Senior Physiotherapist | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	07 August 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	06 September 2025
Location:	317 Trustwide, NE7 7DN
Company:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Temporary
Job reference:	7353798/317-2025-32-19-DR

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to work as a rotational Senior Physiotherapist within our Neurosciences and Stroke team. This is a full time, permanent position which will form part of our neuro and stroke rotations. The rotations include acute stroke, stroke rehabilitation, community stroke, neurosciences and acute spines.

There may also be additional temporary posts available.

Applicants should have HCPC registration, have experience working as a Band 5 Physiotherapist in the NHS providing a broad range of experience, including either neurosciences or stroke, and have a keen interest in working with these patient groups. Good time management, organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure are also essential requirements of this post. The posts will be based across both the Freeman Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
• Interview date Wednesday 3 September 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
• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team as a Senior Physiotherapist.
• To be responsible for own continued professional development.
• Maintain a high standard of clinical care, quality improvement and service development.
• Be dynamic, flexible and motivated to drive service improvement.
• Demonstrate a high level of clinical skill, knowledge and communication.



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
• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care (assessment, treatment and advice) to a complex patient group in specialty
• If applicable to role, participate in the Senior Physiotherapy general rotational scheme, which involves working across the Trust in a range of clinical settings, some of which are regional specialities


This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025

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