Rotational Physiotherapist | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Company: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Physiotherapists required. Six month rotational posts. Busy city centre Trust. University Hospitals Liverpool Group Therapies department are pleased to offer a number of rotational physiotherapy Inpatient/MSK posts across all sites including Aintree, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals. Open to qualified staff, 2026 summer graduates and January 2027 Masters Graduates. Bank and Fixed Term posts may also become available at a later date.

Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust (LUHFT) Therapies department are pleased to offer a number of Band 5 rotational physiotherapy positions.

We have a variety of rotations across all cores areas including:

- Respiratory Care including Critical Care
- MSK outpatients including Fracture Clinic

Successful applicants will work within the Therapies Directorate across our three hospitals and satellite centres.

We are a busy city wide Trust offering services to adults.

Our teams are led by highly skilled senior clinicians and our Management team. We are committed to the supervision and development of staff and services.

We offer services in a variety of locations: within our hospitals; within the community supporting patients in their homes; within the community in satellite clinics. Staff may be required to travel within the city. Staff are required to be flexible.

We have a strong commitment to staff development with a structured supervision and appraisal process. You will have a named supervisor and will have opportunities to attend study days and courses as appropriate. Staff who are recent to the NHS will be offered a preceptorship programme and will have a named preceptor.





Depending on your rotation you may be required to support seven day services and extended working days. Certain teams cover early and late shifts and participate in on-call services.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year.



TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.

Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached

To undertake physiotherapy assessment, clinically diagnose and implementagreed treatment plans, evaluate care delivery according to health careneeds for routine and complex patients, seeking advice from seniors as required. To work within CSP and HCPC guidelines.

To ensure effective communication with patients, carers and all other Health & Social Care Professionals regarding all aspects of patient care.

This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating.

To participate in Departmental Planned ‘Out of Hours Working’ and

Emergency On-Call Rota when sufficiently competent.

To represent Physiotherapy Service at Multidisciplinary Meetings to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated Multidisciplinary Service.

To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities.

If you have any questions regarding this position please contact one of our Therapy Managers. You will be sent more information about the interview process if you are shortlisted. Posts of this nature tend to attract a high number of applicants and this advert may need to be closed early.

Fixed term and bank opportunities may be available. Please state if you have a preference for these at interview.

You will need to inform us if you have used AI to complete your application.

This advert closes on Thursday 29 Oct 2026

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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