In-patient Physiotherapist: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Physiotherapist to join our dynamic team of staff at Ysbyty Gwynedd. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing high quality assessments and interventions to patients who have complex rehabilitative needs.

The role will involve providing physiotherapy as part of the inpatient physiotherapy services within Ysbyty Gwynedd. We are looking for someone with considerable respiratory, neurology and ward-based rehabilitation experience who is keen to continue expanding and developing their skills. The ideal candidate will have rotational and/or static experience of working in acute and community ward environments. They must have the ability to effectively manage a complex caseload of patients, excellent time management skills and the ability to work under their own initiative. This post is designed to offer support, guidance and clinical leadership to more junior members of the team and will focus on developing excellence in practice and professional delivery. It will also support the out-of-hours service, both in delivery and operational governance.

This position will provide excellent opportunities to develop critical experience and leadership skills along with working within an extremely supportive and specialist team.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

1. To carry out physiotherapy assessments and treatments; developing individualised therapeutic treatment programmes for a specialised caseload in the relevant clinical area.
2. To ensure a high standard of care for each service user working with service users, families or carers, multi-agency teams and disciplines involved.
3. To communicate with these service users, carers, agencies and other disciplines in an appropriate manner, often with sensitive information, diagnoses or outcomes.
4. To supervise, teach and appraise peers, physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants, technical instructors, students and other members of the multidisciplinary or multiagency teams.
5. To train and supervise service users, families or carers and staff from other disciplines or agencies to carry out programmes of care devised by the therapist.
6. To deputise and support the Clinical Team Leader as required in the daily management of the designated team.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc / Grad Dip Physiotherapy
• HCPC registered
• Post grad training courses

Desirable

• Bronze IQT
• Clinical Educators course

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in an NHS environment as physiotherapist and MDT/ multi-agency working where relevant
• Experience working in respiratory Physiotherapy
• Experience working in neurology Physiotherapy

Desirable

• Experience of contribution to CNG or working parties.
• Demonstrable leadership skills and experience
• Demonstrable teaching skills and experience
• Demonstrable experience as a Physiotherapy Preceptor

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work autonomously within clinical area
• Able to lead and participate in team working and training

Desirable

• Demonstrable ability to mentor and develop junior staff

Closing Date: 20 September 2026