South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Rotational Physiotherapist

The closing date is 14 August 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Acute rotations based at The James Cook University Hospital. The successful post holder will treat a wide variety of patients with different conditions, providing comprehensive assessments and treatment plans across some of the following areas and specialities:

Critical Care - Neurosurgery, Major Trauma

Cardiothoracics - Cardiology and Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery

Surgery - Upper GI, Lower GI, Urology, Gastroenterology and Vascular

Acute Medicine - Respiratory, Endocrinology and Renal

We are looking for a physiotherapist with the ability to think outside the box, who can work independently and within a team and brings experience from a variety of settings. The successful candidate will support junior physiotherapists, students and unqualified staff, providing training and supervision alongside effective ward and caseload management skills.

Main duties of the job

To provide advanced clinical and professional Physiotherapy to the above clinical areas at The James Cook University Hospital and to provide support to the Physiotherapy team leads ensuring that the Acute Physiotherapy Team contributes to the Strategic plan for South Tees NHS Trust.

Undertake physiotherapy advanced assessments of patients with diverse and complex conditions, providing a clinical diagnosis (where appropriate) and to develop and delivery individualised treatment programmes.

As a clinical supervisor, delegate tasks to assistant practitioners and junior therapists relevant to their skill level and competence.

The post holder will be expected to have experience in the physiotherapy management of critical care patients, acute and long term respiratory conditions alongside general rehabilitation. Relevant post graduate study, leadership training and experience is also desirable.

This post will offer development in clinical skills and the post holder will be supported to attend relevant post graduate courses. We have an established and comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops, clinical supervision and the appraisal process. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research and the Hospital has close links with both the University of Teesside and Durham University.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-UE-7317776

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy
HCPC registration
Completed or willing to work towards relevant post graduate training.

Knowledge

Essential

Basic IT skills use electronic patient records and other Trust systems
Demonstrates analytical skills and judgement when dealing with the Physiotherapy management of complex clients.
Audit and Research experience
To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
Motivation and persuasion skills
To display the ability to problem solve
Demonstrates detailed clinical reasoning skills.
Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities, and format of the NHS
Time-keeping, planning and prioritisation skills.

Desirable

Demonstrate knowledge of physiotherapy within critical care and management of complex respiratory patients.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with patients with respiratory conditions
Experience working within the NHS
Can demonstrate relevant/varied post-graduate experience across a variety of clinical areas

Desirable

Clinical experience of critical care, acute trauma, neurological rehabilitation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy
HCPC registration
Completed or willing to work towards relevant post graduate training.

Knowledge

Essential

Basic IT skills use electronic patient records and other Trust systems
Demonstrates analytical skills and judgement when dealing with the Physiotherapy management of complex clients.
Audit and Research experience
To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
Motivation and persuasion skills
To display the ability to problem solve
Demonstrates detailed clinical reasoning skills.
Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities, and format of the NHS
Time-keeping, planning and prioritisation skills.

Desirable

Demonstrate knowledge of physiotherapy within critical care and management of complex respiratory patients.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with patients with respiratory conditions
Experience working within the NHS
Can demonstrate relevant/varied post-graduate experience across a variety of clinical areas

Desirable

Clinical experience of critical care, acute trauma, neurological rehabilitation

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.

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

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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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