Date posted: 13 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 259-8128418WXH
Job locations: Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, E11 1NR, United Kingdom

Job summary
Whipps Cross therapies has the mission statement of "To be the heart of NEL, empowering people to live their best life, committed to innovative development of our staff and services with transparency. Think of us as part of your caring family as we are proud to be one." We are a friendly place to work, hold wellbeing activities, are an inclusive and diverse department with a band 6 professional development teaching programme supporting you to gain band 6 knowledge and skills as you begin your leadership journey. Our general and specialist rotations include: Stroke Rehabilitation & Community Stroke Service Acute Older Peoples Services Critical Care with Surgery Surgery, Amputee Rehabilitation & Critical Care Acute Medicine with the following specialties: endocrinology, neurology & respiratory. Orthopaedics Emergency Therapy Team - Frailty unit, Accident & Emergency, Acute Assessment Unit You will be involved in Quality Improvement projects, have students, participate in weekend working and the emergency respiratory on-call rota, supported by band 7 OT and PT team leads and the OT/PT Clinical Leads. We have a Trust's Appraisal system and a Band 7 Practice Development Physiotherapist. HCPC registration and previous NHS experience is essential for this post. All interviews will be conducted face to face

Main duties of the job
Take professional responsibility for managing a caseload, undertaking comprehensive assessments, formulating accurate diagnoses, and delivering evidence-based physiotherapy interventions for patients with complex conditions. Provide individualised treatment plans using advanced clinical reasoning, manual therapy, exercise prescription, and patient education. Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to support discharge planning and ensure continuity of care. Maintain accurate clinical records, manage risks, and comply with confidentiality and data protection requirements.

Participate in weekend, on-call, and emergency respiratory rotas, providing specialist advice to clinical colleagues. Support the development of junior staff, students, and support workers through supervision, teaching, and performance assessment. Maintain professional competence through continuing professional development (CPD) and contribute to audit, research, and service improvement activities to promote evidence-based practice.

Represent physiotherapy within multidisciplinary team meetings, supporting integrated patient care. Demonstrate flexibility in working across Trust sites and services, undertaking leadership and operational responsibilities as required while maintaining high clinical, professional standards.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• Registered as a Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Experience
Essential

• NHS experience as a Physiotherapist
• Post registration experience in relevant clinical settings: Respiratory, Neurology, Surgery, MSK.
• Experience of sole working as part of an emergency respiratory out of hours service
• Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HCPC recommendations
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of audit/research.

Desirable

• Advice, training, and support to more junior staff, assistants, and students.
• Member of specific relevant interest group
• Committee membership eg Risk Management

Skills
Essential

• Application of Risk Management
• Ability to deliver training both internally within the profession and externally to other staff groups.
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
• Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
• Ability to apply current best practice in physiotherapy in acute physical and rehab settings.
• Ability to maintain respiratory competency to be able to perform emergency on-call physiotherapy duties
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to supervise other staff e.g. more junior staff / assistants / students.
• Ability to work as an effective team member

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of professional legal and ethical responsibilities.
• Broad understanding of current physiotherapy best practice across acute, community, and rehabilitation settings.
• Knowledge of risk management, clinical governance, data protection, and confidentiality.
• Flexible, reliable, and able to build patient trust, confidence, and a sense of safety.
• Strong IT, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Able to present information clearly and logically.
• Capacity to undertake sustained moderate-to-intense physical activity and manage multiple concurrent tasks.

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).

Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust
Address: Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, E11 1NR, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical lead PT/OT
Helena Train
h.train@nhs.net
07842302699