Job summary
At St George's Hospital, we are dedicated to helping individuals achieve their highest level of independence and quality of life through personalised, evidence-based physiotherapy. In this dynamic role, you will join our multidisciplinary team in this well established role to deliver high quality assessments and interventions across a broad range of clinical specialties - including ED admission avoidance, Senior Health and Frailty, Oncology, Falls and Bone Health, and Older Persons Rehabilitation. You will work as a skilled practitioner undertaking specialist assessments and provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients. This post is a rotational permanent contract, and it offers the opportunity to be part of a friendly, dynamic, and forward-thinking teaching Trust.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking enthusiastic and compassionate Physiotherapists dedicated to advancing their skills in acute assessment, rehabilitation, and discharge planning for adult patients across acute and community settings.
As a Band 6 Physiotherapist, you will independently manage your own specialist caseload, including complex cases. You will also take part in our night on-call respiratory service and weekend working within the admission avoidance, enhanced rehabilitation, and haematology/oncology services.
Our role offers exciting 9-month rotations that include:
Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit & Short stay ward
In-patient Senior Health Wards, including Acute Senior Health Unit
In-patient Oncology/Haematology
Falls and Bone Health
Community Rehabilitation (intermediate care bedded unit)
Working both autonomously and as part of a supportive therapy and multidisciplinary team, you will receive robust support from Clinical Team Leads. Excellent clinical, communication, and discharge-planning skills are essential. Our busy, seven-day service embraces evidence-based practice, clinical audit, research, and a dynamic continuing professional development programme designed to help you thrive and make a real difference in patients' lives.
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group form a leading regional healthcare partnership serving populations across South West London, Surrey, and beyond. Our integrated hospitals group delivers a comprehensive range of services--from cutting-edge tertiary, trauma, and specialist care to robust community health offerings--to nearly 5 million people, backed by a 17,000-strong workforce.
At our flagship site, St George's Hospital in Tooting--a major teaching hospital and one of the UK's 11 major trauma centres--we drive clinical excellence and research in partnership with St George's, University of London and Kingston University. Our network extends to Queen Mary's Hospital; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, which hosts the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Additionally, St Johns Therapy Centre and The Nelson Centre provide specialised services to a diverse patient base.
Job description
Job 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**
Job description
Job 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
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy
- HPC registration
- Evidence of CPD, in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio, including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
Desirable
- Post graduate education completed or in progress.
- Special interest group membership
Other
Essential
- Physically fit and able to comply with the Trust's Manual Handling Guidelines
- Able to perform on call and weekend duties
- Professional attitude/behaviour
- Compliance with the Trust's No Smoking Policy and Dress Code (uniform) Policy
- Able to alter their working patterns to include working extended hours, unsociable hours and weekend working.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 1 year's NHS experience (can include undergraduate experience).
- Minimum 2 years post registration experience
- Broad range of experience at band 5 level including a minimum of 4 months experience in each of: ICU, medical, surgery, neurology, outpatients and older people's rehabilitation
- Participation in night time on-call rota
- Participate in weekend working within the rehabilitation setting you are based in
- Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team, including setting team goals
- Ability to form a sound prognosis and advise other members of the MDT
Desirable
- Previous experience at Band 6 level
- Student supervision / clinical education
- Experience of the research process
- Teaching experience in in-service programmes
- Committee membership, e.g. health and safety
- Experience of clinical education of undergraduate students
Skills
Essential
- Fluent in written and oral English, and able to present complex information in a clear and logical manner
- Good assessment skills based on a sound clinical reasoning approach including the assessment of symptom behaviour, history taking and gathering of physical/objective testing and hypothesis formation
- Ability to work with multi/interdisciplinary team and set team goals
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- To actively participate in staff training
- Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
- Computer literacy
- Presentation skills
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment
- Able to motivate self and others
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable
- Supervision of other staff, e.g. physiotherapy assistant / Technical Instructor
- Ability to run courses - internal / external
Knowledge
Essential
- Remains updated with professional practice and new research
- Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the differing needs of the patients
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research / audit
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy
- HPC registration
- Evidence of CPD, in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio, including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
Desirable
- Post graduate education completed or in progress.
- Special interest group membership
Other
Essential
- Physically fit and able to comply with the Trust's Manual Handling Guidelines
- Able to perform on call and weekend duties
- Professional attitude/behaviour
- Compliance with the Trust's No Smoking Policy and Dress Code (uniform) Policy
- Able to alter their working patterns to include working extended hours, unsociable hours and weekend working.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 1 year's NHS experience (can include undergraduate experience).
- Minimum 2 years post registration experience
- Broad range of experience at band 5 level including a minimum of 4 months experience in each of: ICU, medical, surgery, neurology, outpatients and older people's rehabilitation
- Participation in night time on-call rota
- Participate in weekend working within the rehabilitation setting you are based in
- Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team, including setting team goals
- Ability to form a sound prognosis and advise other members of the MDT
Desirable
- Previous experience at Band 6 level
- Student supervision / clinical education
- Experience of the research process
- Teaching experience in in-service programmes
- Committee membership, e.g. health and safety
- Experience of clinical education of undergraduate students
Skills
Essential
- Fluent in written and oral English, and able to present complex information in a clear and logical manner
- Good assessment skills based on a sound clinical reasoning approach including the assessment of symptom behaviour, history taking and gathering of physical/objective testing and hypothesis formation
- Ability to work with multi/interdisciplinary team and set team goals
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- To actively participate in staff training
- Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
- Computer literacy
- Presentation skills
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment
- Able to motivate self and others
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable
- Supervision of other staff, e.g. physiotherapy assistant / Technical Instructor
- Ability to run courses - internal / external
Knowledge
Essential
- Remains updated with professional practice and new research
- Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the differing needs of the patients
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research / audit
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
