Job summary
Band 5 physiotherapist
Full time, permanent position
Start date August 2025
We are seeking enthusiastic and well-motivated Physiotherapists to join our four monthly junior rotational programme across both in and out-patient settings across Frimley and community.
Rotations are of 4 months duration in the following specialities:
- Medicine
- Acute respiratory
- Surgery/ITU
- Orthopaedics
- MSK OP
- Neurology
- Paediatrics
- Vascular
- Community
At Frimley Trust, we promise to provide a supportive transition to the workplace, through the launch of our brand new Multi-professional Preceptorship program which started in September 2024. This program is run in partnership with the clinical education directorate and Therapies department. It provides protected opportunities for training, supervision, networking and education, to enable our staff to reach their full potential and adjust well into their new working environment.
Under the guidance of an experienced team you will have the opportunity to develop both clinically and managerially within a friendly and supportive environment where excellence is encouraged. You will receive regular support, supervision and training and be passionate about MDT working and service development.
Please note you will be expected to attend a face to face interview and need to be ready to start in the role immediately. Please note this vacancy will close early if we receive a high number of applicants.
Main duties of the job
- The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills and a commitment to developing their clinical expertise.
- You will be proactive, use your initiative, and possess strong organisational skills to effectively prioritise and manage your caseload.
- Once trained and deemed competent, you will participate in weekend working, seven-day services, extended hours (dependent on rotation), and the on-call rota.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with diverse presentation/multi pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
- To formulate soundly reasoned prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing negotiated goals leading to comprehensive discharge plans.
- To take delegated responsibility from the Senior physiotherapist for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions within each rotation.
- To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes.
- To be involved in the teaching, planning and clinical supervision of physiotherapy technical instructors and physiotherapy assistants.
- To work as part of the physiotherapy team providing weekend service as required in each of the clinical areas.
- To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes, and to ensure an understanding of their condition/problem so that patients are supported in self management of their condition.
- To communicate patient related information effectively, to ensure collaborative working with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) members.
- To maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation in line with legal and departmental requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
- To ensure that your own practice and that of staff under your supervision meet the required professional standards of physiotherapy practice.
- To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise.
- To be responsible for the supervision and co-ordination of physiotherapy technical instructors and assistants on a daily basis.
- To be responsible for the safe and competent use of gym, hydrotherapy and electrotherapy equipment by patients.
For further information please see attached the job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with diverse presentation/multi pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
- To formulate soundly reasoned prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing negotiated goals leading to comprehensive discharge plans.
- To take delegated responsibility from the Senior physiotherapist for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions within each rotation.
- To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes.
- To be involved in the teaching, planning and clinical supervision of physiotherapy technical instructors and physiotherapy assistants.
- To work as part of the physiotherapy team providing weekend service as required in each of the clinical areas.
- To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes, and to ensure an understanding of their condition/problem so that patients are supported in self management of their condition.
- To communicate patient related information effectively, to ensure collaborative working with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) members.
- To maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation in line with legal and departmental requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
- To ensure that your own practice and that of staff under your supervision meet the required professional standards of physiotherapy practice.
- To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise.
- To be responsible for the supervision and co-ordination of physiotherapy technical instructors and assistants on a daily basis.
- To be responsible for the safe and competent use of gym, hydrotherapy and electrotherapy equipment by patients.
For further information please see attached the job description
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- HPC Registration
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS as a student / assistant
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Able to give clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and understand need for CPD
- Be able to work under pressure and able to give example
Desirable
- Ability to present information to a small group.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate adequate number of core clinical placements have been achieved during physiotherapy course and must include respiratory placement
- Competency demonstrated in these placements.
Desirable
- Experience within inpatients
- Experience within outpatients
SPECIAL
Essential
- Willingness to work flexibly and participate in rotation scheme, 7 day working and respiratory on call.
Desirable
- Mention Trust Values with examples of application
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- HPC Registration
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS as a student / assistant
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Able to give clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and understand need for CPD
- Be able to work under pressure and able to give example
Desirable
- Ability to present information to a small group.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate adequate number of core clinical placements have been achieved during physiotherapy course and must include respiratory placement
- Competency demonstrated in these placements.
Desirable
- Experience within inpatients
- Experience within outpatients
SPECIAL
Essential
- Willingness to work flexibly and participate in rotation scheme, 7 day working and respiratory on call.
Desirable
- Mention Trust Values with examples of application
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
