Rotational Band 6 Physiotherapist | Barts Health NHS Trust


Company:	Barts Health NHS Trust
Salary:	£45,953 - £54,254 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, E11 1NR
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Jul 2026
Closing date:	22 Aug 2026

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Summary

Whipps Cross therapies has the mission statement of "To be the heart of NEL, empowering people to live their best life, committed to innovative development of our staff and services with transparency. Think of us as part of your caring family as we are proud to be one.”

We are a friendly place to work, hold wellbeing activities, are an inclusive and diverse department with a band 6 professional development teaching programme supporting you to gain band 6 knowledge and skills as you begin your leadership journey.

Our general and specialist rotations include:

· Stroke Rehabilitation & Community Stroke Service

· Acute Older Peoples Services

· Critical Care with Surgery

· Surgery, Amputee Rehabilitation & Critical Care

· Acute Medicine with the following specialties: endocrinology, neurology & respiratory.

· Orthopaedics

· Emergency Therapy Team - Frailty unit, Accident & Emergency, Acute Assessment Unit

You will be involved in Quality Improvement projects, have students, participate in weekend working and the emergency respiratory on-call rota, supported by band 7 OT and PT team leads and the OT/PT Clinical Leads. We have a Trust’s Appraisal system and a Band 7 Practice Development Physiotherapist.

HCPC registration and previous NHS experience is essential for this post.

All interviews will be conducted face to face

Take professional responsibility for managing a caseload, undertaking comprehensive assessments, formulating accurate diagnoses, and delivering evidence-based physiotherapy interventions for patients with complex conditions. Provide individualised treatment plans using advanced clinical reasoning, manual therapy, exercise prescription, and patient education. Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to support discharge planning and ensure continuity of care. Maintain accurate clinical records, manage risks, and comply with confidentiality and data protection requirements.

Participate in weekend, on-call, and emergency respiratory rotas, providing specialist advice to clinical colleagues. Support the development of junior staff, students, and support workers through supervision, teaching, and performance assessment. Maintain professional competence through continuing professional development (CPD) and contribute to audit, research, and service improvement activities to promote evidence-based practice.

Represent physiotherapy within multidisciplinary team meetings, supporting integrated patient care. Demonstrate flexibility in working across Trust sites and services, undertaking leadership and operational responsibilities as required while maintaining high clinical, professional standards.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Monday 27 Jul 2026

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