Senior Physiotherapist
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Worcester, WR5 1DDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
We are currently seeking a motivated and experienced physiotherapist to join our Band 6 rotational programme at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Tru...
- Working as an autonomous practitioner, to provide high quality patient focussed care through assessment, diagnosis, development and delivery of individual treatment programmes.
- To take the responsibility for own caseload within a defined area of service or for a particular patient type.
- To provide supervision, support and education to qualified and unqualified staff and students.
- To participate in departmental audit in support of evidence based practice.
- To communicate with the MDT as appropriate to provide comprehensive assessment to determine admission prevention as appropriate to given speciality.
- To undertake outpatient activity as appropriate within area of speciality.
- To contribute to our 7-day service on a rota basis dependant on specialty of work.
- To complete on call over a 24 hrs period / complete weekend working as appropriate to speciality.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate and broad experience in core rotations
- (can demonstrate a broad range of knowledge from different specialities)
- Experience of working in an acute NHS environment
- Evidence of relevant and recent CPD
- Supervision and development of assistants and students
Desirable: - Training of other MDT members; - Active participation in audit or research
Qualifications
Essential: - Diploma or degree in physiotherapy; - Health Profession Council Registration; - Appropriate postgraduate qualifications / training
Desirable: - Member of CSP
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional manner
- Team player
- Flexible, Assertive & Enthusiastic
- Able to show initiative
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Approachable and consistent
Other job requirements
Essential
- Able and willing to commute beween sites
- Able and willing to work across 7 days and take part in on call duties through a 24 hour period
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role
- Commitment to working in Worcestershire
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Effective and appropriate written communication skills
- Comprehensive clinical knowledge and skills in core areas and within speciality
- Effective team working skills
- Understanding of Professional, Legal and Clinical Governance responsibilities
- Understanding of current NHS issues
Desirable: - Teaching skills; - Leadership skills; - Presentation Skills
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
17 September 2026
Last checked
21 September 2026
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