Rotational Physiotherapist

Job overview

Band 5 physiotherapist

Full time, permanent position

Start date August 2025

We are seeking enthusiastic and well-motivated Physiotherapists to join our four monthly junior rotational programme across both in and out-patient settings across Frimley and community.

Rotations are of 4 months duration in the following specialities:

• Medicine
• Acute respiratory
• Surgery/ITU
• Orthopaedics
• MSK OP
• Neurology
• Paediatrics
• Vascular
• Community

At Frimley Trust, we promise to provide a supportive transition to the workplace, through the launch of our brand new Multi-professional Preceptorship program which started in September 2024. This program is run in partnership with the clinical education directorate and Therapies department. It provides protected opportunities for training, supervision, networking and education, to enable our staff to reach their full potential and adjust well into their new working environment.

Under the guidance of an experienced team you will have the opportunity to develop both clinically and managerially within a friendly and supportive environment where excellence is encouraged. You will receive regular support, supervision and training and be passionate about MDT working and service development.

Please note you will be expected to attend a face to face interview and need to be ready to start in the role immediately. Please note this vacancy will close early if we receive a high number of applicants.

Main duties of the job

• The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills and a commitment to developing their clinical expertise.
• You will be proactive, use your initiative, and possess strong organisational skills to effectively prioritise and manage your caseload.
• Once trained and deemed competent, you will participate in weekend working, seven-day services, extended hours (dependent on rotation), and the on-call rota.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with diverse presentation/multi pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
• To formulate soundly reasoned prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing negotiated goals leading to comprehensive discharge plans.
• To take delegated responsibility from the Senior physiotherapist for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions within each rotation.
• To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes.
• To be involved in the teaching, planning and clinical supervision of physiotherapy technical instructors and physiotherapy assistants.
• To work as part of the physiotherapy team providing weekend service as required in each of the clinical areas.
• To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes, and to ensure an understanding of their condition/problem so that patients are supported in self management of their condition.
• To communicate patient related information effectively, to ensure collaborative working with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) members.
• To maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation in line with legal and departmental requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
• To ensure that your own practice and that of staff under your supervision meet the required professional standards of physiotherapy practice.
• To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise.
• To be responsible for the supervision and co-ordination of physiotherapy technical instructors and assistants on a daily basis.
• To be responsible for the safe and competent use of gym, hydrotherapy and electrotherapy equipment by patients.

For further information please see attached the job description