Senior Physiotherapist

NHS; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare provider in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to join its Therapies team. The role offers rotational experience in critical care and surgical wards, focusing on leadership development and clinical expertise in respiratory areas. Candidates should have a degree in Physiotherapy, be registered with HCPC, and possess a minimum of 18 months experience. The position is situated in a challenging yet rewarding environment within a prominent NHS Trust.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Support for continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 months graduate experience as a physiotherapist.
• Experience gained within an acute setting.
• Experience relevant to specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Work within respiratory rotations including critical care and surgical wards.
• Develop leadership and management skills under supervision of senior therapists.
• Contribute to patient care in a large acute hospital setting.

Skills

Self-development motivation

Clinical education

Education

Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

Registered with HCPC

Job description

Go back University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Senior Physiotherapist

The closing date is 26 December 2025

Have you had good experience across a range of specialties at Band 5 level and want new challenges? Are you looking for a change of scene to widen your experience? Would you like to develop your leadership and teaching skills alongside growth of your clinical ability? If so, come and join the Therapies team at the University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic therapist with strong clinical and team working skills, who has a positive and resilient outlook who is able to embrace the challenges and opportunities of working in a large acute trust.

The Therapies Team at UHNM are looking for a Senior Physiotherapist to work within respiratory rotations. This is a rotational experience in Critical Care, Surgical Wards & SSCU, Medicine including NIV, Emergency Therapy Team which includes Accident & Emergency and Acute Assessment Unit, Frail Elderly, Palliative and Cystic Fibrosis.

Applicants will need to have on-call competencies and be experienced in working in a variety of respiratory areas within an NHS setting.

Main duties of the job

The post offers the opportunity to work in an exciting University Hospital. The hospital is a regional centre for Cystic Fibrosis, Non-Invasive Ventilation, Neurosurgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery. The University Hospital of North Midlands has a large Critical Care Unit and is a regional trauma centre.

This experience will give the post holder an excellent opportunity to develop their leadership and management skills as well as building clinical expertise that will enhance and broaden their clinical skills. Supervision will be provided by the Band 7 Therapists and Principal Therapists and continuous development is supported through appraisal, internal training and external learning.

The University Hospital of North Midlands is located on 2 hospital sites and the post works within a 7 day shift system which will include weekend, late shift, Bank Holiday and on call working.

About us

The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park. Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.

Job responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post, please contact Clare Johnson (see contact details).

Person Specification

Qualifications or Equivalent

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Evidence of CPD
• Registered with HCPC
• CPD relevant to speciality area

Experience

• Minimum of 18mths graduate experience as a physiotherapist
• Experience gained within an acute setting
• Experience relevant to speciality area

Skills & Knowledge

• Motivated to self-develop
• Clinical Educator

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust