Rotational Physiotherapist

Role overview

This is a Band 5 physiotherapist post on a fixed-term basis until July 2027, working full time in an onsite setting. The role sits within a junior rotational programme that moves across inpatient, outpatient, and community services across Frimley.

Rotation areas

Each placement lasts 4 months and may include the following specialties:

• Medicine
• Acute respiratory care
• Surgery / intensive care
• Orthopaedics
• Musculoskeletal outpatients
• Neurology
• Paediatrics
• Vascular
• Community

About the team and support

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust offers a structured preceptorship pathway designed to help new staff settle into the workplace. The programme, launched in September 2024, is delivered with the clinical education directorate and Therapies department, and includes protected time for learning, supervision, networking, and professional development.

You will work alongside an अनुभवी team in a supportive environment that encourages clinical and managerial growth, with regular supervision, training, and opportunities to contribute to multidisciplinary working and service improvement.

Key duties

The postholder will complete detailed patient assessments, use clinical reasoning and manual assessment techniques to identify the nature of each condition, and plan appropriate interventions. The role also involves setting realistic goals, designing discharge plans, and adjusting treatment according to patient progress.

You will take delegated responsibility for patients with specific conditions, provide assessments and treatment plans within each rotation, supervise and support technical instructors and physiotherapy assistants, and contribute to teaching and clinical oversight.

Day-to-day work also includes organising your caseload, communicating clearly with patients and MDT colleagues, keeping thorough records, writing reports and letters, and ensuring safe use of gym, hydrotherapy, and electrotherapy equipment.

Once trained and assessed as competent, you will be expected to take part in weekend working, seven-day services, extended hours depending on rotation, and the on-call rota.

Working style and expectations

The trust is looking for someone who is motivated, proactive, able to use initiative, and comfortable managing competing priorities under pressure. Strong communication, reflection, and commitment to continuing professional development are important.

Recruitment notes

Attendance at a face-to-face interview is required. Candidates should be ready to start immediately. The vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received.

Organisation overview

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is an inclusive, disability-confident employer and has received Gold recognition under the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. The organisation offers development opportunities across professional, management, leadership, and clinical training, and places strong emphasis on work-life balance and flexible working where possible.

The trust serves a population of more than 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and South Buckinghamshire. Its longer-term strategy, FHFT 2030, aims to make the trust the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Recent investment includes a new hospital at Frimley Park, expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, a new £100m Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m maternity services upgrade.

The organisation is also advancing sustainability and digital transformation through its green plan, NHS Net Zero initiatives, and the Epic electronic patient record system launched in 2024, which supports safer, more connected, and more efficient care.

Additional information

Applicants are encouraged to apply if they want flexible working patterns, as the trust aims to accommodate staff needs alongside service requirements. Trust values are central to the organisation’s culture: Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate healthcare organisation.