Rotational Physiotherapist

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London invites applications for a Band 6 Rotational Physiotherapist on inpatient rotations, a fixed-term maternity cover. You will support senior staff, supervise juniors, and lead on service developments.

You'll work across Emergency Department, Frailty, Older Adults, Respiratory, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, HIV/Oncology, Stroke, Burns, and participate in on-call rota with weekend shifts in ED, Orthopaedics and Respiratory.

Qualifications

• Experienced Physiotherapist seeking Band 6 role, with leadership potential.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior support to rotational Band 5 physiotherapists and therapy assistants.
• Lead on clinical projects and service developments as delegated by Band 7/Clinical Lead.
• Autonomously assess, plan, treat, and manage a caseload with evidence-based practice.
• Supervise and teach junior staff and students on placement.

Job description

Band 6 Rotational Physiotherapist- Inpatient Rotations

Fixed Term - Maternity Cover

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Do you want to work in a dynamic, experienced and sociable therapy team? We are looking to share learning and expertise amongst the therapy team based at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Site.

If you are an experienced Physiotherapist wanting to consolidate your practical and leadership skills or looking to step up to a Band 6 role, this is the perfect opportunity.

With weekly in service training, regular supervision and the desire to provide the best care possible for our patients, we are looking for a motivated and engaged individual to join us.

We offer rotations in our Emergency Department & Frailty, Older adults, Respiratory, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, HIV/Oncology, Stroke therapy and Burns teams. Successful candidates will also join the on‑call respiratory physiotherapy rota and complete weekend working in ED, orthopaedics and Respiratory. You will have opportunities to supervise more junior staff and students, deliver teaching and aid service development.

We look forward to welcoming you to the therapies department at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will be on a 6 monthly rotation across different in-patient therapy team. They will provide senior support to rotational band 5 physiotherapist and therapy assistants as well as working closely with the occupational therapist of the team.

They will have a range of clinical experience, provide sound clinical expertise to their team and more junior staff and coordinate and deliver high quality care. They will be a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / service developments and management functions as delegated by the Band 7 therapist or Clinical Lead Therapist. They will role model the identified Trust values at all times.

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner in providing physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management to their own designated caseload of patients and to maintain up to date physiotherapy records. They will evidence based principles and current best practise to assess, plan, implement and evaluate physiotherapy interventions.

The post holder will provide supervision, teaching and support to more junior staff, therapy assistants and students on placement.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award‑winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six‑month probationary period.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emily Berrisford Job title: Clinical Lead Physiotherapist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07785322856

Please feel free to contact myself if you would like to discuss the post further.