Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7422776-AHP-Z
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £33,094 - £36,195 pa pro-rata incl HCAS (inner)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/11/2025
Employer heading
Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Practitioner
Band 4
Job overview
Please see the attached supporting job description which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
Main duties of the job
- **Please see the attached supporting job description and advert, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Working for our organisation
See attached Advert.
Successful candidates will work for a leading MSK outpatient department. As a teaching hospital they will have lots of opportunity for personal and professional development and have the opportunity to work with experienced physiotherapy practitioners.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised qualification demonstrating ability to instruct, direct or guide exercise prescription and progression (e.g Sports science, Fitness instructor level 2 /personal trainer level 3)
Desirable criteria
- Registration with relevant registered body e. g CISMPA /ACSM ECDL
- First Aid
- NVQ 3 or Foundation degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of independently managing patients with a range of musculoskeletal conditions safely whilst ensuring appropriate communication with referring clinician and patient.
- Leading and supporting the delivery of exercise classes safely and effectively with experience of ongoing risk assessment/management.
- Assessing patients for equipment i.e. walking aid and instruct them in proper and safe usage
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching and supervising others
- Working in a diverse community.
Skills/ Abilities/ attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to follow instructions and recognise boundaries of own scope of practice, seeking assistance as appropriate from therapists.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including good written and verbal communication.
- Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the working day and teach practical skills to patients
- Ability to reflect and use initiative in addressing own learning needs and appraise own performance.
- Ability to manage own time and own caseload with willingness to work flexibly and be self motivated.
Desirable criteria
- Good IT skills and ability to use electronic documentation systems.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic knowledge of health care delivery
- Basic knowledge of common musculoskeletal conditions and postsurgical management.
- Knowledge of the role of the physiotherapist and occupational therapist
- Knowledge and experience of a range of manual handling techniques.
- Knowledge of anatomy including main muscle and joints.
- Knowledge of health and safety policies
Desirable criteria
- Basic understanding of commonly used therapy and medical terms
- Basic understanding of proper and safe use of wheelchairs
Other
Essential criteria
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines
- Professional demeanour and behaviour reflective of trust values.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- James Wills
- Job title
- Clinical Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087251422
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