Senior Physiotherapist (Rotational)

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The closing date is 11 November 2025

37.5 Hours per week-Secondment will be considered for internal applicants.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Band 6 Neuroscience Rotations. The post holder will be employed as a Senior Physiotherapist and will have the opportunity to advance their knowledge and experience in the following areas:

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• Neurosciences In-patients (Acute and Rehabilitation)
  
• Stroke Unit (Acute and Rehabilitation)
  
• Spinal Injuries
  

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds. It comprises two acute hospitals, The James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital Northallerton and a number of community hospitals.

The James Cook University Hospital is a major trauma centre and provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracic, vascular surgery and cancer services.

The post holder will work across both The James Cook University Hospital and Redcar Primary Care Hospital which have well-established, large, progressive and dynamic Physiotherapy Services that continue to develop and grow with the Trust.

The team is friendly and supportive and mentorship for this role will be available from the Senior Specialist Physiotherapists and Therapy Service Lead.

This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills. We have a comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops and clinical supervision. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research.

As a Senior Physiotherapist you will be encouraged to develop your skills and to supervise assistants and more junior staff and be involved in the clinical education of students.

This post is suitable for Physiotherapists with significant postgraduate experience and an interest in neurological physiotherapy enabling them to build on their core skills developed as a physiotherapist.

Leadership and Improvement Training

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.

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

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

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• Knowledge of relevant national guidelines and standards
  
• Evidence working in the NHS
  
• Evidence of audit and participation in service development
  
• Evidence of MDT working
  

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• To hold a Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy
  
• To be registered as an Physiotherapist and fit to practice by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  
• To be committed to continuing professional development
  

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.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust