Main area MSK Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (secondment also considered) Hours Part time - 25.5 hours per week Job ref 214-CSTO-7564729
Employer Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's Mill Hospital Town Sutton in Ashfield Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2025 23:59
Rotational Physiotherapist (Outpatients)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.
Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist to join our Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service on a fixed‑term basis to cover maternity leave. This role is based in Clinic 10 at King’s Mill Hospital and offers the chance to work within a dynamic and busy environment.
Referrals into the service come from A&E, fracture clinics, Trauma & Orthopaedics wards, and primary care, so applicants must have previous MSK experience and be confident working autonomously.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide high-quality, effective physiotherapy interventions for inpatients and outpatients to maximise functional ability and health outcomes.
* Assess, treat, and advise patients with acute or chronic conditions, including those with complex presentations, using evidence-based practice.
* Rotate every 9 months across:
o MSK Outpatients
o Orthopaedic Inpatients
o Rheumatology Outpatients
o Paediatric MSK Outpatients
* Deliver training and education to physiotherapy, occupational therapy, medical, nursing, and other professional staff/students as required.
* Contribute to continuous improvement and support the provision of the highest quality patient care.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and expertise within a supportive team, while making a real difference to patient care.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
We are an award‑winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS‑run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge
* Sound clinical knowledge of core conditions and applied therapy techniques relating to the speciality of rotations
* Ability to formulate and develop specialised individual treatment programmes and ability in using clinical reasoning skills based on current best practice.
* Ability to prioritise, work under pressure, manage a busy workload and time.
* As an autonomous practitioner, is able to work as a team member as well as alone but with access to more senior colleagues
* IT skills – basic. Able to use a laptop/computer for writing patient notes on Systmone or using AttendAnywhere
* Knowledge of NHS procedures, policies and guidelines.
* Good organisational skills
* Good presentation/teaching skills
* Ability to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment
* Ability to explain, encourage, motivate and empathise with people.
* Awareness of local, regional and national healthcare priorities.
* An understanding of the MSK Alliance and ICP.
Qualifications
* Degree in Physiotherapy, BSc(Hons) or Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy.
* State Registration (HCPC).
* Evidence of experience in the form of an up to date professional development portfolio
* Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Further Training
* Attendance at relevant clinical post graduate courses taught often at modular Masters level and relevant to rotation specialities
* Clinical Educator Training.
* Attended a Leadership Course
Experience
* Has worked in the NHS, as a qualified physiotherapist completing a junior rotation programme
* Experience of clinical supervision of physiotherapy students.
* Experience of audit and service review
* Experience of supervising other staff.
* Previous Band 6 experience
* Clinical experience, in preferably, one or more of the rotation areas.
* Experience of leading hydrotherapy sessions
* Experience in bracing techniques
Contractual Requirements
* To work flexibly depending on the needs of the rotation, including evening and weekend working, as required.
* Able to travel to Newark Hospital
* Be respiratory competent, and if competent, will be placed on the On‑call rota
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