Specialist Physiotherapist
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
North Tyneside, NG29 8NHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 October 2026
10 days leftJob description
We have an exciting opportunity for a physiotherapist to work at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The post will be split between In-Patien...
- To deliver Physiotherapy treatment for a complex caseload within both a specialist MSK field and In-Patient Orthopaedics.
- To provide highly specialised physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment using advanced clinical reasoning skills.
- To provide clinical education, supervision and support to staff and students within the speciality area.
- To provide specialist advice to families, carers, other health and social care professionals and/or education services
- To contribute to planning, development and auditing of the Physiotherapy service within the specialist area.
- To supervise qualified & unqualified staff within the specialist team.
- To provide a high standard of assessment, diagnosis and treatment of an independent clinical caseload.
- Caseload within Out-Patients will be blend of referrals from GPs, Consultants, First Contact Practitioners, Nurses, Physiotherapists and also self-referral. Post-operative physiotherapy will be included.
- To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care in each In-Patient rotation within orthopaedics including elective and trauma.
- To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the guidance and support of more experienced highly specialist senior physiotherapy staff.
- To support less qualified and non-qualified staff including providing clinical supervision.
- To be actively involved in in-service training/service development.
- To assist in overseeing the day to day running of the department.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Qualifcation / professional registration
Essential
- BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification
- Registered Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Evidence of continued professional development through self-directed learning, in-service training record and attendance at relevant short post graduate courses
Desirable: - Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy; - Student training qualification provided by university
Other
Essential
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Experience and knowledge
Essential: - Candidates should have completed their post graduate core rotations
Desirable: - Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools; - Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Experience and Knowledge
Essential: - Demonstrable evidence of completion of all NHS based core rotations including both Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal.
Desirable: - Knowledge of, or experience in, coaching, mentoring practices and tools; - Knowledge of, or experience in, quality improvement tools, techniques, and methods
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
26 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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