# Senior Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-physiotherapist/fc8e10f5-e067-4fc6-b283-0034c55ab1c0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-physiotherapist/fc8e10f5-e067-4fc6-b283-0034c55ab1c0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Queen Elizabeth Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 N/A - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T13:50:51.261Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Gateshead/Gateshead_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Senior_Physiotherapist/Senior_Physiotherapist-v8294234 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8294234?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to join our service as a Rotational Band 6 Physiotherapist, delivering a high‑quality, patient‑centred Physiotherapy service across a range of acute and community clinical areas. The post holder will rotate across services, which may include Emergency Care, Frailty, Cardiology, Community, Critical Care / Surgery, Elderly, Medicine, Respiratory, Stroke and Orthopaedics, gaining broad experience in the assessment and management of patients with a wide range of conditions. As part of the rotational role, you will be expected to demonstrate effective clinical reasoning, work autonomously within your scope of practice and contribute to service delivery across the pathway. There is an expectation to support ongoing service development through reflective practice, audit, clinical supervision and quality improvement. The post provides excellent opportunities to further develop clinical, teaching, leadership and supervision skills. You will work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team and contribute to the support and supervision of junior staff as appropriate during rotations. This role includes elements of community working; therefore, the post holder will be required to hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes. The post holder will be required to participate in a 7‑day service rota, including shifts between the hours of 08:00 and 20:00, with regular weekend and bank holiday commitments. The interviews will be held on 3rd November 2026. ### Main duties of the job - To act as an experienced autonomous practitioner, providing specialised physiotherapy assessment and treatment programmed to patients within the speciality. - To independently manage a caseload, using evidence based /patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. - To deliver care in both acute and community settings. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To work primarily with the specialist physiotherapy team and across acute and community physiotherapy services as required. This may involve loan working - Responsible to the band 7 physiotherapist in the team. - To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a holistic patient-centred approach to care. - To regularly liaise with MDT members including those from heath, social services and voluntary agencies to ensure an integrated and comprehensive service is provided. - To ensure that patients are identified for prompt discharge and handover to community services. - To provide leadership for more junior staff, as agreed with senior staff. - To support the band 7 physiotherapist in planning, coordinating, and delivering the service provided to patients and to assist in the development, planning and progression of service provision. - To deputise for the band 7 physiotherapist in their absence as required. - To supervise other registered and unregistered staff within the team - To supervise physiotherapy students on clinical placements. - To participate in CPD and develop skills and knowledge through participation in the in service training scheme. - Maintaining Records as an autonomous practitioner. - To be an active participant in the twilight and 7 day working rota (as required). ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in the management of acutely unwell patients within the specilaity - Have post registration NHS experience across a range of clinical specialties such as neurology, respiratory, critical care, acute medicine, surgery, orthopaedics and MSK outpatients. - Experience of organising and prioritising a complex patient caseload in a busy acute hospital and community based settings. **Desirable** - Experienced clinical educator - Membership/involvement in relevant special interest group/network ### Qualifications **Essential** - Hold a degree or equivalent diploma in Physiotherapy - Be registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Hold a full UK driving licence - Access to a car for work purposes - Expert manual therapeutic skills and handling techniques - Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice, developing specialist knowledge of conditions and patient types within the specialty. ## Documents - [b6 physiotherapist jd (pdf, 736.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10612680) ## 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.