Senior Physiotherapist

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Physiotherapist

The closing date is 24 November 2025

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Domiciliary Physiotherapy Team in Newcastle upon Tyne on a 10‑month temporary contract.

The Domiciliary Physiotherapy Team consists of Physiotherapists, Technical Instructors, Physio Associate Practitioners and administrative support. We offer holistic patient‑centred assessment and rehabilitation to patients over the age of 18 who require their input to take place within their own home. We offer short‑term input aimed at achieving patient's individual goals.

The successful candidate will receive regular supervision, in‑service training and the opportunity to participate in service development.

Please discuss the option of a secondment with your line manager prior to application.

Full‑time hours are available (Monday to Friday – excluding Bank Holidays), but part‑time positions will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please call to discuss.

Currently the team is based at the Kenton Centre, but the successful post holder will be expected to work citywide. Due to the nature of the post, applicants must have a full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.

Previous Band 6 experience would be beneficial but is not essential.

- Interview Date: 12th December 2025

- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

- Work independently in patients' homes across the city and surrounding areas.

- Undertake comprehensive assessments of patients with a variety of complex conditions.

- Formulate and deliver physiotherapy intervention based on evidence‑based practice.

- Manage your own caseload of patients.

- Triage and prioritise patients in accordance with the service specification.

- Maintain high‑quality notes.

- Refer on to health, social and voluntary services as appropriate.

- Delegate workload as appropriate to other members of the team.

- Supervise and support students.

- Be an active participant in peer support and in‑service training.

About us

As a flexible‑working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

- Freeman Hospital

- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

- Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

- Newcastle Dental Hospital

- Newcastle Fertility Centre

- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

- Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

- Provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice to a complex patient group in the community setting.

- Senior posts are designed to consolidate and build on skills and academic knowledge gained during the first two years post‑graduation allowing the physiotherapist an opportunity to spend longer in specific areas of work enabling further development of more specialist clinical and managerial competencies.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

- Advanced knowledge of a range of medical conditions and their impact on patient's functional abilities

- Sound knowledge of the physiotherapy process

- Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects

- Knowledge of current NHS issues Improving Working Lives

SKILLS

- Organisation and time management skills

- Ability to work as part of a team

- Commitment to personal and service development

- Ability to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner

- Current valid driving licence for the UK and access to a car for work purposes

- IT Skills

- Presentation Skills

- Specialist treatment skills e.g. manual therapy

EXPERIENCE

- Experience as a physiotherapist in a rotational post providing a broad range of NHS experience across the core areas of physiotherapy

- Experience of working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team

- Previous experience in a senior post

- Experience of working with patients with physical health problems e.g. stroke, mobility problems

- Experience of community working

QUALIFICATIONS

- Degree or Equivalent Diploma in Physiotherapy

- State Registered with Health and Care Professions Council

- Member of Chartered Society Of Physiotherapists

- Involvement in relevant CSP Clinical Special Interest groups

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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