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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Specialist Physiotherapist

The closing date is 18 November 2026

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Physiotherapist to join our inpatient Care of the Elderly team at North Tyneside General Hospital on a fixed-term basis. This static Band 6 role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, patient-centred rehabilitation and discharge planning for older adults across a number of wards.

As a minimum, applicants must be able to demonstrate experience at Band 5 Physiotherapist or higher in the core areas of practice: Orthopaedics/MSK, Neurology/Elderly care, and Respiratory.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

All interviews will be held face to face.

Main duties of the job

This will be a static post and role in elderly care outpatient setting.

o To assess, diagnose and treat an independent clinical caseload. o To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the guidance and support of more experienced highly specialist senior physiotherapy staff. o To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working andcollaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Details

Date posted

04 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-8382767AZ

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Candidates should have completed theirpost graduate core rotations.
• Competent to assess and treat an independent caseload
• Awareness of relevant Department ofHealth initiatives and National Service Frameworks relating to clinical guidelines
• To consolidate post graduate skills and enhance more specialist skills and knowledge developing towards Specialist Senior Physiotherapist.

For further details please see attached job description and person specification.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Candidates should have completed theirpost graduate core rotations.
• Competent to assess and treat an independent caseload
• Awareness of relevant Department ofHealth initiatives and National Service Frameworks relating to clinical guidelines
• To consolidate post graduate skills and enhance more specialist skills and knowledge developing towards Specialist Senior Physiotherapist.

For further details please see attached job description and person specification.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

• BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification
• Registered Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Evidence of continued professional development through self directed learning, in-service training record and attendance at relevant short post graduate courses.

Desirable

• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Student training qualification provided by University

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

• BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification
• Registered Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Evidence of continued professional development through self directed learning, in-service training record and attendance at relevant short post graduate courses.

Desirable

• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Student training qualification provided by University

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Physiotherapist

Katy McKinney

[email protected]

07702617286

Details

Date posted

04 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-8382767AZ

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

United Kingdom

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