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Physiotherapist
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes weekend working)
Job ref
259-8128418WXH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whipps Cross University Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£45,953 - £54,254 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/07/2026 23:59

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Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Rotational Band 6 Physiotherapist

Band 6

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. 

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Whipps Cross therapies has the mission statement of "To be the heart of NEL, empowering people to live their best life, committed to innovative development of our staff and services with transparency. Think of us as part of your caring family as we are proud to be one.”
We are a friendly place to work, hold wellbeing activities, are an inclusive and diverse department with a band 6 professional development teaching programme supporting you to gain band 6 knowledge and skills as you begin your leadership journey.
Our general and specialist rotations include:
 
· Stroke Rehabilitation & Community Stroke Service
· Acute Older Peoples Services
· Critical Care with Surgery
· Surgery, Amputee Rehabilitation & Critical Care
· Acute Medicine with the following specialties: endocrinology, neurology & respiratory.
· Orthopaedics
· Emergency Therapy Team - Frailty unit, Accident & Emergency, Acute Assessment Unit
You will be involved in Quality Improvement projects, have students, participate in weekend working and the emergency respiratory on-call rota, supported by band 7 OT and PT team leads and the OT/PT Clinical Leads. We have a Trust’s Appraisal system and a Band 7 Practice Development Physiotherapist.
HCPC registration and previous NHS experience is essential for this post.
All interviews will be conducted face to face

Main duties of the job

Take professional responsibility for managing a caseload, undertaking comprehensive assessments, formulating accurate diagnoses, and delivering evidence-based physiotherapy interventions for patients with complex conditions. Provide individualised treatment plans using advanced clinical reasoning, manual therapy, exercise prescription, and patient education. Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to support discharge planning and ensure continuity of care. Maintain accurate clinical records, manage risks, and comply with confidentiality and data protection requirements.

Participate in weekend, on-call, and emergency respiratory rotas, providing specialist advice to clinical colleagues. Support the development of junior staff, students, and support workers through supervision, teaching, and performance assessment. Maintain professional competence through continuing professional development (CPD) and contribute to audit, research, and service improvement activities to promote evidence-based practice.

Represent physiotherapy within multidisciplinary team meetings, supporting integrated patient care. Demonstrate flexibility in working across Trust sites and services, undertaking leadership and operational responsibilities as required while maintaining high clinical, professional standards.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
  • Registered as a Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
  • Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Experience

Essential criteria
  • NHS experience as a Physiotherapist
  • Post registration experience in relevant clinical settings: Respiratory, Neurology, Surgery, MSK.
  • Experience of sole working as part of an emergency respiratory out of hours service
  • Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HCPC recommendations
  • Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Experience of audit/research.
Desirable criteria
  • Advice, training, and support to more junior staff, assistants, and students.
  • Member of specific relevant interest group
  • Committee membership eg Risk Management

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Application of Risk Management
  • Ability to deliver training both internally within the profession and externally to other staff groups.
  • Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
  • Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
  • Ability to apply current best practice in physiotherapy in acute physical and rehab settings.
  • Ability to maintain respiratory competency to be able to perform emergency on-call physiotherapy duties
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to supervise other staff e.g. more junior staff / assistants / students.
  • Ability to work as an effective team member

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of professional legal and ethical responsibilities.
  • Broad understanding of current physiotherapy best practice across acute, community, and rehabilitation settings.
  • Knowledge of risk management, clinical governance, data protection, and confidentiality.
  • Flexible, reliable, and able to build patient trust, confidence, and a sense of safety.
  • Strong IT, verbal, and written communication skills.
  • Able to present information clearly and logically.
  • Capacity to undertake sustained moderate-to-intense physical activity and manage multiple concurrent tasks.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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.

Application numbers

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Helena Train
Job title
Clinical lead PT/OT
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07842302699
Additional information

Available M-F 08.00-16.00

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