Physiotherapist

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 01 March 2026

The Acute Physiotherapy Team at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic physiotherapist to join our acute medical and surgical physiotherapy Band 6 rotation.

The rotations offered include specialisms within the acute medical and surgical teams, which involve being part of an award winning, forward-thinking frailty MDT; working on ITU and the surgical wards; and joining the fast-paced Front Door and A&E team, to name a few. In addition, there is opportunity to work within complimentary rehabilitation and community services such as respiratory outpatients, neurological rehabilitation and community rehabilitation.

We are looking for a physiotherapist who has a specialist interest in the management of the acute patient and who has experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting, as part of an integrated team.

This post will be situated within South Warwickshire. Our main base is Warwick Hospital, however some of the rotation opportunities will be based at other sites including Leamington and Stratford Hospitals.

There is a requirement to undertake weekend working and overnight on‑call.

To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients in specialist area.

To work as an accountable and autonomous practitioner, holding responsibility for own caseload.

To work in conjunction with the Pathway and Team leads in planning, co‑ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy service within the speciality on a day to day basis.

To take a role in the provision of support and clinical supervision of less experienced physiotherapy staff and undergraduate students.

To deputise for the Team leaders as required.

To keep accurate records of patient contact using written records and electronic data capture.

To contribute to out of hours working as required.

To maintain own competency to practise.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford‑Upon‑Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston‑on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'.

Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

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Clinical

To gain informed consent from each patient prior to assessment and treatment. The Physiotherapist should be familiar with and adhere to South Warwickshire Foundation Trust policies on consent.

To undertake a comprehensive Physiotherapy assessment of the individual patient including those with diverse or complex presentations/multiple pathologies; gaining relevant information by clinical examination; observation, questioning, discussion and manual physiotherapy assessment techniques.

Apply advanced clinical reasoning skills to formulate a clinical diagnosis of their condition and set therapeutic/rehabilitation objectives.

To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on specialist knowledge of evidence‑based practice and treatment options using clinical skills e.g. manual physiotherapy techniques,…