Physiotherapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for applicants interested in developing their career in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy here at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.  The is offered as a 9-month, fixed term, full-time contract running until March 31st 2027.

Based in the Joint Musculoskeletal Assessment and Pain Service (JMAPs) team delivering care throughout Northumberland. The role may require the applicant to work across the region. The successful candidate will support delivery of care to patients having been referred from a variety of sources including  primary care, ED, WIC, and specialist care services such as orthopaedics.

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.

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.

Please ensure you have prior approval from your current line manager, that a secondment agreement can be facilitated within your current department before applying.

Main duties of the job

• The junior rotational scheme operates throughout the trust and involves working in a wide range of clinical teams including musculo-skeletal, 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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