Job summary
Are you passionate about supporting individuals on their rehabilitation and recovery journey? Do you believe in rehabilitation that empowers people to regain independence, confidence, and wellbeing? If so, we would love to welcome you to our team.

We are expanding our Rehabilitation Community Therapy service and are looking for a dedicated, compassionate and professional Band 5 Physiotherapist who wants to make a genuine difference in the lives of people.

The service has recently undergone an exciting restructure to help support and empower our patients even further with specialities for service development being fundamental in our approach.

What We're Looking For

• Qualification in physiotherapy
• Experience in community-based rehabilitation or recovery work
• Strong communication, empathy, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to motivate and encourage individuals at varying stages of recovery
• A commitment to holistic, strengths-based rehabilitation

Main duties of the job

• Provide person-centred rehabilitation therapy in clients' homes and community settings
• Support clients to develop daily living skills, mobility, confidence, and independence
• Deliver structured intervention plans and monitor progress
• Work collaboratively with physiotherapists, OTs, nurses and wider MDTs
• Facilitate group-based rehabilitation, wellbeing sessions, or community outreach and in-reach
• Promote safety, dignity, and empowerment in every aspect of care

About us

• A supportive, forward-thinking rehabilitation environment
• Ongoing training, supervision, and professional development
• Flexible working patterns to support work-life balance
• Opportunities to shape and grow community rehabilitation services
• The chance to create meaningful, lasting impact in people's recovery journeys.

Job responsibilities
Work within and adhere to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists Code of Professional Values and Behaviour (2011), The Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) standards of practice, The Trust relevant policies and guidelines.
The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision of assessment, treatment, intervention and discharge planning of patients referred to the service.
Responsible for managing a caseload of patients with a variety of conditions including chronic, disabling and life limiting illnesses.
Carry out assessment and treatment including the prescription of essential equipment as part of the therapeutic intervention. Specifically assessing issues related to the barriers which prevent the individual carrying out activities of daily living e.g. mobility, moving and handling, functional restrictions, activity tolerance, hand eye coordination, positioning, cognitive impairment, social and psychological issues, environmental restrictions.
Assist senior therapists in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the therapy service.
Educate other health care professionals, multi-agency professionals, therapy students and apprentices within the specialty.
Work in the community as a lone practitioner in line with the Trust Lone Worker Policy.

Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Accredited fieldwork educator

Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• CPD diary including evidence of reflective practice and undergraduate experiences
• Theoretical and clinical knowledge underpinning physiotherapy practice.
• Broad range acquired at undergraduate/newly qualified level.
• Experience of working within the NHS at undergraduate/newly qualified level.

Skills and Ability
Essential

• Good communication, planning, organisational and time management skills
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to carry out moderate physical effort.
• To work in an environment with competing demands.
• Motivation, drive and enthusiasm for delivering a quality service as part of the Community Therapy team
• Legally entitled to work in UK
• Ability to pass Occupational Health requirements
• Current full drivers licence valid for UK use
• Access to a car for work purposes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).