Rotational Physiotherapist

Job summary

Band 5 Physiotherapists required. Six month rotational posts. Busy city centre Trust. University Hospitals Liverpool Group Therapies department are pleased to offer a number of rotational physiotherapy Inpatient/MSK posts across all sites including Aintree, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals. Open to qualified staff, 2026 summer graduates and January 2027 Masters Graduates. Bank and Fixed Term posts may also become available at a later date.

Main duties of the job

Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust (LUHFT) Therapies department are pleased to offer a number of Band 5 rotational physiotherapy positions.

We have a variety of rotations across all cores areas including: Respiratory Care including Critical Care Major Trauma First Response Team (AED) Older Peoples' Services Stroke Services Acute Medicine Orthopaedic inpatients MSK outpatients including Fracture Clinic Successful applicants will work within the Therapies Directorate across our three hospitals and satellite centres. We are a busy city wide Trust offering services to adults.

Our teams are led by highly skilled senior clinicians and our Management team. We are committed to the supervision and development of staff and services.We offer services in a variety of locations: within our hospitals; within the community supporting patients in their homes; within the community in satellite clinics. Staff may be required to travel within the city. Staff are required to be flexible.

We have a strong commitment to staff development with a structured supervision and appraisal process. You will have a named supervisor and will have opportunities to attend study days and courses as appropriate. Staff who are new to the NHS will be offered a preceptorship programme and will have a named preceptor. Depending on your rotation you may be required to support seven day services and extended working days.

Certain teams cover early and late shifts and participate in on-call services.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year.

TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached To undertake physiotherapy assessment, clinically diagnose and implementagreed treatment plans, evaluate care delivery according to health careneeds for routine and complex patients, seeking advice from seniors as required. To work within CSP and HCPC guidelines.

To ensure effective communication with patients, carers and all other Health & Social Care Professionals regarding all aspects of patient care. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating. To participate in Departmental Planned Out of Hours Working andEmergency On-Call Rota when sufficiently competent.

To represent Physiotherapy Service at Multidisciplinary Meetings to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated Multidisciplinary Service. To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities. If you have any questions regarding this position please contact one of our Therapy Managers. You will be sent more information about the interview process if you are shortlisted.

Posts of this nature tend to attract a high number of applicants and this advert may need to be closed early. Fixed term and bank opportunities may be available. Please state if you have a preference for these at interview. You will need to inform us if you have used AI to complete your application.

Person Specification

Experience · Essential

Experience in a wide range of specialties including acute medicine, respiratory, musculoskeletal and rehabilitation.

Desirable

UK NHS experience (undergraduate or postgraduate) Some experience as a basic grade Member of a special interest group

Qualifications · Essential

Degree in Physiotherapy Health Professions Council Registration

Knowledge · Essential

Ability to manage own caseload

Skills · Essential

Good clinical, planning and evaluation skills Time management skills Effective communication skills

Desirable

I.T. skills

Other · Essential

Able to work as a team member Reliability Willingness to work flexibly

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).