Physiotherapist | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,964 - £43,780 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 July 2025 |
| Location: | Chelsea, SW3 6JJ |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7302684/282-SA612 |
Summary
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe with a national and international reputation for high quality patient care, research, development and education. As physiotherapists we are key members of a multidisciplinary team geared to the rehabilitation of patients undergoing surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in both in and outpatient settings. Oncology provides a challenging environment for developing a number of skills including clinical reasoning, communication and multi-professional working. Ongoing professional training and development is encouraged and supported.
We are looking for a band 5 physiotherapist to join our physiotherapy team on the Chelsea site. You will have the opportunity to develop your inpatient physiotherapy skills and build your knowledge within the field of oncology with support from the senior team. This is a fixed term contract for 12 months and you will gain experience across the cancer pathway including prehabilitation, rehabilitation, inpatient and CCU settings.
1.1 The Band 5 Physiotherapist provides a high quality cost-effective physiotherapy service for the people with cancer. As a qualified practitioner, the postholder is a source of knowledge and expertise for patients, relatives and colleagues of all disciplines. With the support of the Band 7 and Band 6 physiotherapists, they will provide specialist assessment and treatment to adults in the acute setting with rehabilitation needs across the pathway of treatment and different tumour groups. The post holder will work as part of the physiotherapy team and wider MDT and will be supported and supervised by a Band 6 or Band 7 physiotherapist.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For more information please refer to the job description and personal specification
To assess, differentially diagnose and manage adults with reduced physical functioning from cancer diagnosis and or/treatment under the support/ supervision of a senior Physiotherapist as appropriate.
To manage and prioritise a defined in-patient and out-patient caseload independently with support and supervision from more senior Physiotherapists, and to manage and prioritise own workload including balance between administrative and clinical duties.
Developing and implementing individual specialised therapeutic rehabilitation programmes specific to patients’ needs based on assessment using a patient-centred, evidence based, problem solving approach.
To commence competencies relevant to all rotations under supervision.
This advert closes on Thursday 10 Jul 2025
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