# Band 6 Physiotherapist - Rotational > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-physiotherapist-rotational/22557fa8-d0b3-48c1-a693-c4900afa3028 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-physiotherapist-rotational/22557fa8-d0b3-48c1-a693-c4900afa3028.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Great Yarmouth - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (working a rostered seven-day service/shift pattern and on-call respiratory rota, and working within the James Paget University Hospital or in a community health setting as required) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T14:03:30.562Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Gorleston/James_Paget_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Band_Physiotherapist_Rotational/Band_Physiotherapist_Rotational-v8041068 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8041068?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### BAND 6 PHYSIOTHERAPIST - ROTATIONAL ### Full-time (37.5 hours per week) | Permanent We are pleased to offer an opportunity to join our forward-thinking Integrated Therapy Team, consisting of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians and assistants working seamlessly together.  Our diverse Band 6 rotations include: - Stroke/Neuro - Acute Medicine - ICU/Cardio-Respiratory/General Surgery - Orthopaedics Rotations are eight months, giving you time to develop and embed new skills, as well as play a key role in service development ideas and projects before transferring these to your next rotational area.  We have a strong positive relationship with our community partners enabling us to work closely together. We offer excellent supervision, training and skill development opportunities within each specialism provided by supportive clinicians and opportunities to build on skills such as student/junior supervision, audits and service development projects. We have a strong reputation for home grown career progression through welcoming every new team member and supporting them to settle, develop and grow.  We are large enough to offer a number of rotational experiences but small enough to be able to respond quickly in delivering services in response to patient needs. ### Main duties of the job You will be responsible for your own complex caseload consisting of patients with a variety of different conditions and lead on the development of junior colleagues.  Good prioritisation, organisational and time management skills will be needed to balance clinical and non-clinical duties. You will be responsible for ensuring the use of advanced effective assessment skills to identify appropriate patients and to formulate, implement and evaluate individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans, some of which will be specialist in nature, based on expert analytical and clinical reasoning skills.  You will need advanced communication skills to ensure a successful multidisciplinary approach to patient care and will be in regular discussions with patients, carers, JPUH colleagues and community partners on therapy plans.  You will be responsible for other non-clinical duties such as leading on team meetings; in-service development ideas; training/supervision of students, therapy assistant practitioners and Band 5 and 6 colleagues.  This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This is a full-time post with core working hours being 08:00-16:00, working as part of a seven-day roster. The Band 6 rotations cover the following clinical areas: - Stroke/Neuro:  Working within our Stroke Team, you will be part of the wider multidisciplinary team providing specialist therapy rehabilitation to our acute patients.  Part of this role will also be outreaching to other areas to provide specialist neuro assessments and therapy to our patients with complex neuro needs - Acute Medicine:  Working as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide a holistic approach to patients admitted to a range of general medical wards including functional and cognitive assessments to increase independence and enhance quality of life - ICU/Cardio-Respiratory/General Surgery:  This role also involves working as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist respiratory management across wards using a range of respiratory skills as well as providing specialist surgical management and enhancing patients’ surgical pathway to reduce complications and increase independence - Orthopaedics:  Providing specialist therapy skills to patients who have experienced complex orthopaedic trauma including spinal injuries and a range of elective pathways Main responsibilities include: - To be responsible for a defined area of working, e.g. a section of a specialty, or a particular type of patient, working without direct supervision.  Clinical/professional supervision takes the form of direct observation of practice or formal training/clinical reasoning sessions (at least monthly).  Advice and support are always available - To assess and treat own caseload of patients, who may have complex presentations, and maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner, prioritising own workload alongside the demands of the team - To be involved in complex case management including family planning meetings as part of a wider multidisciplinary team - This rotational post requires the post-holder to rotate through each specialist area every eight months - To supervise rotational Band 5 physiotherapists, therapy assistant practitioners and undergraduate physiotherapy students if required - To be involved in in-service training rotas, evidence-based practice reviews and audits on a regular basis - To work a rostered seven-day service/shift pattern and respiratory on-call rota - To work within the James Paget University Hospital or in a community health setting as required Please see the attached Job Description for more details. Please watch the following video for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department: https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU ## Job Details We are pleased to offer an opportunity to join our forward-thinking Integrated Therapy Team, consisting of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians and assistants working seamlessly together. Our diverse Band 6 rotations include: Stroke/Neuro Acute Medicine ICU/Cardio-Respiratory/General Surgery Orthopaedics Rotations are eight months, giving you time to develop and embed new skills, as well as play a key role in service development ideas and projects before transferring these to your next rotational area. We have a strong positive relationship with our community partners enabling us to work closely together. We offer excellent supervision, training and skill development opportunities within each specialism provided by supportive clinicians and opportunities to build on skills such as student/junior supervision, audits and service development projects. We have a strong reputation for home grown career progression through welcoming every new team member and supporting them to settle, develop and grow. We are large enough to offer a number of rotational experiences but small enough to be able to respond quickly in delivering services in response to patient needs. ## Job Description You will be responsible for your own complex caseload consisting of patients with a variety of different conditions and lead on the development of junior colleagues. Good prioritisation, organisational and time management skills will be needed to balance clinical and non-clinical duties. You will be responsible for ensuring the use of advanced effective assessment skills to identify appropriate patients and to formulate, implement and evaluate individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans, some of which will be specialist in nature, based on expert analytical and clinical reasoning skills. You will need advanced communication skills to ensure a successful multidisciplinary approach to patient care and will be in regular discussions with patients, carers, JPUH colleagues and community partners on therapy plans. You will be responsible for other non-clinical duties such as leading on team meetings; in-service development ideas; training/supervision of students, therapy assistant practitioners and Band 5 and 6 colleagues. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation. ## Responsibilities This is a full-time post with core working hours being 08:00-16:00, working as part of a seven-day roster. The Band 6 rotations cover the following clinical areas: Stroke/Neuro: Working within our Stroke Team, you will be part of the wider multidisciplinary team providing specialist therapy rehabilitation to our acute patients. Part of this role will also be outreaching to other areas to provide specialist neuro assessments and therapy to our patients with complex neuro needs Acute Medicine: Working as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide a holistic approach to patients admitted to a range of general medical wards including functional and cognitive assessments to increase independence and enhance quality of life ICU/Cardio-Respiratory/General Surgery: This role also involves working as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist respiratory management across wards using a range of respiratory skills as well as providing specialist surgical management and enhancing patients’ surgical pathway to reduce complications and increase independence Orthopaedics: Providing specialist therapy skills to patients who have experienced complex orthopaedic trauma including spinal injuries and a range of elective pathways Main responsibilities include: To be responsible for a defined area of working, e.g. a section of a specialty, or a particular type of patient, working without direct supervision. Clinical/professional supervision takes the form of direct observation of practice or formal training/clinical reasoning sessions (at least monthly). Advice and support are always available To assess and treat own caseload of patients, who may have complex presentations, and maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner, prioritising own workload alongside the demands of the team To be involved in complex case management including family planning meetings as part of a wider multidisciplinary team This rotational post requires the post-holder to rotate through each specialist area every eight months To supervise rotational Band 5 physiotherapists, therapy assistant practitioners and undergraduate physiotherapy students if required To be involved in in-service training rotas, evidence-based practice reviews and audits on a regular basis To work a rostered seven-day service/shift pattern and respiratory on-call rota To work within the James Paget University Hospital or in a community health setting as required Please see the attached Job Description for more details. Please watch the following video for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department: https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU ## Person Specification ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Experience at Band 5 level within a range of areas; patients with multi-pathology, including dementia, falls, palliative care and bariatric patients - Significant clinical experience within the NHS to include acute hospital setting and discharge planning - Experience of working with a range of professionals within multidisciplinary teams - Evidence of acting in a supervisory manner, providing specialist guidance, training and support to other staff or students - Evidence of reflective learning, demonstrates self-directed learning - Awareness of relevant professional practice, new research and guidelines - Understanding of legal issues, safeguarding and mental capacity - Working knowledge of clinical governance and implications for own work ### Other - Personal Qualities **Essential** - Physically fit and able to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines - Professional demeanour and appearance - Evidence of interest/motivation for a Band 6 role ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma/Degree/MSc in Physiotherapy - Current Health and Care Professions Council registration - CPD record should include evidence of up-to-date manual handling, in-service training and reflections of learning ### Skills, Abilities and Competencies **Essential** - Communication skills including empathy, assertiveness and negotiation skills - Ability to build good rapport with a wide variety of people - Ability to prioritise and organise workload and support others with this - Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner with minimum supervision - Ability to work proactively under pressure and work flexibly - Recognise own limitations and know when to ask for help - Forward thinking, able to problem solve with positive approach - Ability to travel within the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area. 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