Physiotherapist (Rotational)

The closing date is 19 March 2026

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.

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• 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.
  

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 undergraduate 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 to promote 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
  

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