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Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
337-NP-8935MM
Employer
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ealing Hospital
Town
Southall
Salary
£44,485 - £52,521 per annum Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/08/2025 23:59

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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Specialist Rotational Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

  • H onesty
  • E quity
  • A ccountability
  • R espect
  • T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.  If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

Are you a confident and experienced Band 5 or an emerging Band 6 Physiotherapist who would like to develop new clinical and managerial skills within an acute setting?

An excellent and exciting opportunity has arisen to work with an innovative and dynamic team of therapists within London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. We are looking for a highly motivated and forward-thinking physiotherapist to join our diverse team and further develop specialist skills within a wide range of rotations.

This post is based at Ealing Hospital and will involve working across a variety of acute respiratory, medical and surgical wards, orthopaedics, frailty and musculo-skeletal outpatients services; with a potential for further opportunity to rotate across Northwick Park and Central Middlesex Hospitals.

The Therapy Department holds a high profile within the Trust and you will be encouraged to develop your clinical, teaching and managerial skills according to the area of work setting and CPD guidelines. Support and supervision will be provided by experienced therapists. Our multidisciplinary therapies department is committed to development and offers a large range of in-service and external training to suit individual’s needs. There are new and exciting projects continually being undertaken which you will be given the opportunity to partake in.

For further details / informal visits contact:

For enquiries please contact:  Maya Pote

Email: [email protected]

Contact number: 07971305762

Main duties of the job

·         Participate in the 9 monthly rotational scheme through all areas. Rotations include Respiratory including ITU, Medicine/Surgery, Department of Medicine for Older People, Acute Medical Unit, Orthopaedics, MSK outpatients.   

·         To perform advanced holistic physiotherapeutic assessment, as an autonomous practitioner, for patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment plan.

·         To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with complex surgical and/or respiratory disability, maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.

·         Supervise, educate and assess the performance of less experienced Physiotherapists, Student Physiotherapists and Assistants to ensure standards of practice are met.

·         Undertake evidence-based departmental audit and research projects, in association with Senior Physiotherapists, to further own and teams clinical practice.

·         To engage in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development.

·         To participate in the weekend and bank holiday working rota and emergency on-call service.

·         To participate in 7 day working undertaken across therapies at the Trust. (max 1 in 4 weekends).

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy • HCPC registration • Attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical rotations
Desirable criteria
  • • Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy • Involvement in Special Interest Groups

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of 18 months previous experience including at least 6 months in NHS • Practical experience of working in a broad range of specialist areas such as orthopaedics, in-patient elderly care, neurology, respiratory, and musculoskeletal. • Experience of working as part of a Physiotherapy team and / or multidisciplinary team. • Evidence of managing own caseload (punctuality, prioritisation and time management)
Desirable criteria
  • • • Previous experience as a Band 6 • Supervision of band 5, student or physiotherapy assistants • On call competent • 2 years’ experience as a qualified physiotherapist

Skills, abilities and attributes

Essential criteria
  • • • Evidence of keeping abreast with professional practice and new research. • Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession. • Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services, including experience of quality issues and audit • Ability to keep accurate documentation • Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet the differing needs of the patients. • Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities • Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers
Desirable criteria
  • • • Competent IT and Presentation skills • Experience in audit and use of outcome measures

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Maya Pote
Job title
Therapy Lead
Email address
[email protected]
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