West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Band 6 - Rotational Physiotherapist, Inpatient Therapies

The closing date is 03 September 2025

Job summary

Join our team and take the next step in your physiotherapy career!

This is an exciting opportunity to progress within our well-established and dynamic physiotherapy service, working across Watford General Hospital, St Albans City Hospital, and the West Hertfordshire Therapy Unit at Jacketts Field, Abbots Langley.

We are looking for an experienced band 5 or an existing band 6 looking to build on their skills through our rotational post.

Our Band 6 scheme offers rotations through both inpatients and outpatients, allowing the post holder to gain further experience within these varied settings.

The rotations are usually 6 months and rotate through:

Emergency Department/Acute assessment unit
Frailty
Care of the Elderly
Respiratory including ITU
General medicine
Surgical including outpatient Amputees
Acute Stroke Unit
Orthopaedics - trauma and elective (involving cross site working)
MSK.

Each rotation is supported by a robust senior tier with a wealth of experience to help guide and support in both your individual learning needs but to also strive to ensure that the best standards of care are provided. A well established probation and appraisal process is in place to help facilitate this.

The department is 7 day working and this post would be included in that rota (frequency of 1:4 - 1:6 weekends) with rest days in the following week, along with a requirement to be on the Respiratory on call evening rota.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be providing highly skilled physiotherapy assessment and treatment inpatients across Watford General Hospital, St Albans City Hospital and the West Hertfordshire Therapy Unit at Jacketts Field, Abbots Langley.

The post holder will join a growing integrated team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists and will have the opportunity to develop both their clinical and supervisory skills.

Excellent clinical reasoning and therapy handling skills are a prerequisite for this post.

We also offer In-Service training opportunities and experience will be gained in the supervision of band 5 physiotherapists, assistants and undergraduates.

In addition, we have senior leadership training opportunities and a robust in service training programme. There are also opportunities for course funding both externally and through the department's links with the University of Hertfordshire.

We can offer training opportunities to develop your specialist skills in line with your PDR.

About us

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us. We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare. Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience. Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others. We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form. We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Date posted

20 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

360-C-10478

Job locations

Watford General Hospital

Watford

WD18 0HB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications:

Essential

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or equivalent recognised by Health Care Professionals Council.
Physiotherapy degree qualification or equivalent.
Documented evidence of Continued Professional Development of expanded specialist skills.

Desirable

Attendance at post graduate courses in relevant fields.

Knowledge:

Essential

Understanding of Physiotherapy structure in NHS.
Standards - Health Care Professions Council/ Chartered Society of Physiotherapy/ Local.
Policies and Procedures (local e.g. Health and Safety).
Ability to search and review evidence base.
Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for the service.
Evidence of written projects/audit.

Experience:

Essential

Clinical problem-solving ability.
NHS experience.
Skill in physiotherapeutic techniques.
Highly developed physical skills, dexterity, coordination and sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
Willing to participate in emergency/on call duties.
Ability to assess patient conditions establish a diagnosis and formulate a specialised treatment plan, from a range of modalities.

Desirable

Experience as a Physiotherapist in a paediatric role/rotation.
Acute/Community.
Respiratory on-call/emergency experience.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications:

Essential

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or equivalent recognised by Health Care Professionals Council.
Physiotherapy degree qualification or equivalent.
Documented evidence of Continued Professional Development of expanded specialist skills.

Desirable

Attendance at post graduate courses in relevant fields.

Knowledge:

Essential

Understanding of Physiotherapy structure in NHS.
Standards - Health Care Professions Council/ Chartered Society of Physiotherapy/ Local.
Policies and Procedures (local e.g. Health and Safety).
Ability to search and review evidence base.
Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for the service.
Evidence of written projects/audit.

Experience:

Essential

Clinical problem-solving ability.
NHS experience.
Skill in physiotherapeutic techniques.
Highly developed physical skills, dexterity, coordination and sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
Willing to participate in emergency/on call duties.
Ability to assess patient conditions establish a diagnosis and formulate a specialised treatment plan, from a range of modalities.

Desirable

Experience as a Physiotherapist in a paediatric role/rotation.
Acute/Community.
Respiratory on-call/emergency experience.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Watford General Hospital

Watford

WD18 0HB

Employer's website

http://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Watford General Hospital

Watford

WD18 0HB

Employer's website

http://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)