Job summary
BANK Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Band 7
Are you an experienced and motivated Physiotherapist with a passion for specialist palliative care and rehabilitation? CLCH is seeking a Band 7 Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to join our dedicated multidisciplinary team at Pembridge Palliative Care Centre on a bank basis.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in delivering and developing high-quality rehabilitation services for adults with complex palliative care needs, helping patients achieve the best possible quality of life and independence.

Main duties of the job

• As a senior clinician, provide operational management and clinical leadership including time keeping, work allocation and rest breaks, respond to immediate sickness absence (requesting agency, as per protocol as required) and ensure efficient and effective use of resources
• As senior clinician you will act as role model supporting the team to achieve and maintain high standards of clinical care, based on evidence based practice.
• As senior clinician you will respond to clinical incidents, accidents and complaints in accordance with CLCH policy.
• Undertake assessment and appraisal of designated members of the team.
• To initiate and participate in change management processes as needed.

About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Details
Date posted: 14 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £29.73 an hour (inclusive of HACS)
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 824-BANK-LIT1577
Job locations: Pembridge Hospice, St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing, London, W10 6DZ, United Kingdom

Job description
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BSc in Physiotherapy
• Health Professions Council registered
• Evidence of post registration study
• Continuing Professional Development portfolio
• Desire to attain advanced skills

Desirable

• Additional training in palliative care or oncology
• Training in communication skills
• Registered with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Experience
Essential

• At least 5 years post qualifying physiotherapist experience in a multi-disciplinary health setting including working with palliative and end of life patients
• Evidence of post graduate study/relevant CPD activities
• Supervision and training of junior staff, assistants and students
• Complex caseload management
• Participated in audit/research project
• Experience of working within ethnically and culturally diverse communities.

Desirable

• Experience of lone working
• Experience of teaching.
• Experience of supervising staff.

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.

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

Employer details
Employer name: Central London Community Health Trust
Address: Pembridge Hospice, St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing, London, W10 6DZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://clch.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Senior Nurse Manager
Cathy Saraby
cathy.saraby@nhs.net
02081025000