Specialist Physiotherapist: Sponsorship Available

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

To provide a high-quality physiotherapy service to patients attending the Elderly Assessment Unit (EAU), delivering timely assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and discharge planning for older adults presenting with acute illness, frailty, falls and functional decline.

The post holder will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), undertaking specialist assessment and management of patients with complex physical, cognitive and social needs. The role will support patient flow through the frailty pathway by facilitating admission avoidance, same-day emergency care and safe discharge planning.

The post holder will supervise junior staff, assistants and students, participate in service development activities and contribute to quality improvement initiatives within the service.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

This will be a static post and role in elderly care outpatient setting.

o To assess, diagnose and treat an independent clinical caseload. o To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the guidance and support of more experienced highly specialist senior physiotherapy staff. o To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working andcollaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

  • BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification
  • Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
  • Member of the Health Professionals Council

Experience and knowledge

Essential

  • Candidates should have completed their post graduate core rotations as a Band 5

Desirable

  • Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
  • Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Other requirements

Essential

  • It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 11 October 2026

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