Job overview
Looking for greater flexibility or a new challenge in your career?
Joining our Physiotherapy Bank team could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.
Whether you are seeking to balance your professional and personal commitments or simply want to explore a different way of working, we can offer you the flexibility you need—while ensuring you continue to deliver the highest standards of care to patients.
We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated HCPC-registered Physiotherapists with at least 12 months of post-graduate experience. Excellent communication skills, initiative, and a flexible approach are essential.
In return, we offer:
* A genuine sense of pride and achievement in your work
* The chance to build meaningful connections with your patients
* Full induction and mandatory training
* Opportunities to work across a variety of departments and sites, broadening your skills and experience
* Supervision and in-service training, with the support of senior therapists
* A friendly, supportive environment that values CPD, including structured appraisals and access to post-graduate library facilities
Main duties of the job
Our service operates seven days a week on a planned shift pattern, giving you the chance to work flexibly within contracted hours. Enhanced pay rates are also available for weekend and bank holiday shifts.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise while enjoying the freedom and variety that bank work can bring.
If you are proactive, well-organised, and committed to working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is proud to be ranked among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide, and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in both the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Surveys.
We are a large acute hospital trust based in South East England, providing high-quality general and specialist hospital services to around 600,000 residents across West Kent and East Sussex. Our dedicated and diverse workforce of over 8,000 staff also delivers specialist cancer services through the Kent Oncology Centre.
In October 2024, Fordcombe Hospital near Tunbridge Wells joined the Trust. This planned care facility offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, a full range of diagnostic services, and consultation and treatment suites.
Our Staff Bank plays a vital role in supporting our services by providing flexible, skilled cover for temporary staffing needs across all specialties. It offers a rewarding and adaptable way to work, giving you the opportunity to broaden your experience, explore different specialties, and potentially move into a permanent role within the Trust.
Benefits include:
* Competitive pay
* Flexible, 'as and when' working patterns
* Free DBS check and uniform
* Priority access to shifts over agency staff
* Weekly payroll
* Support for ongoing development and revalidation
* Easy-to-use online shift booking system - Loop
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
* Blue light card eligibility