Band 6 Physiotherapist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Band 6 Physiotherapist

The closing date is 14 June 2026

Are you a B5 who is ready for a B6 role or a B6 looking for a change in your careers, then look no further. Here is your opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic and ever evolving therapy team at Good Hope Hospital; part of UHB. You will be working as part of the therapy team and the wider Multidisciplinary Team.

Developing your clinical and interdisciplinary team working skills and support your career development. We have an exciting Band 6 position to support our Healthcare of Older Peoples (HCOP) and Short Stay teams. This role consists of working in both the HCOP team and Short Stay team. The specific days will be confirmed once appointed.

Currently the positions cover our HCOP and Short Stay wards at Good Hope hospitals. You will work as part of the therapy team supporting patients to return home as soon as possible by providing timely and regular therapy interventions maximising their chances of staying at home.

Are you dynamic, innovative and highly motivated HCPC registered Physiotherapist with experience in a broad range of therapy teams/clinical areas. You will be an excellent team worker with knowledge across a range of Physiotherapy treatments. Alternatively, this experience could be invaluable for your career progression to Band 7 roles. You will be working within a friendly supportive environment where we are committed to continued professional and career development of all staff.

To provide therapeutic assessment, management and treatment of patients in a variety of specialties within the Acute hospital setting; working within the HCOP and Short Stay teams at Good Hope hospitals. Focusing interventions to a wide variety of clinical cases, applying physiotherapy knowledge. There will be a strong focus on facilitating discharges home, or to other care pathways. You should possess excellent communication, prioritisation and organisational skills;

and have experience in working in a multidisciplinary team. Undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and maintain associated records. Furthermore, assisting with supervision, education and co-ordination of generic Therapy Support Workers and Junior therapists.

You should be willing to participate in seven days working.

In return you will gain excellent clinical and leadership experience. You will also develop organisational skills and service development experience.

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.

Please Note:

For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

• Diploma / degree in physiotherapy.
• Current registration with Health Care Professions Council.
• 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.
• Evidence of leadership training.
• Attendance at Clinical Educators Course.

• 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 an acute hospital setting including acute hospital experience in a broad variety of clinical areas
• Experience of team/service development.
• Experience of supporting and…