Rotational Physiotherapist

Rnoh; Stanmore; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust in Stanmore is seeking a Band 6 Physiotherapist for weekend rotation across MSK and specialist units. You will work at Stanmore with periodic duties at Bolsover Street, delivering high-quality assessments and treatment plans within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

The role requires two years of NHS-based physiotherapy experience, registration with the HCPC, and involvement in CPD with ongoing professional development opportunities within a

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in physiotherapy.
• Registered with the Health Professions Council.
• Evidence of CPD portfolio and recent post graduate courses relevant to this post.
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
• Involvement in CSP clinical interest group.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment and develop a patient-focused treatment plan.
• Manage own caseload with autonomy and regular supervision opportunities.
• Rotate across MSK rotations including spinal injuries, elective orthopaedics and oncology services.
• Contribute to discharge planning and ongoing rehabilitation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient care.

Skills

CPD portfolio

Research involvement

Clinical education

Desire to learn

Education

Diploma/degree in physiotherapy

Job description

Main area Therapies Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Weekend working within 37.5 hours per week Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend working) Job ref 392-RNOH-8354819

Site Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Town Stanmore Salary £45,953 - £54,254 Per Annum Including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the Trust. The RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients

• Two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility
• Our Research and Innovation Centre works closely with our main academic partner, University College London
• Further major redevelopment underway across the Stanmore site – improving and modernising our facilities to maintain our position as the UK’s leading centre for orthopaedic medicine
• In the NHS staff survey, over 90% of our staff were satisfied with the quality of care they are able to give to patients - the best result of any NHS Trust in the country
• Our staff also indicated that they had the best experience of appraisals as compared to all other NHS Trusts.

This is a great time to join us and play a critical role in the next stage of RNOH’s journey to achieving an outstanding CQC rating.

Our aim is to remain a world-leading orthopaedic hospital with the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS. To do this, we have four core values that underpin everything that we do. We use our values to help ensure that we are always focused on the things that our staff and patients believe are most important:

• Patients first, always
• Excellence, in all we do
• Trust, honesty and respect, for each other
• Equality, for all

Our annual staff survey results have been improving year on year, with our staff telling us that their experience of working at the Trust is getting better and better. They also indicate that our staff feel very loyal to the RNOH and committed to its role in providing the very best care to our complex patient group. We hope that we can welcome you to our growing team soon.

Visit our Work with us page to learn more about our culture, values and also hear directly from staff in a short video sharing their experiences of working at RNOH

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This is an exciting opportunity at Band 6 level to gain experience in the specialist area of orthopaedics and working with patient with neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. You will work with full support from excellent teams, gaining experience in the following areas on 9 monthly rotations:

• Spinal cord injuries including advanced cardio-respiratory care on ITU as well as neuro-rehabilitation
• Adult musculoskeletal unit which includes out-patients, rehabilitation and pain management programmes
• Elective orthopaedics – including joint reconstruction, foot and ankle, spinal surgery and pre-admission
• Orthopaedic oncology service which includes post-operative surgery and rehabilitation
• Upper limb unit which includes experience with Brachial plexus injuries, shoulder dysfunction/surgery and peripheral nerve injury
• Limb Reconstruction Unit - Adult and Children services
• Private Care Unit

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based at Stanmore or at Bolsover street during MSK rotation and will be required to work on a weekend rota . They will be part of twilight rota (when working with in-patients team.)

To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse andcomplex conditions, to provide a physiotherapy diagnosis and to develop anddeliver a patient focused treatment programme.
To be responsible for own caseload working without direct supervision. All aspectsof clinical duties will be undertaken as an autonomous practitioner. Supervisiontakes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, problemcase sessions and peer review. Access to advice and support from seniorcolleagues is available if required.

Working for our organisation

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK, and is regarded as a leader in the field of orthopaedics both in the UK and world-wide.
The RNOH provides a comprehensive range of neuro-musculoskeletal health care, ranging from the most acute spinal injury or complex bone tumour to orthopaedic medicine and specialist rehabilitation for chronic back pain sufferers. This broad range of services is unique within the NHS. As a national centre of excellence, the RNOH treats patients from across the country, many of whom have been referred by other hospital consultants for second opinions or for treatment of complex or rare conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Candidates must refer to the job description and person specification for this post in their application to be considered for shortlisting.

If shortlisted candidates are expected to attend a Face to Face interview at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore.

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
• Registered with Health Professions Council
• Evidence of CPD maintained portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to this post
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Involvement in CSP clinical interest group

Experience

• 2 years’ experience as a basic grade in a broad range of rotations including orthopaedics/out patients, respiratory care and ITU, rehabilitation
• Well-reasoned account of career intentions at RNOH
• Involvement in audit and understanding quality issues
• Contributing to clinical education of less experienced staff or students
• Experience working with patients with complex needs
• Experience in NHS
• Experience of student or physiotherapy assistant supervision
• Involvement in research

Skills

• Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research
• Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear, concise and logical manner
• Demonstrates a desire to learn

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and offer a range of flexible working practices. Part-time and job share applications will be considered.

You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre‑employment checks youridentity and right to work documentation will be verifiedremotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

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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.