Job summary
Join the Trauma & Orthopaedic Therapy Team at Solihull Hospital as a Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist and play a key role in delivering high-quality physiotherapy services across a diverse inpatient caseload. This post provides an excellent opportunity to develop specialist skills within Trauma & Orthopaedics and Healthcare of Older People, supporting patients following fractures, elective orthopaedic procedures, frailty-related admissions and complex discharge pathways.

As an autonomous practitioner, you will provide specialist assessment, treatment and discharge planning whilst working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to optimise patient outcomes and length of stay. You will contribute to a 7-day service, participate in respiratory on-call duties following competency achievement, and support innovative patient pathways.

The role offers structured supervision, leadership development, opportunities to lead service improvement, audit and research projects, and experience of supervising students, therapy support workers and junior therapists. This is an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic physiotherapist looking to progress their clinical, leadership and educational skills within one of the UK's largest NHS Trusts, while contributing to high-quality, patient-centred care and ongoing service development.

Interviews will take place face to face.

Main duties of the job
Manage a specialist inpatient caseload within Trauma & Orthopaedics and Healthcare of Older People, undertaking comprehensive assessment, treatment planning and physiotherapy intervention for patients with complex needs. Work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate safe, effective and timely discharge planning.

Provide expert physiotherapy interventions using advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice. Participate in weekend, extended-hours and 7-day services and contribute to the Trust's respiratory on-call rota following competency achievement.

Supervise, teach and develop junior physiotherapists, therapy support workers and students, acting as a clinical educator and role model. Support operational management of the service, deputising for the Team Lead when required and assisting with workload allocation and service delivery.

Maintain accurate clinical documentation, manage clinical risk and ensure practice meets HCPC, CSP and Trust standards. Participate in audit, quality improvement initiatives, research and service development projects, using outcome measures and data to improve patient care. Provide specialist advice and education to patients, carers and healthcare professionals, promoting recovery, independence and safe discharge outcomes.

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details
Date posted: 26 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 304-9019428
Closing date: 08 November 2026

Person Specification
Qualifications - Essential

• Diploma / degree in physiotherapy.
• Current registration with Health Professions Council.
• A levels or equivalent qualification
• Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
• Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.

Qualifications - Desirable

• Evidence of leadership training.
• Attendance at Clinical Educators Course.

Experience - Essential

• Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
• Significant experience of working in a health care environment / acute hospital setting, including acute hospital experience in T&O.
• Experience of working with patients with a range of complex needs including respiratory, neurology, and older people's medicine/frailty.
• Experience of treating acute chest patients +/- respiratory on-call experience.
• Evidence of Team /service development.
• Supervision of students, assistants, therapy Support Workers.
• A specialist knowledge across a range of physiotherapy practices, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of physiotherapy

Experience - Desirable

• Understanding of current legislation and application to Physiotherapy

Additional Criteria - Essential

• Demonstrate enthusiasm for the specialist area.
• Demonstrate a professional attitude.
• An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis.
• An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments.
• An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
• Able to contribute to weekend and evening service.
• Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the clinical areas.
• Ability to prioritise and organise own workload.
• Contribute to extended hours service/6/7 day working.
• Ability to travel across all UHB Sites and to external sites/patient homes if required.

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Solihull Hospital, Lode Ln, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 2JL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm

Contact
Hiring Manager: Helen Jackson, helen.jackson2@uhb.nhs.uk, 01214244668

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Applications from job seekers requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.