Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge and Skills
Basic computer skills
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Graduate Diploma or BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC (or student physiotherapist with qualification pending)
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
HCPC registration (or pending)
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Appropriate experience as a student or qualified physiotherapist
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Previous care experience
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Student placements in a range of core areas: o Respiratory (including HDU/ICU) o Orthopaedics o Musculoskeletal Outpatients o Neurological Rehabilitation
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Member of Charted Society of Physiotherapy or similar
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunities for Band 5 Physiotherapist on a fixed term basis. There are fixed post of various durations available, the longest until 04 June 2027.
We can offer work in a variety of clinical areas within Physiotherapy including; MSK out –patients, trauma and orthopaedics, respiratory care, surgical, medical, care of the elderly, paediatrics, and neurology. In addition we have rotations with the Wirral Community Health and Care Trust within transfer to assess and community rehabilitation.
The successful candidates should have experience of working in the NHS acute settings as a student or qualified Physiotherapist. They should have good clinical reasoning skills, good communication skills and a high level of awareness of patients’ needs and patient centred care.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates would have the opportunity to work in a supportive environment whilst maintaining their CPD portfolio, including; the WUTH preceptorship programme lasting 12 months post qualification and named mentor with regular supervision sessions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Rotational Physiotherapist position available with WUTH.
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 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Upton, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 8 months (Multiple fixed posts of various durations, longest until 04 June 2027). The application deadline is 04 Nov 2026.
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