We are recruiting a Band 6 Physiotherapist for our rotation at Whipps Cross Hospital (WXH) to be part of our Therapy vision for our Physiotherapy service:
"To be the Y 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
For further information contact:
Charlene Walters OT/PT Clinical Lead OPS ( 020 8539 5522 Ext. 26678 email:
Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.