Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist

The closing date is 20 November 2026

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 7 Physiotherapist to join the Cardiac Rehabilitation Service at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust on a 5-month fixed-term basis.

This role offers the opportunity to work across the cardiac rehabilitation pathway, delivering specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with cardiovascular conditions in both acute and community settings. The successful candidate will manage a complex caseload, demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and provide clinical leadership within the service.

The post holder will support service development, quality improvement, clinical audit and the implementation of evidence-based practice to enhance patient outcomes. They will also contribute to cardiovascular risk reduction, secondary prevention and patient self-management, while providing supervision and support to junior staff, support workers and students.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will collaborate with consultants, specialist nurses and other healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.

Applicants should have substantial post-registration experience, including cardiac rehabilitation and relevant rehabilitation services, together with strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.

The service operates 08:00-17:00, with participation required in a 7-day rota, including weekends, bank holidays and twilight shifts (12:00-20:00).

Main duties of the job

• To take the lead role in the clinical delivery, development and leadership of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Physiotherapy Service.
• To provide highly specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with cardiovascular disease across inpatient, outpatient and community cardiac rehabilitation pathways.
• Provide clinical leadership for the Cardiac Rehabilitation Service whilst maintaining collaborative working relationships with Respiratory Physiotherapy and other speciality services.
• To work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team in the assessment, management and rehabilitation of patients following cardiac events and procedures including myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, heart failure and other complex cardiovascular conditions.
• To provide clinical leadership, supervision, teaching and support to physiotherapy staff and students within the cardiac specialty.

About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 5 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 297-8382545
Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Gateshead, NE9 6SX, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities

• To work across acute and community as required. This may involve loan working.
• Delivery of a physiotherapy service to include ongoing service development.
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.
• To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support more junior staff to do likewise on a daily basis.
• Provide supervision to registered staff (band 5 and 6, unregistered staff and students.
• To provide a key focus for therapeutic clinical expertise, high quality advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Data collection and communication between key stakeholders
• To be an active participant in the twilight and 7 day working rota (as required).

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: To hold a degree or equivalent diploma in Physiotherapy
• Essential: Be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Essential: MSc level (or working towards in a relevant subject)

Experience

• Essential: To have expert knowledge and experience in the assessment, treatment and management of patients with highly complex conditions to act in a role extended beyond the usual scope of physiotherapy
• Essential: Have extensive post registration experience within the specialty
• Essential: Experience of service development and quality improvement within cardiac rehabilitation services.

Skills & Knowledge

• Essential: To demonstrate excellent leadership and interpersonal skills pertaining to the role within the specialty.
• Essential: Advanced knowledge of BACPR standards and core components of cardiac rehabilitation
• Essential: To demonstrate expert knowledge and experience to determine clinical diagnosis for managing cardiac presentations

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Gateshead, NE9 6SX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Physiotherapy Service Lead, Sarah Hackett, sarah.hackett@nhs.net, 01914458882

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