Bank Physiotherapist | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe with a national and international reputation for high quality patient care, research, development and education. As physiotherapists we are key members of a multidisciplinary team geared to the optimisation and rehabilitation of patients undergoing surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in both in and outpatient settings.

Band 6 Physiotherapist, for weekend and on-call support, Chelsea based. We are looking for motivated and experienced physiotherapists to join the Temporary Staffing Bank Pool of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

The Band 6 Physiotherapist is an active member of a team that provides a high quality; evidence based physiotherapy service for the patient with cancer.

Providing high quality physiotherapy care to patients across a number of specialist units.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification

Provide a holistic, advanced, physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with a cancer diagnosis. These patients may present with complex physical, emotional and psychological needs as a result of their cancer diagnosis and its treatment with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Provide a physiotherapeutic diagnosis, to develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes and make appropriate referrals to other disciplines.

Hold responsibility for a defined clinical area and own caseload, working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from senior physiotherapists is available, clinical work is not routinely evaluated by senior staff.

If successful, there will be a range of opportunities to gain experience across inpatient and outpatient settings, working within different s The successful candidate(s) will gain inpatient respiratory and post-operative physiotherapy experience across different clinical specialities through participation in the weekend and on call rota. Specialities include critical care, GI, urology, haematology, gynae-oncology, sarcoma, head and neck, breast, lung and palliative care.

We are looking for enthusiastic physiotherapists with a special interest in the field of oncology to contribute to the physiotherapy weekend and on call rota. There may be future opportunities for ad hoc shifts across specialities on an as needed basis. You will be supported by senior colleagues within the division and be registered as part of the Temporary Staffing Bank pool.

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jun 2026

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.