Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Physiotherapist - Oncology

The closing date is 11 December 2025

Job summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for you if you are looking to broaden your existing clinical knowledge within Oncology. NHS experience including rotations within medicine, neurology and musculoskeletal is essential.

We pride ourselves in supporting staff with good team and department structures and morale. We run specialist clinical training, and non-clinical training. We have students on placement in specialties across the department. We also have superb working relationships with our Consultants and Multidisciplinary Teams across both inpatients and outpatients.

Main duties of the job

The team provides a 7 day service across inpatient Oncology.

You will spend your time based on the Oncology wards, so will need skills to assess and treat a broad caseload.

Our clinical staff are involved in Trust level clinical and non-clinical projects and have opportunities to drive service development, audit and evidence based practice

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Date posted

28 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum pro rata including High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-LG-EMF19564-B6

Job locations

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within oncology, in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients and patient homes.

To assess and treat patients in oncology. To support the team in the organisation and provision of an efficient, high quality and co-ordinated physiotherapy service for patients in each area. To undertake a defined clinical caseload. To ensure that patient and service standards and priorities are met. To provide clinical supervision to assigned junior physiotherapists, technical instructors, physiotherapy assistants and students.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within oncology, in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients and patient homes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registration
BSc Physiotherapy

Desirable

Member of CSP
Member of Specific interest group
Post graduate qualifications in related area i.e. frailty

Knowledge

Essential

Previous Acute NHS experience at band 5 level
Achieved core skills in all core Junior rotations
Evidence to support knowledge base in specialist area
Previous acute NHS experience

Desirable

Previous Senior Experience in Specialty Area

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registration
BSc Physiotherapy

Desirable

Member of CSP
Member of Specific interest group
Post graduate qualifications in related area i.e. frailty

Knowledge

Essential

Previous Acute NHS experience at band 5 level
Achieved core skills in all core Junior rotations
Evidence to support knowledge base in specialist area
Previous acute NHS experience

Desirable

Previous Senior Experience in Specialty Area

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

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

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