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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 6
Contract
1 year (1 year fixed term contract)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Work weekends, bank holidays, work late shifts)
Job ref
151-NM281-A
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Frimley Park Hospital
Town
Frimley
Salary
£41,957 - £50,387 per annum incl HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/06/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Physiotherapist

Band 6

Job overview

Parkside Suite - Frimley

BAND 6

Static physiotherapist

1 year fixed term contract

The Parkside Suite comprises 26 ensuite rooms offering a high standard service to both private and NHS amenity patients.

Profits from the revenue of the unit are returned to the Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for a motivated and confident physiotherapist with comprehensive general experience in both in-patient and out-patient settings. You will be setting up the new private out-patient service as well as being an integral member of the ward team. You will need excellent communication skills and a passion for service development. There will be a requirement to participate in the delivery of the weekend service.

Main duties of the job

  • Experience a comprehensive and varied caseload including orthopaedic, surgical, medical and day case paediatric patients.
  • Links to experienced clinicians across the NHS physiotherapy teams.
  • Work autonomously/within the team with shared responsibility for the provision of the physiotherapy service across the unit.
  • Work with both NHS (amenity) and private patients.
  • A friendly, supportive, and professional team and a committed MDT including a dedicated Dr’s presence on the ward across weekdays.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • HCPC Registration.
  • Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy.
  • Evidence of relevant CPD.
Desirable criteria
  • Member of relevant clinical interest group.
  • Clinical educators training.
  • Evidence of managerial training.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best clinical practice in relevant speciality.
  • Completion of band 5 rotations - This includes experience in the relevant clinical areas, General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgical/ICU, Elderly Care, Neuro, Outpatients.
  • Training and supervision to support all physiotherapy staff and students.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in development of a project or service.
  • Experience of research & audit.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
  • Interpersonal skills including clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports
  • Computer literacy.
  • Organisational skills.
  • Supervisory and appraisal skills.
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate understanding & involvement of Clinical Governance and risk assessment.
  • Basic knowledge of health legislation.
  • Basic management skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. We would advise that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joanna Burns
Job title
principal physiotherapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03006139295
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