Advanced Physiotherapist

Advanced Physiotherapist

The closing date is 02 February 2026

A rare opportunity is available for a highly motivated and experienced Physiotherapist to join the Spinal Deformity team at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

You would find the job rewarding if you enjoy working with a wide MDT, leading service development, sharing your knowledge and expertise, prefer variety in your days, and have a mix of inpatient and outpatient experience that you can draw upon to rehabilitate patients from pre‑op to post‑op spinal deformity surgery. Experience in scoliosis management is desirable, but not essential.

This post will be Band 7, however, we welcome applications from Band 6's with a keen interest but who are willing to work towards Band 7 level in a training post. This would provide the opportunity to develop to Band 7 level whilst working as a Band 6 in the team, under the support of senior colleagues, this should be completed within a 2 year period.

There are 2 job descriptions and personal specifications attached;
Band 7 and Band 6.

Please indicate at the start of your Supporting Information section which level you are applying for.

• Interview Date Friday 20 February 2026
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

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You would be responsible for delivering a mixture of outpatient and inpatient work, both independently and as part of the highly specialist MDT. You would work with patients to prepare them for surgery (pre‑hab) as well as delivering Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, and where appropriate, post‑op outpatient care. We have access to hydrotherapy and a small gym on site at the Royal Victoria Infirmary.

There will be time protected for service and personal development, in line with AHP Job Planning, and access to appropriate CPD. It is expected that audit is embedded within the role and that clinical effectiveness and quality improvement is core to this. The role is supported by 2 ESP's specialising in Spinal conditions and you would also work very closely with specialist neurosurgical therapy teams who are based on the ward.

The working pattern is Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in order to meet the needs of the service.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit:
Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7

• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care to a highly complex patient group in specialty
• To provide physiotherapy support for patients as in-patients, in outpatient clinics and on the day units as applicable to role
• To provide an advisory service to patients, their families, physiotherapists, consultants, nursing staff and other health care professionals in tertiary and secondary care, both locally and regionally
• To develop and provide specialist education and training to nursing, medical and physiotherapy staff and any other members of the MDT in order to optimise each patients outcome and…