# Senior Physiotherapist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Clatterbridge Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Physiotherapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 10 months ((subject to start date - contract to end by 30 September 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T12:15:02.899Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Wirral/Wirral_University_Teaching_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Support/Clinical_Support-v8257790
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8257790?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wuth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist to join our Unplanned Care Therapy Team. The post holder will have the opportunity to gain experience in working across our busy A&E, Assessment areas including frailty at the front door.

There are opportunities to engage in training and development, innovative practice and service development.

You will have professional support for your CPD from Band 7 Therapy team Leaders and support from Senior Therapists from other specialities as required.

The post may also require working with the other inpatient therapy teams to provide senior therapy support.

We are looking for enthusiastic candidates to come and join our teams.

Applicants ideally will have completed a broad range of rotations. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the 7 day service delivery on a rota basis.

### Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced physiotherapist who is flexible and able to work under pressure.

They should have excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate a good awareness of supporting staff in their day to day management of caseload and in their continuing professional development.

They should be able to demonstrate that they have excellent clinical reasoning and problem solving skills.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description for further information about the Senior 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.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Basic computer skills

### Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

**Essential**

- Graduate Diploma or BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC
- HCPC registration
- Appropriate experience as a qualified physiotherapist
- Previous care experience
- Experience in a range of areas: Orthopaedics, Respiratory, A&E, Frailty and Neurology

**Desirable**

- Member of Charted Society of Physiotherapy or similar

## Documents

- [oh risk id form (pdf, 147.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10571079)
- [vision values behaviours (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2088)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 734.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1841)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 504.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10571078)
- [wuth gdpr privacy notice for applicants (pdf, 255.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2506)

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