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Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week, incl weekends. some rotations will include 8-8 service hours. Your base will be Lincoln but you will be required to travel across sites as service demands)
Job ref
357-LN-1998-24
Employer
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lincoln County Hospital
Town
Lincoln + 1
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 5 Physiotherapist (Rotational)

NHS AfC: Band 5

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people.  We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

  • Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
  • Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
  • Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
  • Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
  • Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So, what is in it for you?

  • Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

  • Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
  • Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
  • Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
  • Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
  • Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
  • NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
  • Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
  • Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there is more.

  • Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
  • Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
  • Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
  •  Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
  •  Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job overview

Band 5 Physiotherapist (Rotational) 

We are recruiting a physiotherapist to be based at Lincoln County Hospital. The successful applicant will join the Physiotherapy team, working with patients in core rotations including the new Front Door Therapy Team.

You will be working within the Hospital wards and Physiotherapy outpatient setting, in a strong integrated team that constantly sets and achieves high standards. 

Your base will be Lincoln Hospital, but you will be required to travel to other sites as service demands.

Some rotations include a 8am to 8pm service, where you will be required to support.

Main duties of the job

Our team is highly focussed on supporting your development and we work hard to ensure you will receive 1:1 supervision, regular training/peer review/journal clubs and access to advice and support from our team of Clinical Specialist physiotherapists.

All physiotherapists benefit from protected CPD time, as well as the opportunity to attend locally organised courses run by nationally accredited tutors.

The post will be full time, and will work as part of a 7 day service.

All applicants must have a current HCPC registration.

The Physiotherapy team is a sociable one that takes advantage of Lincoln as one of the fastest growing cities in the UK with its population rising at four-times the national average, boasting an historic Cathedral Quarter, with independent shops and dining experiences nestled amongst cobbled streets. The waterfront quarter has a good range of bars and restaurants in a marina setting, where the University's student population has stimulated the growth of Lincoln's newest hub for night time economy, including live music from international artists at the Engine Shed and shopping experiences. The cost of living in Lincolnshire is one of the lowest in the country:

The University of Lincoln is a TEF Gold Standard University of which we have close links.

Working for our organisation

What’s the hospital like?

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

 

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment.  From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What’s in it for you??

So, apart from being part of a team that puts patients at the heart of everything we do, and seeing lives improved by the treatments we give, you’ll also get the following: 

    • NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer.
    • Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change)
    • Flexible working & career breaks: Helping you match work and home life – ask about reduced hours, compressed hours, flexible working, term-time only working, job sharing and unpaid leave.
    • Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we’ll pay you weekly – ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
    • Relocation packages: If a relocation package is offered for the role, you could qualify for expenses of up to 25% of your starting salary.

And there’s more!!:

    • Family & Childcare including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston,  maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
    • Health & Wellbeing including mindfulness, counselling, mental health first aid, health check MOTs, physiotherapy, eye tests.
    • Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research and GP speciality training programme.
    • Discounts & Salary Sacrifice including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics and wider wallet.
    • Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!!!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current HCPC Registration
  • Diploma / degree/ MSc in Physiotherapy
  • Evidence of maintained CPD
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of the CSP

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Well rounded experience of a variety of clinical areas as a student
  • Experience of working as part of a team/ MDT
  • Good theoretical knowledge

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of CSP guidelines, Trust policies & procedures
  • Excellent verbal, non verbal and written skills
  • Ability to work effectively alone & as part of a team
  • Ability to organise, delegate and prioritise in a timely and effective manner
  • Ability to cope with working in a moderately physical and stressful environment with aggressive and emotional people
  • Ablility to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust Framework: * Patient Centred * Safety * Compassion * Respect and * Excellence
Desirable criteria
  • Able to travel across sites

Specific Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Flexibility
  • Able to motivate, and persuade patients with impaired cognitive status
  • Problem solving
  • Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura M Gonzalez
Job title
Trainee Therapy Advance Practitioner
Email address
[email protected]
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