# Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapist/07de6e64-b1ab-489a-b8c8-6a22e25a7b06 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapist/07de6e64-b1ab-489a-b8c8-6a22e25a7b06.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Croydon Health Services NHS Trust - **Town:** Thornton Heath - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum Incl. HCAS (Outer) - **Contract type:** 1 year (Fixed term / acting up or secondment) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T12:40:31.296Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Croydon/Croydon_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/Physiotherapy/Physiotherapy-v8036588 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8036588?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Physiotherapist Band 6 Rotational band 6 Physiotherapy roles available within the Acute Therapy department at the Trust, The rotational band 6 Physiotherapy positions are all six monthly and rotating around Critical Care and Medicine, Care of the Elderly and Orthopaedics and Surgery. All these posts will require the post holders to be active participants on the weekend and emergency on-call rota. ### Main duties of the job - To effectively and efficiently manage a caseload of clients with complex needs using evidence based principles within Critical Care and Medicine, Orthopaedics and Surgery and Care of the Elderly - To work as an autonomous practitioner and to provide specialist assessments and treatments to clients, and maintain records in line with Trust and professional standards - To work as an effective team member and communicate effectively with all internal and external stakeholders including patients, family/carers and the MDT - To provide leadership, training and education to junior staff, students and assistants, and to provide supervision and 121’s with junior staff and assistants - To deputise for the clinical lead in the absence - To be highly organised and be able to prioritise effectively and be able to work in a busy environment and under pressure ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification*** ## Job Details Physiotherapist Band 6 Rotational band 6 Physiotherapy roles available within the Acute Therapy department at the Trust, The rotational band 6 Physiotherapy positions are all six monthly and rotating around Critical Care and Medicine, Care of the Elderly and Orthopaedics and Surgery. All these posts will require the post holders to be active participants on the weekend and emergency on-call rota. ## Job Description To effectively and efficiently manage a caseload of clients with complex needs using evidence based principles within Critical Care and Medicine, Orthopaedics and Surgery and Care of the Elderly To work as an autonomous practitioner and to provide specialist assessments and treatments to clients, and maintain records in line with Trust and professional standards To work as an effective team member and communicate effectively with all internal and external stakeholders including patients, family/carers and the MDT To provide leadership, training and education to junior staff, students and assistants, and to provide supervision and 121’s with junior staff and assistants To deputise for the clinical lead in the absence To be highly organised and be able to prioritise effectively and be able to work in a busy environment and under pressure ## Responsibilities ***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification*** ## Person Specification ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Broad post graduate experience to include rotations in Elder rehabilitation & Neurology, Respiratory care and Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Orthopaedics. - Worked within a Multidisciplinary team. - Use of SOAP notes, POMR and outcome measures **Desirable** - Experience in several Acute In-Patient rotations. - Previous Band 6 post ### Qualification **Essential** - BSc, MSc or diploma leading to Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Registered with the Health Professional Council (HCPC) - Registered with the Health Professional Council (HCPC) **Desirable** - Evidence of relevant Clinical post graduate courses and managerial development. ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to manage own caseload. Good time management & organisational skills. - Good clinical reasoning skills in a wide range of core areas ### Knowledge and Understanding **Essential** - Concepts of treatment in Acute Hospital adult rehabilitation. - Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the impact on clinical practice. **Desirable** - Aware of audit process ## Documents - [chs accomodation (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1725) - [croydon trust values (pdf, 324.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2317) - [acute therapy band 6 pt (pdf, 584.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10324691) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2414) - [chs dbs policy statement (pdf, 53.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=972) - [map of croydon university hospital (pdf, 95.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=974) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.