Rotational Physiotherapist

Job overview

The department offers a structured Band 5 rotational physiotherapy programme designed to provide a wide range of clinical experience and support progressive development across core and specialist areas. The scheme comprises five rotation groups, with placements across 24 clinical teams at four hospital sites: John Radcliffe, Churchill, Nuffield Orthopaedic and Horton Hospitals. Each rotation lasts six months, providing opportunities to develop clinical skills and experience within a major university teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre.

The postholder will work as an autonomous practitioner, delivering high-quality, evidence-based physiotherapy in accordance with national guidelines and professional standards across a variety of clinical settings, including trauma, orthopaedics and plastics; respiratory medicine; intensive care; acute medical, surgical and vascular services; neurosciences and stroke; neurorehabilitation; and gerontology.

The role also involves contributing to an extended-hours, seven-day service and joining the overnight on-call rota following completion of a comprehensive training programme.

Main duties of the job

To assess and treat own caseload of patients, and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner with support from senior staff
To communicate with the relevant members of the multidisciplinary team, other health professionals, patients and carers with regard to the delivery of patient focused care
To participate in departmental continuous professional development, departmental education and training, audit and evidence-based projects
To undertake all necessary verbal and written documentation required for patient care
To actively participate in appraisal and supervision processes

To be responsible for the maintenance and development of own Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
To assist in the supervision of physiotherapy assistants and students
To participate in extended hour working over a seven day period, including overnight emergency on call and weekend working

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and most respected NHS teaching trusts, providing world-class healthcare across four hospitals: the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Horton General Hospital and over one hundred satellite sites. Find out more information here OUH at a Glance 2026/27

You'll become part of an organisation at the forefront of patient care, research, education and innovation. You'll have access to excellent learning and development opportunities, work alongside highly skilled multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to services that make a real difference.

Our commitment to Delivering Compassionate Excellence is at the heart of everything we do. Guided by our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence, we strive to create an environment where staff feel supported, valued and empowered to thrive. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel and the OneTeamOneOUH - LIVING OUR VALUES video.

We are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful and safe workplace for everyone. As signatories to the NHS Sexual Safety Charter, we have a zero-tolerance approach to inappropriate behaviour and are dedicated to fostering a culture where all colleagues feel welcomed, respected and able to be themselves. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles.

Person specification

Clinical

Essential criteria

• Physiotherapy Degree
• HCPC Registration completed
• Completed a broad range of clinical placements as a student
• Ability to complete an assessment of a patient, formulate a problem list and treatment plan
• Experience of Goal setting
• Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
• Able to present written and spoken English in a clear and logical manner including the ability to meet OUH Trust documentation guidelines

Desirable criteria

• Previous NHS experience
• experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• actual / pending CSP membership
• A wide range of student placements including: ITU, paediatrics, oncology, orthopaedics, hydrotherapy,
• Completion of core student placements including: Respiratory, Neurology/Rehabilitation, Care of the Older Person and Musculoskeletal Outpatients

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.

Documents to download

• Band 5 Recruitment Pack: Job Description and Personal Specification (PDF, 976.2KB)