(*) Senior Rotational Physiotherapist

VerseOne Group; Wallsend; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Basildon Hospital seeks a Senior Rotational Physiotherapist to develop clinical leadership while delivering patient-centred care. The role involves six-month rotations across Critical Care, Respiratory, Surgery, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Neurology, and more within a supportive, multidisciplinary team.

Applicants should bring NHS physiotherapy experience, HCPC registration, and a commitment to CPD and teaching.

Qualifications

• Prior NHS physiotherapist experience is required.
• Experience working in rehabilitation or multidisciplinary teams is essential.
• Teaching or presenting experience is preferred.
• Supervising students or junior staff is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Join our on-call rota and weekend rotations; seven-day rota with extended hours during rotations.
• Participate in six-month rotations across multiple clinical areas.
• Lead and support clinical teamwork, with strong communication and leadership.
• Engage in professional development, research and quality improvement activities.

Skills

NHS experience

Rehabilitation team experience

Teaching / presentation

Student supervision

Education

HCPC registration

Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

Evidence of CPD

Clinical Educators course

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

(**) Senior Rotational Physiotherapist

The closing date is 19 November 2026

Our Physiotherapy team at Basildon Hospital is excited to welcome a motivated physiotherapist looking to take the next step in their career.

Whether you're an experienced Band 5 ready to progress or a current Band 6 seeking a fresh challenge in a supportive environment, we'd love to hear from you.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate your clinical expertise, leadership skills, and effective communication while working collaboratively within a committed multidisciplinary team. Together, we strive to provide outstanding, patient-centred care aligned with our Trust values.

Our six-month rotations offer a rich variety of clinical experiences, with opportunities across Critical Care and Respiratory, Surgery, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Neurology, Stroke, Cardiothoracics, Acute Medicine, General Medicine and Paediatrics.

If you're passionate about delivering excellent care and eager to grow within a dynamic and supportive team, this could be the perfect next step in your physiotherapy career.

Main duties of the job

This role allows an enthusiastic Physiotherapists to join our team, who have wide ranging clinical experience, good communication and interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high quality patient-centred care.

Join our friendly and supportive team of therapists, where continuous professional development, research and quality improvement processes are encouraged. There is a well-established in-service education programme, where you can build upon your clinical and managerial skills with support from senior clinical leads.

Candidates will be expected to join and partake in our overnight emergency on call rota and weekend working rotas so previous experience of working on an on call rota or working within respiratory / Critical Care field is essential. You will also be expected to work as part of a seven day rota and extended hours during some of the rotations.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Senior Rotational Physiotherapist role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

• Previous experience as a Junior or Senior Physio within the NHS
• Experience of working as part of a rehabilitation and/or multidisciplinary team
• Teaching/presentation experience
• Student clinical supervision.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration
• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Evidence of relevant CPD
• Clinical Educators course

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)