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Physiotherapist
The closing date is 21 August 2025
An opportunity has arisen for Band 5 staff to join our team and gain experience in a range of settings including Medicine, Trauma, Surgery, Intensive Care, Neurosciences, Musculoskeletal and Paediatrics. We are now looking for existing Band 5 staff and new graduates with HCPC PIN to apply with a view to starting work with us byNovember 2025.
We have permanent and fixed term opportunities
Addenbrooke's Hospital is a regional teaching hospital providing specialist and generalist Physiotherapy Services to Inpatients and Outpatients. Band 5 staff join the five monthly rotational scheme and our emergency on call and weekend service. We offer excellent opportunities for learning in this large teaching hospital where you will be supported in your self development and career progression.
If successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to a Teams virtual pre-interview information session on 4 September 2025 17.00-18.00 to provide information about our service and answer any questions you may have.
On the 5th September 2025 interview date, you will need to be available for a face to face clinical skills assessment. As this is a practical assessment, we will NOT be able to offer virtual interviews or an alternative interview date.
Main duties of the job
Provide a high standard of physiotherapy to Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Orthopaedic Wards, Medical Wards, Surgical Wards, Intensive Care Units (ICU), Paediatrics, Care of the Elderly Wards, Stroke Ward, Neurological and Rehabilitation Ward, Neurosciences areas, Community Services and Women's Health.
To participate in the junior rotational scheme, rotating five monthly, which involves working across hospitals in a range of Ward settings and Outpatient departments.
We can offer you:
* Work with patients with a wide range of clinical conditions
* Positive commitment to CPD and post graduate education
* Development of your supervisory, teaching and management skills
Please see the link to the our service and what we can offer to you:
https://careers.cuh.nhs.uk/where-could-i-work/allied-health-professionals-ahps/physiotherapist/
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
* applied for a Graduate visa
* or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
* or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 21st August 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 5th September 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Physiotherapy or Student
* Physiotherapist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Experience
* A broad range of undergraduate placements completed
* Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
* Experience of working in the NHS
* Experience in ITU / Critical Care
* Band 5 experience
* Experience of working in other service related public facing roles
Knowledge
* Evidence of competence in the assessment and treatment planning of a patient's care with a wide range of clinical conditions
* Evidence of clinical reasoning knowledge
* Evidence of self-directed learning and reflection
* Evidence of understanding of the elements and importance of good clinical governance with examples
* Participation in service improvement
* Awareness of current local and national NHS issues / initiatives and changes
Skills
* Ability to work effectively as part of an MDT (Multidisciplinary) team
* Ability to work confidently and independently
* Able to provide written information in a clear and concise manner
* Able to pass skills / knowledge to others within formal / informal settings
* Motivated to learn and develop as a professional practitioner
Additional Requirements
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
* Ability to communicate with patients with impaired communication abilities
* Ability to demonstrate empathy and to motivate patients
* Ability to travel within the region
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.
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