Specialist Physiotherapist - Orthopaedics (Band 6)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a specialist physiotherapist to join the Orthopaedic therapy team at Airedale General Hospital. The role involves advanced assessment and treatment of a wide range of Orthopaedic patients, including complex cases, across trauma and elective orthopaedics, with some community outreach. The post offers development in clinical, leadership, and managerial skills, and involvement in service development projects. You will also supervise and develop junior physiotherapists and students.
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in Physiotherapy
- State registrations with the Health Care Professions Council
- Completion of course in Professional Practice education
Desirable criteria
- Leadership courses
- Member of relevant Professional special interest groups/organisations
- Relevant and recent experience working at band 5 level including 12 months in acute ward work.
- Experience of guideline development or audit.
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working and working collaboratively with other professions and agencies including statutory, private and voluntary sector services
- Experience of clinical supervision both as supervisee and supervisor
- [contact details removed] student training.
- Experience in Orthopaedic assessments and treatments.
- Experience at Band 6 level
- Knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support advanced clinical practice in Orthopaedics
- Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working
- Knowledge of clinical standards and ability to implement and audit these in the team
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance,
- Knowledge to promote and support equality and value diversity
- Knowledge of the NHS constitution
- Knowledge of relevant national and local legislation relevant to Orthopaedics
- Specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support expert clinical practice in Orthopaedics
- Other
- Current UK driving license
- Access to own transport
- Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in Physiotherapy
- State registrations with the Health Care Professions Council
- Completion of course in Professional Practice education
- Leadership courses
- Member of relevant Professional special interest groups/organisations
- Relevant and recent experience working at band 5 level including 12 months in acute ward work.
- Experience of guideline development or audit.
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working and working collaboratively with other professions and agencies including statutory, private and voluntary sector services
- Experience of clinical supervision both as supervisee and supervisor
- [contact details removed] student training.
- Experience in Orthopaedic assessments and treatments.
- Experience at Band 6 level
- Knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support advanced clinical practice in Orthopaedics
- Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working
- Knowledge of clinical standards and ability to implement and audit these in the team
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance,
- Knowledge to promote and support equality and value diversity
- Knowledge of the NHS constitution
- Knowledge of relevant national and local legislation relevant to Orthopaedics
- Specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support expert clinical practice in Orthopaedics
- Other
- Current UK driving license
- Access to own transport
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 9d
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Job summary
A very exciting opportunity has arisen for a _specialist physiotherapist_ to work within the Orthopaedic therapy team at Airedale General Hospital.
The post holder will lead in the advanced assessment and treatment of a wide range of Orthopaedic patients within the speciality who may have complex presentations. The post holder will work across both Trauma and elective Orthopaedics. There will also be some community outreach work within this role as part of our discharge to assess models.
As a band 6 Physiotherapist, this post would provide you with the opportunity to consolidate and develop your knowledge and skills while gaining valuable experience in a variety of settings. The post would allow you to develop your clinical, leadership and managerial skills, plus be involved in innovative audit and service development projects within the team. The post would also provide opportunities to supervise and develop junior Physiotherapists and students in addition to therapy assistants.
_Previous applicants need not apply_
Main duties of the job
To undertake a supporting role to the Team Leader; managing, planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the therapy services provided to trauma and elective Orthopaedic patients on the acute wards.
To provides assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to facilitate safe and timely hospital discharges.
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