Specialist Physiotherapist

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Job summary

An NHS Trust in Sheffield is seeking a Specialist Physiotherapist to deliver acute care and support a range of patients across various wards. The role involves working in a multidisciplinary team, managing complex cases, and contributing to a 7-day roster. Candidates should have a BSc in Physiotherapy, current HCPC registration, and post-registration experience. Benefits include professional development opportunities, flexible working, and health and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing packages

Qualifications

• Experience in emergency respiratory on-call including weekend work.
• Post-registration NHS experience as a Physiotherapist.
• Evidence of continuous personal & professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver acute and ongoing care to patients.
• Support plans for timely discharge.
• Contribute to a 7-day therapy roster.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to manage a complex caseload

Ability to teach and motivate others

Teamwork

Post-registration experience

Education

BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent

Current HCPC registration

Job description

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 18/01/2026 23:59 Interview date 28/01/2026

Specialist Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Are you a qualified NHS Physiotherapist looking for your next career step? Want to enhance your experience across different patients, care settings and develop as a clinical leader?

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Specialist Physiotherapist to work within our Acute Medicine Therapy team based at the Northern General Hospital.

As a Specialist Physiotherapist you will be working alongside a team of other Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and support staff, to deliver acute and ongoing care, including early assessment and prevention of deconditioning, urgent respiratory care and supporting plans for timely discharge. Covering a variety of different wards across the hospital, this is a great chance to work with a wide range of patients and develop your experience of different specialties, including Renals, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology.

Throughout your time you’ll have the guidance and supervision of our clinical specialists and the wider team, to offer you support, help you manage your caseload and complex patients, and help develop your specific area of interest and skills to further your career.

Main duties of the job

We also offer excellent in-service training programs to support staff to continue with postgraduate training and developing clinical and leadership skills, including developing and delivering education, supervision, mentorship, and service developments. There’s also the chance to get involved in service improvement and research projects, new innovations and more. We’re also proud to be a friendly, caring, and supportive team, who help each other to manage caseloads, deliver the best for our patients, and enjoy catching up over a social lunch, and the odd bake‑off.

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working in a multidisciplinary team to deliver the best possible care for patients, has excellent communication skills, and ideally has post‑registration experience within an acute setting.

Therapy Services provides several services over 7 days (including Saturday, Sunday, and bank holidays). The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to a 7‑day therapy roster.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of its staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well‑being support service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent
• Current HCPC registration

Experience

• Post‑registration NHS experience as a Physiotherapist.
• Post‑registration knowledge and skill to manage a complex specialist caseload in the relevant clinical speciality applied for.
• Experience in emergency respiratory on‑call including weekend work (PT only)
• Experience and skills in teaching and development of staff and students
• Service Improvement Project

Further Training

• Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
• Good post‑registration theoretical and practical knowledge of therapy practice in chosen field
• Evidence‑Based Practice/Clinical Effectiveness course
• Competency in Physiotherapy clinical reasoning, processes & practices
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
• Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics utilising relevant IT
• Calm approach to changing work situations
• Able to teach and motivate others
• Understanding of stress and ability to help others cope under pressure

Other Factors

• Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
• Positive, proactive attitude to patient care and teamwork
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full‑time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed.

In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard, including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

For more information about our organisation and the opportunities available, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.