Junior Physiotherapist

The closing date is 23 March 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for applicants interested in developing their career in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy here at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The role is a 12-month, fixed term, full time contract.

The role is in musculoskeletal outpatients as part of our North Tyneside Musculoskeletal Service team. Patients will be referred from a variety of sources including ED, WIC, and the orthopaedic consultant team.

CPD is actively encouraged within our teams and training is supervised by Senior Physiotherapy clinicians supporting staff to achieve their individual learning outcomes supported by a robust appraisal system.

This post is based at North Tyneside General Hospital but staff may be required to work across the Trust. There are no on-call / weekend commitments associated with the current role.

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.

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• The junior rotational scheme operates throughout the trust and involves working in a wide range of clinical teams including musculoskeletal, orthopaedics, general medicine, elderly care, neurology, rehabilitation, surgery and ITU, paediatrics, women's health and front of house.
  
• Rotations are set at six monthly intervals to provide broad range of post graduate experience.
  
• Junior staff are accountable to a Team Leader and ultimately site clinical manager.
  

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.

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• 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 a range 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 topromote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within team / departments and across organisational boundaries.
  

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• 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.
  
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
  

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• Pre-registration experience in core areas e.g. orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory.
  
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools.
  
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques, and methods.
  

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearpro rata per annum