Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Physiotherapist (Rotational)

The closing date is 19 March 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for applicants interested in working for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at Band 5 level across a variety of rotations which includes: Respiratory, Orthopaedics, Care of the elderly, Front of House, Pelvic Health, Paediatrics, Stroke and Musculo-skeletal outpatients. Experience will be gained within uni-professional, as well as multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary working. Staff may rotate between all Trust sites.

The physiotherapy service operates 24 hours per day across 7 days. This is currently supported by an early, day and late shift pattern along with night shift and on-call cover for respiratory physiotherapy led NIV service at NSECH.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

  • To maintain a high standard of clinical record keeping in accordance with CSP guidelines and trust wide physiotherapy standards for documentation.
  • To attend ward rounds or departmental meetings as appropriate.
  • To attend relevant post graduate lectures and in-service training to consolidate undergraduate knowledge and increase skills appropriate to each rotation.
  • To become competent in the provision of the emergency management of respiratory care.
  • To participate in the emergency evening, extended working day, weekend and bank holiday rotas for respiratory care (including critical care and incorporating non-invasive ventilation).
  • To participate in the seven-day working and Bank Holiday rota for inpatient services.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Details

Date posted

05 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7825396SC

Job locations

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To assess and treat an independent physiotherapy caseload.
  • To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the supervision of senior physiotherapy staff.
  • The rotational element of the role consolidates under graduate skills and knowledge across arange of therapeutic modalities.
  • To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within team / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To assess and treat an independent physiotherapy caseload.
  • To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the supervision of senior physiotherapy staff.
  • The rotational element of the role consolidates under graduate skills and knowledge across arange of therapeutic modalities.
  • To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within team / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
  • Registered Physiotherapist with the Health Professionals Council.
  • Evidence of continued professional development through self-directed learning and in-service training record.

Desirable

  • Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
  • Registered Physiotherapist with the Health Professionals Council.
  • Evidence of continued professional development through self-directed learning and in-service training record.

Desirable

  • Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Physiotherapy Manager

Wayne Simpson

Wayne.Simpson@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

07542323136

Details

Date posted

05 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7825396SC

Job locations

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH


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