University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist to work in trauma and orthopaedic therapy at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham. The permanent, full-time post pays £38,682 to £46,580 a year under Agenda for Change, and applications are open now through the trust's own recruitment portal.

The successful candidate will join the trust's trauma and orthopaedics therapy team, working alongside physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other members of the multidisciplinary team in the hospital's inpatient wards and ambulatory trauma unit. The post is based at Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, and the postholder will rotate to Solihull Hospital to gain experience of the whole hip-fracture care pathway.

What the role involves

The team works in one of the largest hip-fracture centres in Britain, providing therapy to patients in line with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy hip-fracture standards. The role covers assessment and treatment of patients with complex needs in trauma and orthopaedics, including specialist surgery and vascular cases, and the postholder will help supervise students, therapy support workers and Band 5 staff.

Applicants must be prepared to take part in seven-day working and the evening ambulatory care rota, as well as the department's respiratory physiotherapy evening and overnight on-call system. The trust says it is committed to the continued professional and career development of all staff, with regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions and access to advice from senior physiotherapists.

Pay and contract

The post is paid on the NHS Agenda for Change scale at Band 6, with a salary of £38,682 to £46,580 a year. It is a permanent post with a full-time, flexible working pattern. The advert does not list a closing date, so interested candidates should apply as soon as possible through the trust's recruitment portal, quoting reference 304-9011002.

Who can apply

Applicants must hold a degree or diploma in physiotherapy and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), with postgraduate experience and evidence of completing core rotations and working within trauma and orthopaedics. Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development is essential, and experience of working on a physiotherapy on-call service is required.

The post may suit a Band 6 physiotherapist looking for a change, or an experienced Band 5 ready to practise trauma and orthopaedics at a more senior level. The trust says applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. The post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

About Heartlands Hospital

Heartlands Hospital is an acute general hospital in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, managed by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Its outpatient facilities were greatly expanded with the opening of the Heartlands Treatment Centre, a four-storey building with 120 consultation rooms that opened to patients in January 2023. The trust says the value of allied health professionals' expertise is recognised in the recent appointment of an allied health professional director for Solihull Hospital, as well as at board level.

How to apply

Applications must be made online through the trust's UHB NHS-Recruit portal, where the full job description is attached to the advert. For further information about the role, contact Ryan Petts on 0121 424 0194 or at ryan.petts@uhb.nhs.uk. The advert is listed on the trust's recruitment portal as Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist T&O, reference 304-9011002, based at Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS.

Published 11 November 2026. Details are as stated on the University Hospitals Birmingham recruitment portal; check the advert before applying, as NHS vacancies can close early.