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Job overview
You will be participating in the Band 6 Rotational Physiotherapy scheme working across the Newham Hospital site which will require working in a range of ward settings and departments including Stroke, Accident and Emergency, Acute Assessment Unit, Medical wards, Amputee/Surgical, Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU), Health Care of the Elderly, Elective Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal/Outpatients.
Main duties of the job
- You will provide high quality Physiotherapy interventions to a wide variety of patients including the advanced assessment and treatment of patients in ward environments, provision of individual and group education and treatment, rehabilitation, support for flow throughout the hospital and advocacy for the patient and their family as needed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to deliver training both internally within the profession and externally to other staff groups.
- Ability to organize, priorities and delegate
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Ability to apply current best practice in physiotherapy in acute physical, community and rehab settings
- Ability to maintain respiratory competency to be able to perform emergency physiotherapy duties
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to supervise other staff e.g. more junior staff / assistants / students
- Ability to work as an effective team member
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility and reliability
- Ability to gain patient’s trust
- Ability to engender confidence & feeling of safety in patients about their care
- IM&T skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed and applied knowledge of Risk Management
- Understand legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics
- Broad knowledge of current best practice in PT in acute physical, community and rehab setting
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its implication for services
- Understanding and compliance with Data Protection & Confidentiality
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience as a Physiotherapist
- Post registration experience in relevant clinical settings: Respiratory, Neurology, Surgery, MSK
- Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HCPC recommendations
- Experience of working as part of a multi- disciplinary team
- Experience of audit/research
- Experience of sole working as part of an emergency out of hours service
- To have had relevant NHS or similar experience
Desirable
- Member of specific interest group
- Committee membership e.g. Risk Management
- Advice, training and support to more junior staff, assistants and students
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- Member of the Health Care Professionals Council
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
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This advert is for Senior Rotational Physiotherapist with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Jul 2026.
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