Band 6 Physiotherapist - Rotational
| Posting date: | 12 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 December 2025 |
| Location: | Gorleston, NR31 6LA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9177-25-0472 |
Summary
This is a full-time post with core working hours being 08:00-16:00, working as part of a seven-day roster. The Band 6 rotations cover the following clinical areas: Stroke/Neuro: Working within our Stroke Team, you will be part of the wider multidisciplinary team providing specialist therapy rehabilitation to our acute patients. Part of this role will also be outreaching to other areas to provide specialist neuro assessments and therapy to our patients with complex neuro needs Acute Medicine: Working as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide a holistic approach to patients admitted to a range of general medical wards including functional and cognitive assessments to increase independence and enhance quality of life ICU/Cardio-Respiratory/General Surgery: This role also involves working as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist respiratory management across wards using a range of respiratory skills as well as providing specialist surgical management and enhancing patients surgical pathway to reduce complications and increase independence Orthopaedics: Providing specialist therapy skills to patients who have experienced complex orthopaedic trauma including spinal injuries and a range of elective pathways To be responsible for a defined area of working, e.g. a section of a specialty, or a particular type of patient, working without direct supervision. Clinical/professional supervision takes the form of direct observation of practice or formal training/clinical reasoning sessions (at least monthly). Advice and support are always available. To assess and treat own caseload of patients, who may have complex presentations, and maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner, prioritising own workload alongside the demands of the team. To be involved in complex case management including family planning meetings as part of a wider multidisciplinary team. This rotational post requires the post-holder to rotate through each specialist area every eight months. To supervise rotational Band 5 physiotherapists, therapy assistant practitioners and undergraduate physiotherapy students if required. To be involved in in-service training rotas, evidence-based practice reviews and audits on a regular basis. To work a rostered seven-day service/shift pattern and/or respiratory on-call rota. To workwithin the James Paget University Hospital or in a community health setting as required. Please see the attached Job Description for more details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. Please watch the following video for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department: https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU