Band 6 Physiotherapist- Surgery inCoventry inCoventry PUBLISHED 29 OCT 2024

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum  PERMANENT 
To provide Respiratory Physiotherapy, including on the on-call rota and at weekends.

An exciting opportunity to join a large teaching hospital with advances in technology and robotic surgery has become available!

This post is for a Band 6 Physiotherapist at UHCW NHS Trust, working within Surgery.

The Surgery Therapy Team supports the following patient specialities (not exhaustive):

  • Vascular (including acute amputation
  • Gastro
  • Head and Neck
  • Severe Intestinal Failure
  • Gynae
  • General Surgery (including an Enhanced Care Unit)

The post holder will manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and / or complex needs, using evidence-based practice and client-centred principles, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a defined clinical setting.

The post holder will participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice and service development within the area.

The post holder will ensure development of staff and students through supervision, training, and appraisal.

  • To manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and / or complex needs, using evidence-based practice with client centred principles, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
  • To support the learning and development of students and staff
  • To develop enhanced clinical skills and knowledge in an area of interest linked with patient cohorts (e.g. Vascular, specific clinical condition, prehabilitation / acute rehabilitation)
  • To participate in 7-day working patterns as required
  • To provide Respiratory Physiotherapy, including on the on-call rota and at weekends

About us

  • Be professional, legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work and activities, to manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload.
  • Carry a clinical caseload of highly complex patients, provide advanced therapeutic assessment & evaluation, and provide detailed written treatment plans with patient centered goals working within ward / department areas.
  • Work as an autonomous practitioner and member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care programs, taking on the role of care coordinator and/ or vocational lead where relevant.
  • Carry out treatment, using a broad variety of modalities and clinical reasoning to allow selection of the most appropriate technique evaluating, modifying, and recording all interventions and outcomes & adapting them to meet the needs of the patient.
  • Use highly developed manual treatment skills requiring coordination, sensation & dexterity.
  • Work in accordance with RCOT & HCPC rules of professional conduct and within local care pathways, policies and standards.
  • Establish and maintain effective communication networks with patients, carers, MDT, other workers and agencies across health, social care and the private sector locally and regionally.


For further details please see the attached job description.

An exciting opportunity to join a large teaching hospital with advances in technology and robotic surgery has become available!

This post is for a Band 6 Physiotherapist at UHCW NHS Trust, working within Surgery.

The Surgery Therapy Team supports the following patient specialities (not exhaustive):

  • Vascular (including acute amputation
  • Gastro
  • Head and Neck
  • Severe Intestinal Failure
  • Gynae
  • General Surgery (including an Enhanced Care Unit)

The post holder will manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and / or complex needs, using evidence-based practice and client-centred principles, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a defined clinical setting.

The post holder will participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice and service development within the area.

The post holder will ensure development of staff and students through supervision, training, and appraisal.

  • To manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and / or complex needs, using evidence-based practice with client centred principles, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
  • To support the learning and development of students and staff
  • To develop enhanced clinical skills and knowledge in an area of interest linked with patient cohorts (e.g. Vascular, specific clinical condition, prehabilitation / acute rehabilitation)
  • To participate in 7-day working patterns as required
  • To provide Respiratory Physiotherapy, including on the on-call rota and at weekends

About us

  • Be professional, legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work and activities, to manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload.
  • Carry a clinical caseload of highly complex patients, provide advanced therapeutic assessment & evaluation, and provide detailed written treatment plans with patient centered goals working within ward / department areas.
  • Work as an autonomous practitioner and member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care programs, taking on the role of care coordinator and/ or vocational lead where relevant.
  • Carry out treatment, using a broad variety of modalities and clinical reasoning to allow selection of the most appropriate technique evaluating, modifying, and recording all interventions and outcomes & adapting them to meet the needs of the patient.
  • Use highly developed manual treatment skills requiring coordination, sensation & dexterity.
  • Work in accordance with RCOT & HCPC rules of professional conduct and within local care pathways, policies and standards.
  • Establish and maintain effective communication networks with patients, carers, MDT, other workers and agencies across health, social care and the private sector locally and regionally.


For further details please see the attached job description.



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