Senior Physiotherapist

Royal Surrey Nhs Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist (Band 6) to join the orthopaedic team. The role involves providing physiotherapy across inpatient, outpatient, and home settings with strong emphasis on leadership and CPD.

The post requires HCPC registration, a BSc in Physiotherapy, and prior acute NHS experience, with opportunities for development and seven‑day service participation.

Qualifications

• Essential HCPC registration and BSc Physiotherapy.
• Desirable CSP membership and postgraduate orthopaedic qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide physiotherapy to patients in inpatient, outpatient and home settings.
• Support continuing professional development through supervision and in‑service training.
• Develop senior clinical and leadership skills via supervision, audit, and service development.
• Participate in seven‑day service and emergency respiratory on‑call rota.

Skills

Excellent communication

Teamworking

Education

BSc Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Postgraduate orthopaedic qualification

Job description

Senior Physiotherapist - Band 6

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our orthopaedic team.

You should have:

• Excellent communication and teamworking skills
• Experience working within an acute NHS setting
• Completion of core junior rotations, including medicine/elderly care, surgery and orthopaedics
• HCPC and CSP registration

Main duties of the job

To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within clinical specialty area, in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients and patient homes.

We actively support continuing professional development through regular clinical supervision and a comprehensive in-service training programme. You will be well supported by an experienced physiotherapy team and have opportunities to develop senior clinical and leadership skills through supervision, audit, quality improvement and service development.

The physiotherapy department is committed to delivering high-quality patient care across seven days. The successful candidate will also participate in the emergency respiratory on‑call rota.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients’ homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Salary:

£41,957 to £50,387 a year (per annum) includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:

Full-time

Reference number:

384-JH-EMF21576.B6

Qualifications

• Essential: HCPC registration; BSc Physiotherapy
• Desirable: Member of CSP; Member of Specific interest group; Post graduate qualifications in orthopaedic Physiotherapy or post surgical rehabilitation

Knowledge

• Essential: Previous Acute NHS experience at Band 5 level; Achieved core skills in all core Band 5 rotations, including respiratory; Evidence to support knowledge base in orthopaedic and post operative management; Previous Senior Experience in orthopaedics and/or surgery
• Desirable: Previous Senior Experience in orthopaedics and/or surgery

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom.

Contact

Jess Williams, Inpatient Superintendent, 01483464819