Physiotherapist
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
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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: | 22 March 2026 |
| Location: | North Shields, NE29 8NH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9319-26-0264 |
Summary
To provide comprehensive physiotherapy service to patients, primarily in the Community, and also in the Palliative Care Units as needed To assess, diagnose, treat and manage an independent clinical caseload To work alongside colleagues in the Trust wide Palliative Care Team To work as a specialist physiotherapist with freedom to develop own clinical area and implement current research into practice To manage a defined caseload using evidence based clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. The majority of patients will have complex needs To work closely with the Palliative Care Team to plan, develop and evaluate services, holding responsibility for defined projects To ensure service provision is prioritised and service delivery is made effectively within resource constraints To develop the education needs of other staff through education and informal teaching To carry out formal supervision and annual appraisals with support staff as delegated To develop and promote the service across primary, secondary and tertiary care to facilitate a timely discharge from hospital To provide leadership for support staff through formal supervision and day-to-day advice and support/guidance To supervise physiotherapy students on clinical placement and participate in the placement experience of other professionals To be flexible to the needs of service delivery being able to provide physiotherapy across the business unit