Bank Physiotherapist

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Allied Health Professional · viaNHS Jobs

£32,073–£39,043 a year

Newcastle upon Tyne, North EastTemporaryFull-timeOn-site
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Closing date
22 Nov 2026
Posted
7d ago
Specialism
Allied Health Professional
Sector
Healthcare
Reference
nhs-5712579

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has a risen for Highly Motivated Band 5 Physiotherapists to join our staff bank. The purpose of this role is to support the Physiotherapist services Trustwide as and when this is required.

We require reliable, enthusiastic and motivated Physiotherapist to join our bank. In return you will can offer you:

  • Flexible hours; choose when and where you want to work
  • Competitive pay rates; including enhanced pay for unsociable hours
  • Paid annual leave
  • NHS pension scheme
  • A fast-track recruitment process if you move to a substantive role
  • Opportunities to work in different wards and departments, including community, dental and specialist services
  • Access to Services, such as those provided by our Staff Wellbeing Team
  • Ability to book your shifts from home using our online portal
  • Option to block-book shifts in a set period
  • SMS notifications of shift availability
  • Access to staff newsletters and bulletins
  • Eligible for various local and national discounts which are available to NHS staff
  • Free uniform, where applicable

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

There are bank assignments all around the Trust, including our community settings in Haltwhistle, Berwick, Alnwick, Morpeth, Rothbury, Blyth as well as our main hospitals in Hexham, Ashington, North Tyneside and Cramlington. We have a range of shifts 7 days per week including day shifts, earlies, lates, and weekends. With bank you can pick and choose which shifts suit you.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Details

Date posted

06 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

319-8403686AZ

Job locations

Trustwide

Trustwide

Trustwide

NE27 0QJ

United Kingdom


Job description

Job responsibilities

The role is to provide high standards of care to patients accessing our services. You will need to embrace our trust values, demonstrate excellent communication skills, and have a flexible approach to your work. Duties include:

  • To assess and treat an independent physiotherapy caseload.
  • To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the supervision of senior physiotherapy staff.
  • The rotational element of the role consolidates under graduate skills and knowledge across a range of therapeutic modalities
  • To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within team / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Job description

Job responsibilities

The role is to provide high standards of care to patients accessing our services. You will need to embrace our trust values, demonstrate excellent communication skills, and have a flexible approach to your work. Duties include:

  • To assess and treat an independent physiotherapy caseload.
  • To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the supervision of senior physiotherapy staff.
  • The rotational element of the role consolidates under graduate skills and knowledge across a range of therapeutic modalities
  • To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within team / departments and across organisational boundaries.

What you need to do now

Applications are handled by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on their own site — BOQQS does not collect CVs or hold your application. This listing closes on 22 Nov 2026.

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