Rotational Physiotherapist

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in East Grinstead is recruiting a rotational Band 5 physiotherapist for a fixed-term maternity cover. The post offers development across four specialist areas including hands/plastics, burns/plastics/head and neck, MSK, and neurological outpatient/community settings, with opportunities for in-service training and supervision.

You will assess and treat a caseload in both inpatient and outpatient settings to maximise recovery and function, attend

Qualifications

• Qualified physiotherapist with registration.
• Excellent clinical skills and patient-centred care.
• Ability to work across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-standard physiotherapy assessments for diverse patients.
• Diagnose, plan and deliver individualized treatment; manage a caseload.
• Participate in on-call physiotherapy service with training before competency.
• Supervise and assess therapy work experience students and provide feedback.
• Contribute to team development, training, audit and research.
• Maintain high service standards to maximise recovery and service quality.

Skills

Physiotherapist

Clinical skills

Teamwork

Communication

On-call responsibilities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

Applicants must be able to attend in person for a face to face interview. It will not be possible to arrange a virtual interview. Are you a qualified physiotherapist looking to embark on a rewarding career? If so, join the team at Queen Victoria Hospital where you'll be supported as you empower our patients recovery within the therapies department.

This a fixed term position to cover a secondment for maternity cover between 23/11/2026-03/01/2028.

This rotational post is an great opportunity for a new or existing Band 5 to join our team. This is a full time, fixed term position that will provide you with the opportunity to develop skills within 4 highly specialist areas:

• 1. Hands and Plastics
• 2. Burns, Plastics and Head and Neck
• 3. MSK
• 4. Neurological Outpatients and Community

You will assess and treat a caseload of patients within both inpatient and outpatient settings in order to maximise patient recovery and function. You will attend handover meetings, in-service training and MDT meetings.

You must have excellent clinical skills, be proactive and self-motivated, but most importantly have a passion for maintaining high standards of care for our patients.

The Queen Victoria Hospital is a centre of excellence and a source of pride in the local area. It is also a friendly, supportive hospital with great opportunities.

Our compact size enables us to support one another, working closely together but also gives individuals the opportunity to shine progress on their chosen career pathways.

We offer a full in-service training rota, external training opportunities and regular scheduled clinical supervision. We work collaboratively with the wider therapies team and share our expertise across specialisms to ensure we provide the excellent patient care.

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes.

At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Responsibilities:

• To provide a high standard of physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.
• To assess, diagnose, plan and deliver individualised treatment programmes. To hold responsibility for a caseload, mostly working without direct supervision.
• To participate in the on-call physiotherapy service, for which you will receive training prior to competency confirmation.
• To participate in the supervision, education and assessment of the performance of therapy work experience/students, to a graduate standard and feedback to the senior member of staff.
• To participate in the team's development, training, audit and research programme.
• To ensure the maintenance of a high standard of service provision, maximising patient recovery and function and developing the quality of the service.