Specialist Physiotherapist - Critical Care / Surgery / Bariatrics
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Critical Care, Surgery, and Bariatric therapy team at Whiston Hospital. The role involves developing physiotherapy services within acute surgery wards and ICU settings, including the bariatric surgery service. The successful candidate will assess respiratory function, formulate rehabilitation plans, and oversee the Bariatric Surgery service. Excellent communication skills are essential for patient-centred care and multidisciplinary team working. The position requires a keen and confident practitioner with enthusiasm for service development.
Key responsibilities
- Be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including patient management.
- Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients and support junior staff.
- Undertake comprehensive assessments of patients, including those with complex presentations, to provide accurate diagnoses.
- Formulate and deliver individual treatment programmes based on evidence-based practice and develop comprehensive discharge plans.
- Take delegated responsibility for managing patients with particular conditions and provide specialist assessment and treatment plans.
- Evaluate patient progress, reassess, and alter treatment programmes as required.
Essential criteria
- We are Kind
- We are Open
- We are Inclusive
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Advanced clinical knowledge relevant to the current environment and evidence of evidence-based practise in relevant health setting
- Awareness of own strengths and limitations.
- Knowledge of relevant national policies and guidance and relevant assessment tools
- Experience of line managing team including setting objectives, conducting appraisals and effective delegation and coordination
- Evidence of effective working within an MDT
- Experience of service development
- Demonstrate experience of problem-solving approaches
- Demonstrates continuous professional development
- Demonstrates ability to motivate team performance to achieve objectives
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings
- Accurate record keeping, report writing and IT skills including presentation skills
- Have a flexible approach to working with good time management
- Ability to travel to various hospital locations.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Educators Certificate
- Postgrad accredited study e.g. MSc in relevant health studies
- Audit and research in a clinical area
- Mentorship skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 11d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
37.5 hours per week worked across a 7 day service (part time can be considered)
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Critical Care, Surgery and Bariatric therapy team at Whiston Hospital. We are seeking an individual who is a keen and confident practitioner with an enthusiasm to develop the Physiotherapy role within the acute surgery wards and ICU settings, with the inclusion of the bariatric surgery service, providing a caring and responsive service.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate excellent skills in assessment of respiratory function, formulating a structured rehabilitation plan from critical illness to discharge, including the provision of equipment along with experience of facilitating home and environmental visits. Attending preoperative education sessions to help enhance recovery by giving appropriate information is an essential remit of the team. They will be responsible for overseeing the Bariatric Surgery service, attending Bariatric MDT and pre-operative school.
The successful individual will possess excellent communication skills to enable patient centred care, effective multidisciplinary team working and raising the profile of the profession within the patient setting.
Interviews will take place on 23rd September, 2026
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