Specialist Acute Rotational Physiotherapist
Closing date: 24 October 2025
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated physiotherapist to build on their physiotherapy skills through our Acute Band 6 Rotation. Each 6‑month rotation is led by strong and supportive senior colleagues with a wealth of experience. You will be a key member of our friendly integrated therapy team and provide a skilled and responsive therapy service.
We are looking for candidates with rotational band 5 experience in a hospital‑based environment, with strong communication and teamwork skills. You also need to be self‑motivated, adaptable and dynamic. There may be a requirement for flexible working times on some rotations; you will also participate in the on‑call and weekend rotas throughout the rotations.
We are committed to your training and development of acute specialist skills and clinical expertise and will provide opportunities to participate in training, service development, audit and clinical supervision.
Please note that due to the number of applications we receive we may have to close this advert early.
Main duties of the job
* Medical/surgical: Gain specialist experience in respiratory management of a wide variety of patients, developing skills in ITU and critical care and treating paediatrics and respiratory out‑patients.
* Orthopaedics: Assess and treat many orthopaedic conditions including patients repatriated from the major trauma centre, gain familiarity with specialist orthotic equipment and may treat paediatric orthopaedics and manage discharge‑ready ward patients.
* Acute Older Adult Rehabilitation: Develop skills in risk assessment and the management of complex patients including those with dementia and work closely with the MDT and families.
* Acute Medical Unit: Develop assessment and decision‑making skills in a short‑stay admission unit, gain experience in cardiology and exposure to front‑door services.
* Frailty team: Gain experience working in the frailty unit and rapid‑access clinics, developing close links with the rapid response, falls team and other community services.
* Stroke unit: Work alongside the specialist neuro team to assess and rehabilitate patients transferred from the local HSAU and develop specialist neuro knowledge and handling skills. Work closely with the ESD team and rehabilitation unit.
About us
This is a great time to join The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We are redeveloping the hospital to provide a state‑of‑the‑art facility for the residents of Hillingdon and beyond, supporting the best delivery of healthcare and fit for our future.
We provide acute and specialist services from two sites to a local population of 350,000. Services include accident and emergency, inpatient care, specialist rehabilitation, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. Hillingdon is situated in North‑West London close to Heathrow airport and is the second largest London borough.
Our vision is to be the best general hospital in the country. We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, our most valuable asset. We are committed to making improvements for both our patients and our staff which we will deliver through living our CARES values: Communication, Attitude, Responsibility, Equity and Safety.
We value our staff and wherever possible we offer flexible hours, a full range of benefits, on‑site nursery facilities and a restaurant as well as a wide range of training and career development opportunities. We are proud to say that our staff survey results show that our staff look forward to coming to work here.
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY: Perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical conditions, provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
Hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision.
Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
Supervise, educate and assess the performance of physiotherapy students as appropriate.
Undertake evidence‑based audit projects to develop and enhance personal and team clinical practice within each rotation.
Person Specification
* Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy
* Current HCPC registration
* Respiratory Care
* Care of Older People
* Orthopaedics
* Theoretical / clinical applications of interventions related to respiratory, orthopaedic elderly care, frailty and neurological
* CPD/Personal Development Planning
* Health & Safety issues (Handling/infection control)
* Accredited courses in relevant fields
* Relevant post‑grad degree e.g. MSc
* Paediatrics
* Experience of supervision of students / support workers
* Experience in teaching of other professionals
Skills / knowledge and experience
* Degree in Physiotherapy
* Band 5 Experience in all essential core areas
* Theoretical / clinical applications of interventions related to respiratory, orthopaedic elderly care, frailty and neurological
* Evidence of critical appraisal and professional development
* Ability to manage own caseload and identify priorities and problem‑solve
* Evidence of ability to work well with the MDT
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills and computer literacy
* Displays CARES values
* Evidence of flexibility, resilience
* Experience of supervision of support workers / students
* Other relevant clinical experience
* Teaching and presentation skills
* Experience of service development, audit or research
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.
£44,485 to £52,521 a year incl HCAA
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