Specialist Physiotherapist in Spinal Cord Injuries
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47,810 - £54,710 p.a. pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Cambridge, CB2 0QQ |
| Cwmni: | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7665971/180-B-253193 |
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A Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We have the opportunity to recruit a physiotherapist with a specialism in Spinal Cord Injury to our major trauma team to cover a secondment for approximately 12 months.
As a member of the team, you will be working primarily with patients with spinal cord injuries and in addition, those undergoing rehabilitation on the major trauma ward.
You will have access to well-equipped gym areas and hydrotherapy facilities. We offer flexible working patterns (where possible) and actively support the ongoing development of our team members.
We can offer you:
Strong peer support
Work with patients with a wide range of clinical conditions
Career support and development
Positive commitment to CPD and post graduate education- funding for courses and up to 7 days study leave
Development of your supervisory, teaching and management skills
Service development opportunities
Please be aware that applicants who we invite to interview may not be informed of interview arrangements until the new year.
To provide highly specialised acute and early rehabilitation on the trauma wards. The role is primarily within spinal cord injury with the addition of major trauma patients.
To provide outreach support for other spinal injury patients within CUH, and to local district general hospitals.
To support and work alongside other members of the trauma ward physiotherapy team and ensure delivery of the highest possible standard of service.
To lead the team in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy service on a day-to-day basis.
To be an integral part of the highly specialised acute trauma and neurosciences multidisciplinary team, including consultants, specialist nurses and specialist physiotherapists.
To develop a long term vision for the spinal cord injury rehab hub physiotherapy team and to develop the service in a way that reflects that vision.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please have a read about what we can offer you in CUH Physiotherapy:
https://careers.cuh.nhs.uk/where-could-i-work/allied-health-professionals-ahps/physiotherapist/
Please do contact us for an informal discussion about our vacancy.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments, you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant
The advert will close at midnight on the 17th December 2025.
Interviews are due to be held on the 14th January 2025.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025
We have the opportunity to recruit a physiotherapist with a specialism in Spinal Cord Injury to our major trauma team to cover a secondment for approximately 12 months.
As a member of the team, you will be working primarily with patients with spinal cord injuries and in addition, those undergoing rehabilitation on the major trauma ward.
You will have access to well-equipped gym areas and hydrotherapy facilities. We offer flexible working patterns (where possible) and actively support the ongoing development of our team members.
We can offer you:
Strong peer support
Work with patients with a wide range of clinical conditions
Career support and development
Positive commitment to CPD and post graduate education- funding for courses and up to 7 days study leave
Development of your supervisory, teaching and management skills
Service development opportunities
Please be aware that applicants who we invite to interview may not be informed of interview arrangements until the new year.
To provide highly specialised acute and early rehabilitation on the trauma wards. The role is primarily within spinal cord injury with the addition of major trauma patients.
To provide outreach support for other spinal injury patients within CUH, and to local district general hospitals.
To support and work alongside other members of the trauma ward physiotherapy team and ensure delivery of the highest possible standard of service.
To lead the team in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy service on a day-to-day basis.
To be an integral part of the highly specialised acute trauma and neurosciences multidisciplinary team, including consultants, specialist nurses and specialist physiotherapists.
To develop a long term vision for the spinal cord injury rehab hub physiotherapy team and to develop the service in a way that reflects that vision.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please have a read about what we can offer you in CUH Physiotherapy:
https://careers.cuh.nhs.uk/where-could-i-work/allied-health-professionals-ahps/physiotherapist/
Please do contact us for an informal discussion about our vacancy.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments, you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant
The advert will close at midnight on the 17th December 2025.
Interviews are due to be held on the 14th January 2025.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025