Physiotherapy Associate Practitioner | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	26 June 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	26 July 2025
Location:	317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LP
Company:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7271303/317-2025-26-33-DR

Summary

An exciting permanent, full time opportunity has arisen to join our Older Person's Medicine Physiotherapy Team as an Associate Practitioner, this post is predominately based at the Freeman but would include occasions where cover would be provided to the RVI team also. Our wider MDT team compromises medical, nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy clinicians. Our MDT is a welcoming and collaborative group who treat a wide variety of conditions and use different treatment approaches to ensure our patients receive person centred care.
• Interview Date Monday 28 July 2025
• 37.5 Hours/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

Assessment and provision of 1:1 therapy programs under supervision of a qualified therapist for a variety of conditions. These conditions include:
• Sarcopenia and Frailty
• Mobility and Gait Rehabilitation
• Balance / Vestibular Impairments
• Joint / Orthopedic Conditions
• Dementia / Mental Health conditions

Non-clinical duties include:
• Documentation for group and individual therapy sessions
• Complete discharge summaries for patients participating in groups
• Complete referrals and signposting as required to other services ( e.g., podiatry, community exercise groups)
• Ordering of equipment as required for team
• Data entry for audit purposes to review group effectiveness
• Complete quality improvement projects
• Participate in team in-services
• Communicate and coordinate with team members for allocation of clinic duties



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 HospitalsandNewcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the Physiotherapy team in the efficient and effective delivery of Physical Rehabilitation to patients within speciality area within the framework of clinical governance
• To accept a patient caseload referred by a physiotherapist according to specific criteria. To treat patients according to set protocols, monitoring patient progress, modifying and progressing patient treatment programmes as required, with referral back to physiotherapists as/when appropriate
• To carry out basic assessment and treatment of non-complex patients as delegated by the physiotherapist (to include basic chest physiotherapy and mobility protocols)
• To provide and deliver individualised exercise programmes
• To accurately record rehabilitation progress as per Trust documentation /database including physiotherapeutic outcome measures
• To undertake a clinical caseload within speciality area , without supervision for at least 50% of the time within protocols and guidelines set by the designated physiotherapist
• To coordinate, supervise and teach junior therapy assistants

Opportunities:
• In-house teaching opportunities.
• Be an integral part of our team providing own opinion and insight to help shape our excellent and evolving service.
• To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the Physiotherapy team in the efficient and effective delivery of Physical Rehabilitation to patients within speciality area within the framework of clinical governance
• To accept a patient caseload referred by a physiotherapist according to specific criteria. To treat patients according to set protocols, monitoring patient progress, modifying and progressing patient treatment programmes as required, with referral back to physiotherapists as/when appropriate
• To carry out basic assessment and treatment of non-complex patients as delegated by the physiotherapist (to include basic chest physiotherapy and mobility protocols)
• To provide and deliver individualised exercise programmes
• To accurately record rehabilitation progress as per Trust documentation / database including physiotherapeutic outcome measures
• To undertake a clinical caseload within speciality area , without supervision for at least 50% of the time within protocols and guidelines set by the designated physiotherapist
• To coordinate, supervise and teach junior therapy assistants

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.



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.


This advert closes on Monday 7 Jul 2025

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