Band 6 Rotational Physiotherapist
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7RRView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 October 2026
6 days leftJob description
Calling all experienced Band 5 or Band 6 Physiotherapists. We have an opportunity to further your career development by offering a Band 6 Rotational P...
To provide Physiotherapeutic assessment, management and rehabilitation of patients in a variety of clinical areas at Good Hope Hospital. Working in a variety of teams that consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Support Workers. The rotations will be approximately 6 months in duration.
Required to participate in the seven day working programmes across the organisation, and demonstrate flexibility to work in a variety of shift patterns.
To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from senior physiotherapists is available, clinical work is not routinely evaluated.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and maintain associated records.
To participate in the site on-call respiratory physiotherapy out of hours service once training has been provided and deemed competent.
To assist with supervision, education and assessment of the performance of physiotherapy students; this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Qualifications
Essential
- *Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy.
- *Registered with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC).
- *A levels or equivalent qualification.
- *Good standard of general education including GCSE Maths and English grade C and above.
- *Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
Desirable: - *Member of specialist interest group.; - *Attendance at Clinical Educators course.
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients within this speciality / within the NHS with experience of elderly and frail elderly, respiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
- *Experience of working on a physiotherapy on-call service.
- *Experience of working with student physiotherapists and assistants.
- *An ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical complex facts and situations, which require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- *An ability to plan, organise, formulate and adjust complex plans.
- *An ability to supervise and delegate work to physiotherapists, assistants and students.
Desirable: - *It is desirable that the candidate will have had some experience within speciality area.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
- *An ability to empathise and reassure.
- *An ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate.
- *An ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding.
- *An ability to contribute to the clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants.
- *Demonstrate enthusiasm, vision and a desire to achieve.
- *Committed to developing expertise within physiotherapy and clinical speciality.
- *Demonstrate a forward-thinking and professional attitude.
- *An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis.
- *An ability to cope with frequent exposure to distressing /emotional situations.
- *An ability to work as team leader, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- *An ability to motivate and develop the team.
- *Able to contribute to the 7 day weekend service, extended out of hours and overnight on-call Respiratory Physiotherapy service.
Desirable: - *Demonstrate an interest in promoting physiotherapy to health professionals and other agencies.
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First seen
2 October 2026
Last checked
3 October 2026
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