South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Physiotherapist

The closing date is 10 June 2025

Job summary

If you are an internal member of staff applying for secondment, please make sure you have confirmation from your current line manager that you can be released for secondment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Inpatient Therapy Team. The post holder will be employed as a Senior Physiotherapist working collaboratively with other Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Assistants across the Front of house and medical wards

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds. It comprises two acute hospitals, James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital Northallerton and a number of community hospitals.

Therapy services at South Tees NHS trust are also part of the wider Integrated Therapy service. This is a unique partnership between Health and Social care in South Tees with a commitment to working together, improving the quality of our services and getting rid of existing barriers between health and social services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to have experience in the occupational therapy assessment and management of acute care patients, patient flow and facilitating discharges and have gained experience across a variety of specialities.

The Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Service are well established large, progressive and dynamic services, which continue to develop within the Trust. The team is friendly and supportive and mentorship for this role will be available from senior clinicians and the AHP Service Leads.

This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills and the post holder will be supported to attend relevant post graduate courses. We have an established and comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops, clinical supervision and the appraisal process. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research and the Hospital has close links with both the University of Teesside and Durham University

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

o Your Leadership Impacto Leading your Team to Successo Leading Into the Futureo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skillso Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Details

Date posted

27 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

7 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-FCS-7159338

Job locations

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Rd

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Basic IT skills
  • Demonstrates analytical skills and judgement when dealing with the Physiotherapy management of complex clients
  • To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
  • Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities and format of the NHS
  • Good teaching and supervisory skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of taking a lead role in MDT working

Experience

Essential

  • Experience at band 5 level including work as a rotational Physiotherapist in a variety of specialties
  • oExperience working as an autonomous practitioner at a band 5 level within the NHS

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma or BSc in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC Registration

Desirable

  • Evidence of relevant Postgrad qualification
Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Basic IT skills
  • Demonstrates analytical skills and judgement when dealing with the Physiotherapy management of complex clients
  • To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
  • Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities and format of the NHS
  • Good teaching and supervisory skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of taking a lead role in MDT working

Experience

Essential

  • Experience at band 5 level including work as a rotational Physiotherapist in a variety of specialties
  • oExperience working as an autonomous practitioner at a band 5 level within the NHS

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma or BSc in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC Registration

Desirable

  • Evidence of relevant Postgrad qualification

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Rd

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Rd

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead

Jenna Wilkes

jenna.wilkes@nhs.net

01609763050

Details

Date posted

27 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

7 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-FCS-7159338

Job locations

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Rd

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Supporting documents

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