# Rotational Senior Physiotherapist: 12month secondment > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-senior-physiotherapist-12month-secondment/343a3572-2ca0-4914-a30a-ea39cdabbbdd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-senior-physiotherapist-12month-secondment/343a3572-2ca0-4914-a30a-ea39cdabbbdd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Queens Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00 - **Contract type:** Secondment: 12 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will include weekends, Bank Holidays, oncalls and lates (until 7pm) - on a roster basis) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T11:16:03.240Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8064874 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8064874?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Band 6 Physiotherapy rotation based at Queen's Hospital Burton, Sir Robert Peel and Samuel Johnson Community Hospitals. The post holder will participate in the senior rotational scheme which involves working in a range of clinical settings as determined by the needs of the physiotherapy service. This is therefore a great opportunity to advance on learnt Band 5 skills whilst developing leadership exposure and knowledge. The post holder will perform physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological condition, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver and individualised treatment programme. You will be required to work as part of the Respiratory on-call service following an induction programme. The team work across 7 days and evenings through a rota system. ### Main duties of the job Rotational opportunities will include Emergency Medicine (including Frailty), Acute Medicine, Respiratory, Stroke, Orthopaedics, Discharge Assessment Unit and Rehabilitation Wards - To support the Team Leaders in day-to-day management of the team - To assess and treat own patient caseload, and maintain associated records. - To perform physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological condition, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver and individualised treatment programme. - To hold responsibility for own caseload, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from a senior physiotherapist is available if required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated. Application closing date: 10 September 2026 Interview date: 24 September 2026 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below). Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa Read about the Health and Care Visa for employing overseas nationals (excluding Irish citizens) under the points-based immigration system. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively **Desirable** - To have had some leadership training ### Experience **Essential** - To have gained a broad prospective of physiotherapy in/out patient treatments within a hospital setting - Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team **Desirable** - To have experience supervising assistants ### Qualification **Essential** - Graduate Diploma. Phys or BSc MCSP - HCPC registered **Desirable** - Relevant MSc ## Documents - [positive action statement (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1946) - [band 6 rotational physiotherapist (pdf, 465.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10355560) ## 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.