Physiotherapist (Medical Rehabilitation)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Physiotherapist to join the Medical Rehabilitation Therapy team, focusing on high-quality, patient-centred care for medical and frail patients in an acute hospital setting. The post holder will provide clinical and leadership support on the discharge ready unit, managing a caseload and supervising junior staff. They will also be involved in rehabilitation, deconditioning prevention, and discharge planning, including participation in out-of-hours and weekend rotas.
Essential criteria
- Trust Values demonstrated
- Education and Qualifications
- BSc / Masters Physiotherapy or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of ongoing CPD since qualification
Desirable criteria
- CSP Registration
- Member of relevant clinical interest group
- Experience as a qualified Physiotherapist in an acute inpatient hospital setting
- Evidence of broad range of clinical experience as a qualified Physiotherapist in acute general medicine, specialist medicine, care of the elderly & frailty, trauma & orthopaedics, respiratory & ITU, neurology/stroke, ED
- Evidence of appraisal, clinical and professional supervision and teaching of therapy staff including therapy assistants and students
- Experience of working in an out-of-hours/weekend service
- Evidence of active participation in an in-service training rota and quality improvement projects
- Evidence of MDT working
- Experience working in the NHS for a minimum of 1 year as a qualified Physiotherapist
- Previous Band 6 experience in a relevant post
- Experience of supervision of Band 5 Physiotherapists
- Clinical Educator/Supervisor training
- Skills and Knowledge
- Demonstrates good theoretical and practical knowledge of respiratory, orthopaedic, neurological and chronic medical conditions including treatment and discharge plans
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills within older adults & frailty
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the challenges of working in varying hospital settings and demonstrate the ability to adapt own practice accordingly
- Demonstrates effective and professional communication strategies with patients, carers and members of the MDT and the ability to modify appropriately
- Evidence of prioritisation and ability to manage a caseload and delegate to junior therapy colleagues
- Evidence of the ability to use reflective practice as a tool for learning and development
- Special interest in service improvement role within frailty and older adults
- Able to clinically reason a range of appropriate assessment and treatment techniques in a variety of clinical settings
- Demonstrates awareness of national and local policies related to clinical practice
- Understands National Health Plans and their implications
- Demonstrates the ability to guide and direct junior therapy colleagues and students in clinical practice
- Demonstrates commitment to self-development and taking on feedback
- Demonstrates ability to adapt to a changing environment and cope with stressful and challenging situations
- Adequate computer skills including knowledge of Word processing, Excel spreadsheets, presentation packages and the internet
- Ability to carry out broad range of physical demands within the work remit
- Ability to work out-of-hours as required (this includes weekends and respiratory on-calls)
- Ability to communicate well with colleagues and follow the structure of the team
- Ability to manage work/life balance
- Trust Values
- Trust Values demonstrated
- Education and Qualifications
- BSc / Masters Physiotherapy or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of ongoing CPD since qualification
- CSP Registration
- Member of relevant clinical interest group
- Experience as a qualified Physiotherapist in an acute inpatient hospital setting
- Evidence of broad range of clinical experience as a qualified Physiotherapist in acute general medicine, specialist medicine, care of the elderly & frailty, trauma & orthopaedics, respiratory & ITU, neurology/stroke, ED
- Evidence of appraisal, clinical and professional supervision and teaching of therapy staff including therapy assistants and students
- Experience of working in an out-of-hours/weekend service
- Evidence of active participation in an in-service training rota and quality improvement projects
- Evidence of MDT working
- Experience working in the NHS for a minimum of 1 year as a qualified Physiotherapist
- Previous Band 6 experience in a relevant post
- Experience of supervision of Band 5 Physiotherapists
- Clinical Educator/Supervisor training
- Skills and Knowledge
- Demonstrates good theoretical and practical knowledge of respiratory, orthopaedic, neurological and chronic medical conditions includ
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Physiotherapist (Medical Rehabilitation)
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced Physiotherapist with a passion for providing high quality, patient-centred care for the medical and frail patient cohort in the acute hospital setting, to join our Medical Rehabilitation Therapy team.
They will primarily provide clinical and leadership support to the Medical Rehabilitation Therapy team on the discharge ready unit (DRU) and play a vital role in supporting patient flow and timely discharges. They will also support across the team's medical, care of elderly & frailty wards as required. The post holder will be expected to help other therapy teams as, and when required.
The ideal candidate will have a broad range of clinical experience in core areas including acute inpatient wards, critical care or respiratory, neurology and orthopaedics. Additionally they should have some experience of leadership- either through previous experience of supervising junior staff or students and being involved in service development projects.
As part of the role, the post holder will be expected to undertake respiratory on-call shifts and work as part of the weekend rota (which may include cover between the respiratory, orthopaedic and ED and Acute Medicine weekend rotas. This also includes Bank Holid
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