physiotherapy services, supervise junior staff, and engage in continuous professional development in a supportive environment. This position is well-suited for those passionate about patient care and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing physiotherapy services within a healthcare setting.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong communication and teaching skills, especially in supervising junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard physiotherapy service within Whittington Health.
• Supervise and teach junior physiotherapists and support staff.
• Participate in various physiotherapy rotations to enhance experience.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Experience in physiotherapy

Supervising junior physiotherapists

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Whittington Health for an experienced band 5 or existing band 6 physiotherapist to develop their skills and knowledge in a range of challenging rotations.

The Physiotherapy service covers a broad range of services with six‑monthly band 6 rotations. You will have the chance to deepen your experience as an autonomous practitioner, working as part of integrated occupational therapy and physiotherapy teams to provide a high standard service to patients at Whittington Health.

Rotations

• Respiratory ward – active participation in physiotherapy‑led acute NIV provision.
• ITU – working in a 15‑bed ITU.
• General Medicine – working with gastro, haematology and general medical patients.
• Care of Older Persons Team – dedicated unit for older people presenting with complex needs including frailty, delirium, dementia, medical comorbidities and social concerns; opportunity to work with neurological outliers.
• Acute Medical Admissions & ED – working on AMU and ED with an admission‑avoidance focus.
• Orthopaedics – Surgical and Trauma – at Whittington and elective at the purpose‑built Southern Elective Orthopaedic Hub.
• Community Discharge to Assess – supporting the transition from hospital to home.

All rotations strongly encourage CPD, and there are robust in‑service training, appraisal and personal development programmes. Whittington has a reputation for providing a friendly working environment with supportive and experienced clinicians.

As an autonomous practitioner you will provide a high standard physiotherapy service within Whittington Health, supervising and teaching junior physiotherapists (band 5), therapy assistants and technicians, as well as students, and being involved in teaching colleagues from other disciplines.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation and religion or belief. The Trust believes that, as a public sector organisation, it has an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.