Band 5 Community Therapy Physiotherapist.

The Methodist Church in Britain; Banks; Remote; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and development

Flexible working patterns

Opportunity to shape community rehab

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 physiotherapist to deliver community and home-based rehabilitation. You will assess complex needs, plan and provide targeted therapy, and support patients to regain daily living skills across community settings.

The role involves lone working in the community, flexible hours, and education of other health professionals and students. HCPC registration and a UK driving licence are essential.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in physiotherapy.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients in community settings.
• Carry out specialist assessment and treatment, including equipment needs.
• Provide person-centred rehab in homes and community settings.
• Assess barriers to daily living and plan interventions.
• Deliver and monitor structured intervention plans.
• Support clients to improve daily living skills and independence.
• Work as a lone practitioner under Trust policies.
• Educate other professionals and students, and share expertise.

Skills

Communication

Planning

Organisation

Time management

Empathy

Problem solving

Education

Physiotherapy degree or diploma

Job description

This Band 5 physiotherapy post sits in the Community Therapy North Team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on rehabilitation in clients' homes and community settings, including assessing barriers to daily living and managing a caseload with complex, long-term conditions. The role involves lone working in the community and teaching other professionals and students, with flexible working patterns offered. Applicants need HCPC registration, a UK driving licence and access to a car for work.

What the job involves

• Manage a caseload of patients with complex, chronic, disabling and life-limiting conditions
• Carry out specialist assessment and treatment, including prescribing essential equipment
• Provide person-centred rehabilitation therapy in clients' homes and community settings
• Assess barriers to daily living, such as mobility, moving and handling, cognition and social or psychological issues
• Deliver structured intervention plans and monitor progress
• Support clients to build daily living skills, mobility, confidence and independence
• Work as a lone practitioner in the community under the Trust lone worker policy
• Educate other health care professionals, multi-agency professionals and therapy students within the speciality
• Act as a source of expertise and assist the Clinical Specialist in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the therapy service
• Facilitate group-based rehabilitation, wellbeing sessions, or community outreach and in-reach
• Work collaboratively with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses and wider MDTs
• Promote safety, dignity and empowerment in all aspects of care

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in physiotherapy

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Experience of working within the NHS at undergraduate or newly qualified level
• Experience in community-based rehabilitation or recovery work
• CPD diary with evidence of reflective practice and undergraduate experience

Skills & knowledge

• Broad theoretical and clinical knowledge underpinning physiotherapy practice, at undergraduate or newly qualified level
• Strong communication, planning, organisation, time management and problem-solving skills, with empathy
• Basic IT skills
• Realistic insight into clinical skills and limitations
• Ability to motivate and encourage people at varying stages of recovery

Checks & eligibility

• Legal right to work in the UK
• Ability to pass Occupational Health requirements
• Current full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes

Other

• Commitment to holistic, strengths-based rehabilitation
• Ability to carry out moderate physical effort and work with competing demands
• Motivation, drive and enthusiasm for delivering a quality service as part of the team

What’s offered

• Ongoing training, supervision and professional development
• Flexible working patterns to support work-life balance
• Opportunities to shape and grow community rehabilitation services