Rotational Physiotherapist | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Camberley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Camberley is seeking enthusiastic Physiotherapists for a junior rotational programme across in-and out-patient settings. The role provides opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment. Responsibilities include patient assessment, treatment planning, collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, and management of caseloads. Candidates should possess excellent communication and organizational skills. The role may require participation in weekend services and on-call duties. Applications are encouraged from flexible candidates.

Benefits

Supportive transition through Multi-professional Preceptorship program

Comprehensive training opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Demonstrates excellent communication skills and commitment to clinical expertise.
• Proactive with strong organizational skills for managing caseload.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments using clinical reasoning.
• Formulate treatment plans and adjust as necessary based on patient progress.
• Participate in a multi-disciplinary team and ensure effective communication.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Ability to prioritize and manage caseload

Proactive and initiative-driven

Teamwork and collaboration skills

Education

Relevant degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

We are seeking enthusiastic and well-motivated Physiotherapists to join our junior rotational programme across both in and out-patient settings across Frimley and community.

Rotations (4 months each)

• Medicine
• Acute respiratory
• Surgery/ITU
• Orthopaedics
• MSK OP
• Neurology
• Paediatrics
• Vascular
• Community

At Frimley Trust, we promise to provide a supportive transition to the workplace, through the launch of our Multi-professional Preceptorship program which started in September 2024. This program is run in partnership with the clinical education directorate and Therapies department. It provides protected opportunities for training, supervision, networking and education, to enable our staff to reach their full potential and adjust well into their new working environment.

Under the guidance of an experienced team you will have the opportunity to develop both clinically and managerially within a friendly and supportive environment where excellence is encouraged. You will receive regular support, supervision and training and be passionate about MDT working and service development.

Please note you will be expected to attend a face-to-face interview and need to be ready to start in the role immediately, however we will keep suitable candidates on hold for the next 6 months for future vacancies. Please note this vacancy will close early if we receive a high number of applicants.

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills and a commitment to developing their clinical expertise.

You will be proactive, use your initiative, and possess strong organisational skills to effectively prioritise and manage your caseload.

Once trained and deemed competent, you will participate in weekend working, seven-day services, extended hours (dependent on rotation), and the on-call rota.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Benefits

• To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with diverse presentation/multi pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
• To formulate soundly reasoned prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing negotiated goals leading to comprehensive discharge plans.
• To take delegated responsibility from the Senior physiotherapist for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions within each rotation.
• To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes.
• To be involved in the teaching, planning and clinical supervision of physiotherapy technical instructors and physiotherapy assistants.
• To work as part of the physiotherapy team providing weekend service as required in each of the clinical areas.
• To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes, and to ensure an understanding of their condition/problem so that patients are supported in self management of their condition.
• To communicate patient related information effectively, to ensure collaborative working with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) members.
• To maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation in line with legal and departmental requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
• To ensure that your own practice and that of staff under your supervision meet the required professional standards of physiotherapy practice.
• To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise.
• To be responsible for the supervision and co-ordination of physiotherapy technical instructors and assistants on a daily basis.
• To be responsible for the safe and competent use of gym, hydrotherapy and electrotherapy equipment by patients.

For further information please see attached the job description

This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025