Employer Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Homerton Healthcare & Community Sites Town London Salary £37,259 - £45,356 p.a. inc. Salary period Yearly Closing 21/09/2025 23:59
Rotational Physiotherapist
Band 5
Advert
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist to join our acute and community teams at Homerton Healthcare.
This post would be suited to either a newly qualified Physiotherapist, and experienced Band 5 Physiotherapists to gain experience within a diverse and friendly rotation programme across health and social care service providers in City and Hackney.
Please note this advert will close earlier if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received.
The interview process will include; a written test, and a face to face interview with one of the questions having a practical element to it.
Main duties of the job
Our rotations are elderly care, surgery rehabilitation, acute rehabilitation and respiratory management in medical wards and ITU, acute stroke, neurological rehabilitation (RNRU), consultant outpatient services, GP referral outpatient services, rapid response admissions avoidance and home treatment, adult community rehabilitation, adult cardiorespiratory services and community paediatrics.
The rotations are six months to support clinical and systems learning within each area. Successful candidates will be supported by senior staff and have access to a range of in-house training opportunities as well as regular clinical supervision.
Working for our organisation
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Education/qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
* HCPC
Skill/Abilities
* Assess and implement appropriate treatment for a range of patients.
* Able to work with a multidisciplinary team
* Manage caseload and prioritise under pressure
Experience
* Experience of working in different health care environments
* Experience of working in the NHS
* Understanding of multicultural society and confidentiality issues
Other
* Professional manner
* Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values
G
eneral Guidance for Applicants
Please ensure that you read the "Guidance Notes On Submitting An Application" under "Additional Documentation" before completing your application.
Please note: we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self. We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part-time, compressed hours, remote working and job-shares.
If you are interested in joining our team, please let us know your preferred working pattern in your application, and we will consider all requests for flexible working and try to accommodate them wherever possible.
Please note that secondment arrangements will be considered for any fixed term positions, with the agreement of the existing line manager.
We are committed to equal opportunities, and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Richard Page Job title Therapies lead for Acute Medical and ITU Email address richard.page2@nhs.net Telephone number 020 8510 5749
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