Job summary
- Main area
- Staff Bank
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank Registration
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-SB-265018
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CUH - Staff Bank Services
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/05/2026
Employer heading
Bank Physiotherapist
Band 5
Job overview
Are you looking for a new opportunity? Are you an experienced individual keen to work in an Acute Trust?
Staff Bank Services successfully provides temporary staffing throughout Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust via a variety of different assignments.
We are looking to register reliable, hardworking individuals who would thrive in a busy environment who are available to work shifts between Monday to Friday during core office hours or at weekends (dependent on skills and service needs). You would be based in our Inpatient Physiotherapy Team in Addenbrooke's Hospital within the appropriate Physiotherapy area, according to your skills and experience. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy to Orthopaedic Wards, Medical Wards, Care of the Elderly Wards, Neurosciences areas and Surgical Wards.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.
The advert will close at midnight on 23 April 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 11 May 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Physiotherapy or Student
- Physiotherapist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Student Physiotherapist pending registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of additional relevant training external to core degree
- Other suitable qualifications related to working in the public domain
Experience
Essential criteria
- A broad range of undergraduate placements completed
- Other relevant work or life experiences
Desirable criteria
- Experience in ITU/Critical Care
- Placements / working in Primary Care
- Band 5 experience
- Experience of working in the NHS
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of competence in the assessment and treatment planning of a patient’s care with a wide range of clinical conditions
- Evidence of clinical reasoning knowledge
- Evidence of self-directed learning and reflection
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of current local and national issues / initiatives and changes
- Understanding of the elements and importance of good clinical governance
- Participation in service improvement
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Time management skills
- Ability to work confidently and independently
Desirable criteria
- Motivated to learn and develop as a professional practitioner
- Skills at supervising others
- Able to pass skills / knowledge to others within formal / informal settings
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to communicate with patients with impaired communication abilities
- Ability to demonstrate empathy and to motivate patients
- Ability to travel within the region
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Édáin Martin
- Job title
- Deputy Physiotherapy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 216856
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