Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On-call hours required)
- Job ref
- 205-8202840
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke Hospital
- Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced physiotherapist wanting new challenges, to widen their experience, to develop their leadership and teaching skills and grow their clinical ability. The successful candidate needs to be an enthusiastic therapist with strong clinical and team working skills, who has a positive and resilient outlook who is able to embrace the challenges and opportunities of working in a large acute trust.
This exciting rotational full-time post in the Therapies team at the University Hospitals of North Midlands has rotations including:
- Inpatient:
- Acute Rehabilitation Trauma Unit
- # Neck of Femur
- Elective Orthopaedics (Royal Stoke and Stafford Sites)
- Trauma
- Outpatient:
- Acute Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (Royal Stoke and Stafford Sites)
- Gymnasium
Main duties of the job
This experience will give the post holder an excellent opportunity to develop their leadership and management skills, as well as building clinical expertise that will enhance and broaden clinical skills.
Supervision will be provided by the Advanced Therapists and Principal Therapists; continuous development is supported through appraisal, internal training and external learning.
The University Hospital of North Midlands is located on 2 hospital sites and the post works within a 7 day shift system which includes weekend, late shift, bank holidays and on-call working.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on this post please refer to the attached job description and personal specification.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with HCPC
- CPD relevant to speciality area
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 18 months graduate experience as a Physiotherapist
- Experience of supporting/supervising staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience relevant to speciality area
- Experience gained within an acute NHS setting
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites
Knowledge, Skills & Training
Essential criteria
- Experience of Audits
Desirable criteria
- Trained Clinical Educator
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
- Amy Shirley
- Job title
- Interim Therapy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 675340
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