Job summary

Employer heading

Rotational Physiotherapist

Band 5

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

We are recruiting for a temporary Rotational Band 5 Physiotherapist position.

Applicants should be Chartered Physiotherapists with HCPC registration and have a range of under graduate placement experience in an NHS setting. Successful candidate will work across the Trust as part of their rotational role. Each rotation is 6 months. Some weekend and oncall working is required. We offer a comprehensive on-call training package as well as rotational in-service trainings. Band 5s undertake QI projects with support. Preceptorship is also encouraged within the first year of Band 5 roles.

• Interview Date Monday 06 October 2025
• 37 hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

• Rotations will be Trustwide across the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Freeman Hospital, Regent Point and Community include:
• Medicine, Surgery/ITU, Orthopaedics, Out-patients, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Burns and Plastics, Paediatrics, Neurosciences, Amputee Rehabilitation, Major Trauma, Stroke and Older Peoples Medicine.
• We are able to offer excellent senior staff support and teaching.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, the ability to work flexibly and demonstrate a commitment to continuous personal development are all essential requirements of these posts.
• It is a requirement of this post to participate in the out of hour’s and weekend Physiotherapy Service.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit:  Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and 

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To participate in the Physiotherapy Band 5 rotational scheme, which involves working across the Trust in a range of clinical settings, some of which are regional specialities, for 6-month periods.
• Band 5 rotational posts are designed to consolidate and build on graduate skills and academic knowledge, giving the newly qualified physiotherapist a broad practical experience of a range of patients and conditions and areas of work.

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

• Basic knowledge of a range of medical conditions and their impact on patient’s functional abilities
• Sound knowledge of the physiotherapy process

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
• Knowledge of current NHS issues e.g. NSFs Improving Working Lives

SKILLS

Essential criteria

• Organisation and time management skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Commitment to personal and service development

Desirable criteria

• IT Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Specialist treatment skills e.g. bobath

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

• Range of under graduate placement experience in a hospital setting

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in a junior rotational scheme
• Experience of working with patients with physical health problems e.g. stroke, mobility problems

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria

• Degree or Equivalent Diploma in Physiotherapy
• State Registered with Health and Care Professions Council

Desirable criteria

• Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists

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.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

• Name
• Laura McNeillie
• Job title
• Principle Physiotherapist Operational Lead
• Email address
• laura.mcneillie@nhs.net
• Telephone number
• 01912826767

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