Specialist Physiotherapist

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Southall; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Physiotherapist (Band 5 or emerging Band 6) to join their dynamic team within the Department of Medicine for Older People and Acute Medical Unit. This role involves performing holistic assessments, collaborating within a multidisciplinary team, and supervising less experienced staff. Opportunities for professional development and participation in innovative projects are provided, alongside essential weekend and on-call duties. The position is based at Ealing Hospital with potential rotations to other hospitals.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Involvement in innovative projects

Qualifications

• Experience as a Band 5 or emerging Band 6 Physiotherapist.
• Ability to work autonomously and develop treatment plans.
• Engagement in continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessments and plans.
• Supervise and educate less experienced staff.
• Participate in departmental audit and research projects.
• Engage in weekend and emergency on-call services.

Skills

Holistic physiotherapeutic assessment

Teamwork within multidisciplinary team

Supervision and education

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

Job Overview

Are you a confident and experienced Band 5 or an emerging Band 6 Physiotherapist who would like to develop new clinical and managerial skills within an acute setting in DMOP/ AMU specialties?

An excellent and exciting opportunity has arisen to work with an innovative and dynamic team of therapists within London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. We are looking for a highly motivated and forward-thinking physiotherapist to join our diverse team and further develop specialist skills in areas covering Department of Medicine for Older People and Acute Medical Unit.

This post is based at Ealing Hospital with a potential for further opportunity to rotate across to Northwick Park/ Central Middlesex Hospitals.

The Therapy Department holds a high profile within the Trust and you will be encouraged to develop your clinical, teaching and managerial skills according to the area of work setting and CPD guidelines. Support and supervision will be provided by experienced therapists. Our multidisciplinary therapies department is committed to development and offers a large range of in-service and external training to suit individual’s needs. There are new and exciting projects continually being undertaken which you will be given the opportunity to partake in.

Responsibilities

• Work on inpatient wards for Department of Medicine for Older People and Acute Medical Unit.
• Perform advanced holistic physiotherapeutic assessment, as an autonomous practitioner, for patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment plan.
• Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with complex surgical and/or respiratory disability, maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.
• Supervise, educate and assess the performance of less experienced Physiotherapists, Student Physiotherapists and Assistants to ensure standards of practice are met.
• Undertake evidence-based departmental audit and research projects, in association with Senior Physiotherapists, to further own and teams clinical practice.
• Engage in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development.
• Participate in the weekend and bank holiday working rota and emergency on-call service.
• Participate in 7 day working undertaken across therapies at the Trust (max 1 in 4 weekends).

Contact Information

For enquiries please contact: Maya Pote (Email: [e-mail], Phone: [phone])

Trust Background

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Feb 2026.