Specialist Physiotherapist (Rotational)

Transformationunitgm; Preston; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist (Rotational) at Royal Preston Hospital. This full-time role involves patient assessment and treatment across various rehabilitation areas, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and a commitment to ongoing professional development. Ideal candidates will hold a degree in physiotherapy and HCPC registration, with a passion for enhancing patient care.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient assessments and deliver effective treatment plans.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team and supervise Assistants.
• Set SMART goals for patient rehabilitation.

Skills

Communication Skills

Rehabilitation Focus

Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Collaboration

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

Main area Physiotherapy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On call requirements - weekend working in certain rotations) Job ref 438-PB2882

Employer Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Preston Hospital Town Preston Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 15/07/2025

Specialist Physiotherapist (Rotational)

Band 6

Job overview

Are you an experienced physiotherapist looking for your next challenge? Do you enjoy the fast-paced nature of acute therapy? Do you want the opportunity to work at a large Teaching Hospital trust? Then look no further, we have the opportunity that is right for you.

This vacancy sits in the Rehabilitation Wheel of our Band 6 Rotations at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and included core inpatient rehabilitation areas of Stroke, Critical Care, Neurosurgery, Acute Medical, Neurorehabilitation and Acute Neurology.

We are working hard to grow the opportunities across the Band 6 level and are hopeful that we will soon be adding more opportunities in other rotational wheels in areas such as Neurosciences, Critical Care, Major Trauma, Oncology and Acute Assessment and Frailty.

The rotations are 9 months long giving your plenty of time to get stuck in, whilst also building on your experience with a variety of opportunities. We pride ourselves on being rehab legends and providing the best possible care for our patients whilst increasing their independence.

Main duties of the job

So what does a normal day look like? It’ll start with a morning board round with the MDT to identify patients appropriate for therapy. Once you’ve prioritised your day you’ll be able to crack on with the assessment, treatment and discharge planning of a variety of patients with complex needs. We think setting SMART goals is really important for the patients we are rehabilitating so that’s something you’ll be involved in too.

We are an integrated team so it’s likely that you’ll be spending time with the Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants in your area of work. Our Therapy Assistants are the perfect people to continue any exercise programmes you have put into place.

Service and personal development is pretty important to us too. We have a comprehensive in-house Neuro teaching programme which you can attend as well as opportunities and support to consolidate knowledge and skills to allow competent respiratory and on-call working through a blended learning individualised training programme, to maintain and build confidence in supporting the on-call physiotherapy service.

Working for our organisation

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path within Core Therapies and our division but also within the regional neurosciences and major trauma areas too.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We know we are biased, but we really want to convey this is a fabulousopportunity, in which you will be fully supported by the existing therapy teams and the Professional Leads.

Duties to include but not limited to:

• You will have excellent communication skills to enhance your working relationships and interactions with patients as well as a strong rehabilitation focus.
• You should have clinical experience of working with complex patients and have the skills to provide acute assessments, deliver effective treatment plans and to complete complex discharge planning.
• The ability to complete effective and regular liaison and joint working with the MDT including occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, dietetics, medics, psychology, community and voluntary services would be really beneficial too.

When you’re not treating patients you’ll have the opportunity to provide supervision and appraisal to our Band 5 colleagues, Therapy Assistants and Students. There is also a Band 6 Physiotherapy forum that meets each month that provides a safe space for discussion with your peers as well as presentations and training from a range of speakers. We work in a fast paced environment and can promise that you’ll never be bored or short of things to do!

Please note we are unable to provide relocation packages for overseas applicants.

Please note the interview date may be subject to change.

Person specification

Qualifications, experience

• HCPC registered.
• Degree in Physiotherapy
• Evidence of CPD
• Member of the CSP
• Clinical Educator

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience as a specialist Physiotherapist
• Proven varied experience of relevant rotational posts
• Range of transferable clinical skills from rotational posts
• Experience of MDT working
• Evidence of evidence based practice
• Supervision of Assistants
• Understanding of regional and national NHS agendas

Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.

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Name Michelle Ireland Job title Neurosciences Therapy Service Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07956891501 Additional information

Or you can call any of the Core Therapies Leadership Team on:

01772 524097 (Royal Preston Hospital)

or

01257 245751 (Chorley & South Ribble Hospital)