Band 6 Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 13/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Physiotherapist within Defence Primary Healthcare, providing a comprehensive physiotherapy and rehabilitation service to entitled military personnel. The successful candidate will undertake highly skilled and specialist work in musculoskeletal and sports injury areas. It involves assessing patients, formulating individualised treatment plans, and managing a clinical caseload. The position is based at Rock Barracks, Suffolk.
Key responsibilities
- Perform highly skilled physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex acute/chronic physical conditions and sports injuries.
- Use clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis.
- Communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent, understanding of conditions, and maximise rehabilitation potential.
- Manage and prioritise own clinical caseload efficiently and effectively.
- Formulate, develop and deliver a specialised individualised treatment programme based upon evidence-based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning.
Essential criteria
- Have you been dismissed for gross misconduct relating to bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation from any role in the past five years, or resigned or otherwise left a role but would have been dismissed for such gross misconduct because of an adverse decision, had you continued in that employment?
- Please respond with Yes or No as appropriate
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question- you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
- Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included.
- Please use double spacing where possible.
- Memberships to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Health Professions Council are required.
- Please provide your membership registration number.
- You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application.
- Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.
- Must have relevant experience in the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions. Completed the relevant courses and experience that would be equivalent to graduate diploma level of study. Post-graduate clinical experience.
- A Degree in Physiotherapy.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,682 – £46,580 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 17d ago · Closes in 9d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
Band 6 Physiotherapist
The closing date is 07 September 2026
Job summary
At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive,
dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled
personnel.
Are you a Band
6 Physiotherapist looking for an exciting role, working alongside the
military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities? If the answer is
yes, then we are looking to appoint a professional and patient focused
individual with a strong commitment to providing a high quality service to work
within our friendly and welcoming team at Rock Barracks, Suffolk.
The vacant post is full time working 37.5 hours per week. Requests to work
flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business
needs.
Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear
from you!
Benefits:
- Access to learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- Free on site parking
- Access to gym
- Pay as you dine facilities
Main duties of the job
To ensure the provision of a comprehensive and professional physiotherapy / rehabilitation service for entitled personnel. This includes undertaking
highly skilled and specialist work in the musculoskeletal / sports and training
injury areas
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