Health Care of Older People Physiotherapist inNottingham inNottingham PUBLISHED WED 30 APR 2025
Diverse Experience, The role offers exposure to a wide variety of specialist areas, enhancing clinical skills in respiratory care, neurology, and elderly care.
Collaborative Environment, You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating atmosphere.
Leadership Development, The position allows for leadership opportunities by managing Band 5s and support staff, as well as educating students on clinical placements.
Flexible Working, The job accommodates part-time applicants, and there is potential for discussing working days further during the interview process.
Research and Innovation, As part of a large acute teaching hospital, you have access to numerous professional development opportunities and can contribute to ongoing research and education.
Community Impact, Working at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a chance to make a significant difference in the health and well-being of the local population.
Job Security, The permanent nature of the position offers stability, along with competitive salary and benefits aligned with NHS standards.
Join Our Caring Team as a Health Care of Older People Physiotherapist!
Are you a dedicated Physiotherapist with a passion for making a difference in the lives of older adults? Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a compassionate and motivated individual to join our vibrant team at either Queens Medical Centre or City Campus. Here, you’ll have the chance to utilise your skills across various specialties, including respiratory, neurology, and musculoskeletal care. This role is particularly suited for those who thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy collaborating with a diverse team of healthcare professionals. Plus, we welcome part-time applicants, allowing you to find a work-life balance that suits you!
At NUH, we pride ourselves on fostering a supportive workplace where every voice matters. With over 19,000 committed staff members, we believe in providing opportunities for personal and professional growth. You’ll not only have the chance to support and lead junior staff and students, but also enhance your leadership skills as you take the reins in the absence of senior team members. Join us in our mission to deliver outstanding care to our community while embracing a thriving culture of inclusivity and diversity. Together, let’s create a brighter future for our elderly population. Apply today and take the next step in turning your job into a fulfilling career!
Are you a dedicated Physiotherapist with a passion for making a difference in the lives of older adults? Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a compassionate and motivated individual to join our vibrant team at either Queens Medical Centre or City Campus. Here, you’ll have the chance to utilise your skills across various specialties, including respiratory, neurology, and musculoskeletal care. This role is particularly suited for those who thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy collaborating with a diverse team of healthcare professionals. Plus, we welcome part-time applicants, allowing you to find a work-life balance that suits you!
At NUH, we pride ourselves on fostering a supportive workplace where every voice matters. With over 19,000 committed staff members, we believe in providing opportunities for personal and professional growth. You’ll not only have the chance to support and lead junior staff and students, but also enhance your leadership skills as you take the reins in the absence of senior team members. Join us in our mission to deliver outstanding care to our community while embracing a thriving culture of inclusivity and diversity. Together, let’s create a brighter future for our elderly population. Apply today and take the next step in turning your job into a fulfilling career!
Diverse Experience, The role offers exposure to a wide variety of specialist areas, enhancing clinical skills in respiratory care, neurology, and elderly care.
Collaborative Environment, You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating atmosphere.
Leadership Development, The position allows for leadership opportunities by managing Band 5s and support staff, as well as educating students on clinical placements.
Flexible Working, The job accommodates part-time applicants, and there is potential for discussing working days further during the interview process.
Research and Innovation, As part of a large acute teaching hospital, you have access to numerous professional development opportunities and can contribute to ongoing research and education.
Community Impact, Working at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a chance to make a significant difference in the health and well-being of the local population.
Job Security, The permanent nature of the position offers stability, along with competitive salary and benefits aligned with NHS standards.
Job Summary
We are looking for a Physiotherapist with recent relevant clinical experience who has a passion for working in the specialty of Health care of Older People.
This is a well-established role where you will be expected to work flexibly across the team as the service demands at Queens Medical Centre site or City campus site of NUH.
The successful candidate will have a broad range of skills including acute experience as a qualified Physiotherapist in the core areas of Respiratory, Health Care of the Older Person, Neurology and MSK- whether this be inpatient in the form of Trauma and orthopaedics or outpatient MSK.
You will have the opportunity to move through the following aspects of the team: Health Care of the Elder Person (both at QMC and City Hospital Campuses) on base wards; Complex Dementia Care with Elderly Mental Health and Acute Medical Admissions Unit.
This is a permanent post where we welcomepart time applicants.
Working days can be discussedfurther at interview.
Main duties of the job
NUH is a large Acute Teaching Hospital and this post will allow you to work in many specialist areas with a huge variety of patients and to work alongside many experienced Clinicians. You will be expected to work collaboratively across the MDT with a wide range of Health Care Professionals.
You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will have a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and workload in what is a fast paced working environment. The post has a requirement that you manage and support Band 5's, Support Staff and Students on Clinical Placement allowing you to develop your leadership, managerial and teaching skills. You will need to lead the Team in the absence of the Band 7s.
There is a requirement that you participate in weekend and emergency overnight on-call duties. Previous Respiratory on-call experience is essential.
About Us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.Detailed job description and person specificationPlease refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details.
Date posted
16 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
164-7134620
Job locations
Queens Medical Centre & City campus
Derby Road, Nottingham
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For full details see attached job description and person specification. For further details contact person named within the advert
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
For full details see attached job description and person specification. For further details contact person named within the advert
Person Specification
Qualifications
Training & Qualifications Essential
We are looking for a Physiotherapist with recent relevant clinical experience who has a passion for working in the specialty of Health care of Older People.
This is a well-established role where you will be expected to work flexibly across the team as the service demands at Queens Medical Centre site or City campus site of NUH.
The successful candidate will have a broad range of skills including acute experience as a qualified Physiotherapist in the core areas of Respiratory, Health Care of the Older Person, Neurology and MSK- whether this be inpatient in the form of Trauma and orthopaedics or outpatient MSK.
You will have the opportunity to move through the following aspects of the team: Health Care of the Elder Person (both at QMC and City Hospital Campuses) on base wards; Complex Dementia Care with Elderly Mental Health and Acute Medical Admissions Unit.
This is a permanent post where we welcomepart time applicants.
Working days can be discussedfurther at interview.
Main duties of the job
NUH is a large Acute Teaching Hospital and this post will allow you to work in many specialist areas with a huge variety of patients and to work alongside many experienced Clinicians. You will be expected to work collaboratively across the MDT with a wide range of Health Care Professionals.
You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will have a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and workload in what is a fast paced working environment. The post has a requirement that you manage and support Band 5's, Support Staff and Students on Clinical Placement allowing you to develop your leadership, managerial and teaching skills. You will need to lead the Team in the absence of the Band 7s.
There is a requirement that you participate in weekend and emergency overnight on-call duties. Previous Respiratory on-call experience is essential.
About Us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.Detailed job description and person specificationPlease refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details.
Date posted
16 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
164-7134620
Job locations
Queens Medical Centre & City campus
Derby Road, Nottingham
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For full details see attached job description and person specification. For further details contact person named within the advert
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
For full details see attached job description and person specification. For further details contact person named within the advert
Person Specification
Qualifications
Training & Qualifications Essential
- BSc honours or equivalent in Physiotherapy
- Evidence of maintaining professional competence through C.P.D.
- State Registered and HCPC.
- Evidence of post-graduate training in specialty.
- Member of CIG
- First line management course.
- Clinical Educators Course.
- Broad based junior rotational experience with an acute in-patient focus
- Possession of specific knowledge, technical skills and experience in acute in-patient areas to include respiratory, neurology and orthopaedics
- Experience in evaluation of practice. Appraisal of performance.
- Previous Band 6 Experience.
- Experience of audit.
- Ability to communicate complex information.
- Ability to motivate, train and teach.
- AAbility to build and maintain effective relationships with the multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrate leadership ability
- Ability to assess, formulate a diagnosis and plan patient management using clinical reasoning skills and a range of treatment options.
- Experience of performance management.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Effective time management skills.
- Experience of effective delegation.
- Experience of organising others workload.
- Evidence of manual therapy skills.
- Basic keyboard skills.
- Capacity to carry out treatment handling skills
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities.
- Maintain competence in respiratory care for rostered emergency duty work
- BSc honours or equivalent in Physiotherapy
- Evidence of maintaining professional competence through C.P.D.
- State Registered and HCPC.
- Evidence of post-graduate training in specialty.
- Member of CIG
- First line management course.
- Clinical Educators Course.
- Broad based junior rotational experience with an acute in-patient focus
- Possessi
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