Senior Physiotherapist Orthopaedics

NHS Foundation Trust; Goole; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization seeks a Senior Physiotherapist specializing in Orthopaedics to provide high-quality care. The role involves assessing and treating post-operative and trauma patients while collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team at Goole Hospital. The ideal candidate will have experience in an acute setting and a commitment to upholding the Trust’s values.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required within 6 months.
• Demonstrable post-registration experience in orthopaedics.
• Experience in acute hospital settings and clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Independently assess and treat patients with orthopaedic conditions.
• Manage inpatient caseload on the orthopaedic ward.
• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary team members.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication

Organisational skills

Decision making

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification in Physiotherapy

Current HCPC registration

Masters level study (evidence preferred)

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NHS Foundation Trust

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Goole, United Kingdom

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job overview

The purpose of this post is to provide a high standard of Physiotherapy care at Goole Hospital on an orthopedic Team, seeing Elective and Trauma in-patients, as well as Orthopedic Outpatients. Additionally you will be required to support the surgical ward, and medical rehabilitation ward when required undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

To provide specialist Orthopedic Physiotherapy input and rehabilitation and support an effective discharge as part of a wider MDT.

You will be based on the orthopedic and surgical wards at Goole Hospital working alongside other members of the Therapy team and wider MDT ensuring the service delivers excellent care to patients.

The post would ideally suit an experienced Band 6 Therapist or a Band 5 wishing to progress into a more senior role.

You will participate in the respiratory on call Rota as well as 7 day working.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently assess and treat patients with orthopaedic conditions, both elective and trauma
• Manage a caseload of inpatients on the orthopaedic ward, contributing to discharge planning and rehabilitation.
• Hold a regular outpatient caseload, offering assessment, treatment, and follow-up care.
• Collaborate effectively with occupational therapists, assistant practitioners, nursing staff, and medical colleagues.
• Support service users with person-centred care, reflecting the Trust’s values of compassion, honesty, respect, and teamwork.
• Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care.
• Provide clinical supervision and guidance to junior staff, students, and therapy assistants as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in line with professional standards.
• Participate in the weekend working rota as part of the department’s 7-day service model.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in Physiotherapy.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Demonstrable post-registration experience, including within orthopaedics or an acute hospital setting.
• Excellent clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to upholding the Trust’s values of compassion, honesty, respect, and teamwork in everyday practice.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Relevant accredited courses or experience to equivalent level
• HCPC registration (or to be completed within next 6 months)
• Evidence of Masters level study

Occupational experience and abilities

• Variety of post-graduate experience in core clinical areas (min 1 year)
• Evidence of a range of CPD activities associated with clinical area of post
• Specific evidence of experience in the role related area.

Knowledge and skills

• Experience of student/ staff supervision
• Evidence of involvement in Quality Improvement activities e.g audit or service development activities
• Evidence of working to support staff /students in relation to HR processes e.g absence management/ performance management

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