Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Personal
Motivation, drive and enthusiasm for delivering a quality service as part of the physiotherapy team
- Personal
Current full drivers licence valid for UK use
- Personal
Access to car for work purposes
- Personal
Legally entitled to work in the UK
- Personal
Ability to work in an environment with competing demands
- Experience
CPD diary including evidence of reflective practice and undergraduate experience
- Experience
Theoretical and clinical knowledge underpinning physiotherapy practice
- Experience
Broad range acquired at undergraduate/newly qualified level.
- Experience
Experience of working within the NHS
- Qualifications
Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
- Qualifications
HPC registration
- Skills and attributes
Basic I.T. skills
- Skills and attributes
Realistic insight into clinical skills and limitations
- Skills and attributes
Good communication, planning, organisational and time management skills
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Respiratory Clinical Experience
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our innovative, progressive and dynamic team. As a Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist you will play a key role in the provision of high quality physiotherapy services. Offering a comprehensive range of rotations within:
Frailty and A&E, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care, General Surgery, Orthopaedics (trauma and electives), MSK outpatients, Integrated Community Neurorehabilitation Service (off site), Acute Stroke Rehabilitation Unit, Acute Medicine (General, Respiratory, Haematology/Oncology/Gastro), Care of the Older Person, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Clifton Rehabilitation (off site).
You will be guided and well supported by senior and clinically specialised staff, engaging in regular supervision, objectives and appraisals to enhance your personal and professional development.
As a rotational Band 5 Physiotherapist you will be required to take part in delivering a quality Physiotherapy Service in balance with working clinically alongside Consultants and other members of the Multidisciplinary Team. You will need to be enthusiastic, forward thinking and have a problem solving approach to patient management. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to support other team members is essential.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the provision of Physiotherapy assessment, intervention and discharge planning of patients with multiple and sometimes complex diagnoses. You will also work collaboratively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in order to provide a holistic patient centred service, working towards shared goals and a safe and timely discharge.
You will be expected to participate in weekend working and on call rotas on a rota basis.
You will be required to have a full clean UK driving licence and access to a car for off site rotations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure that you have read the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Rotational Physiotherapist with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Blackpool, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata for part time). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Oct 2026.
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