Senior Physiotherapist
Frimley, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 13 hours ago
Job Overview
Band 6 Orthopaedic Physiotherapist (Non-Rotational)
Permanent | 37.5 Hours per Week
Develop your career in one of the largest orthopaedic units in South East England.
Are you an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Physiotherapist looking to specialise in orthopaedics? Do you enjoy clinical problem-solving, collaborative multidisciplinary working, and delivering high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment?
We are seeking a motivated Band 6 Orthopaedic Physiotherapist to join our dedicated non-rotational Trauma and Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Team at Frimley Park Hospital.
Our department is part of one of the largest orthopaedic services in South East England, with over 25 Orthopaedic Consultants supported by a highly skilled team of 14 Physiotherapists. As a designated Trauma Unit within the South West London and Surrey Trauma Network, we manage a diverse and exciting caseload, offering excellent opportunities to develop advanced clinical skills and specialist expertise.
Working closely with surgeons, nurses, occupational therapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in delivering evidence-based rehabilitation and helping patients achieve the best possible outcomes.
What We Offer
Join us and be part of a team dedicated to excellence in orthopaedic care while developing your specialist physiotherapy career.
Main duties of the job
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now
Band 6 Orthopaedic Physiotherapist (Non-Rotational)
Permanent | 37.5 Hours per Week
Develop your career in one of the largest orthopaedic units in South East England.
Are you an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Physiotherapist looking to specialise in orthopaedics? Do you enjoy clinical problem-solving, collaborative multidisciplinary working, and delivering high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment?
We are seeking a motivated Band 6 Orthopaedic Physiotherapist to join our dedicated non-rotational Trauma and Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Team at Frimley Park Hospital.
Our department is part of one of the largest orthopaedic services in South East England, with over 25 Orthopaedic Consultants supported by a highly skilled team of 14 Physiotherapists. As a designated Trauma Unit within the South West London and Surrey Trauma Network, we manage a diverse and exciting caseload, offering excellent opportunities to develop advanced clinical skills and specialist expertise.
Working closely with surgeons, nurses, occupational therapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in delivering evidence-based rehabilitation and helping patients achieve the best possible outcomes.
What We Offer
- A permanent non-rotational Band 6 specialist role
- Exposure to a varied trauma and elective orthopaedic caseload
- Strong multidisciplinary team working and supportive senior leadership
- Opportunities for continuing professional development and service improvement
- A welcoming team committed to innovation, learning and delivering outstanding patient care
Join us and be part of a team dedicated to excellence in orthopaedic care while developing your specialist physiotherapy career.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a high standard physiotherapy service in assessing and treating patients who may have a complex presentation.
- To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists/technicians/assistants and students and be involved in teaching MDT staff.
- To participate in CPD and other departmental activities.
- Deliver high-quality physiotherapy services, assessing and treating patients, including those with complex needs, using evidence-based practice.
- Undertake comprehensive patient assessments, formulate individualised management and treatment plans, and implement a range of specialised interventions.
- Maintain professional and legal accountability for all aspects of clinical practice, including accurate patient documentation and adherence to professional guidelines.
- Demonstrate expertise in clinical governance and risk management, ensuring that treatment plans are supported by current evidence.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration.
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy.
- Member of relevant clinical interest group.
Essential criteria
- Completion of band 5 rotations. This includes experience in the relevant clinical areas, General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgical/ICU, Elderly Care, Neuro, Outpatients.
- Training and supervision to support 4 all physiotherapy staff and students.
- Band 5 orthopaedic experience in acute NHs hospital.
- Experience of research & audit.
Essential criteria
- Organisational skills.
- Supervisory and appraisal skills
- Interpersonal skills including clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports
- Teaching skills
- Basic management skills.
- Basic knowledge of health legislation.
- Demonstrate understanding & involvement of Clinical Governance and risk assessment.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now