Band 5 Community Therapy Physiotherapist.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 5 Community Therapy Physiotherapist to join our Community Therapy North Team in Fleetwood. You will provide person-centred rehabilitation in patients' homes and community settings, helping people regain independence and confidence through evidence-based practice.

The role requires HCPC registration, a Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy, and experience in community-based rehabilitation.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Physiotherapy.
• Experience in community-based rehabilitation or recovery work.
• Strong communication, empathy, and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to holistic, strengths-based rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred rehabilitation therapy in clients’ homes and community settings.
• 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.

Skills

Communication skills

Motivation and empathy

Teamwork

Assessment skills

Community rehabilitation

Education

Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Job description

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Band 5 Community Therapy Physiotherapist.

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Community Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday- Sunday 08:00-18:00- occasional weekend working may be required) Job ref 382-NBC171-26

Site Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 05/11/2026 23:59

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

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 looking for a dedicated, compassionate and professional Band 5 Physiotherapist who wants to make a genuine difference in the lives of people working within our Community Therapy North Team.

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

What You’ll Do

• 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

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.

Working for our organisation

What We Offer

• 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Work within and adhere to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, The Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) standards of practice, The Trust relevant policies and guidelines.
The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision of highlyspecialised assessment, treatment, intervention and discharge planning of clientsreferred to the service.
Responsible for managing a caseload of patients with a variety of complex
conditions including chronic, disabling and life limiting illnesses.
Carry out specialist assessment and treatment including the prescription of essentialequipment as part of the therapeutic intervention. Specifically assessing issuesrelated to the barriers which prevent the individual carrying out activities of dailyliving e.g. mobility, moving and handling, functional restrictions, activity tolerance,hand eye coordination, positioning, cognitive impairment, social and psychological
issues, environmental restrictions.
The post holder will act as a source of expertise and demonstrate advancedknowledge, skill and experience in their role.
Assist the Clinical Specialist in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating thetherapy service.
Educate other health care professionals, multi-agency professionals and therapystudents within the speciality.
Work in the community as a lone practitioner in line with the Trust Lone WorkerPolicy.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

• Qualification Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration

Experience and Knowledge

• 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

• Good communication, planning, organisational and time management skills
• Basic IT skills
• Realistic insight into clinical skills and limitations
• 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

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £24, Standard DBS check £24 and Enhanced DBS check £45.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £15. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here .

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non‑smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.