Band 5 Community Therapy Physiotherapist. | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Fleetwood; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Community Therapy Physiotherapist to join our Community Therapy North Team in Fleetwood (FY7 8GU). You will provide person-centred rehabilitation in clients' homes and community settings, helping people regain independence and confidence after illness or injury.

The role offers full-time hours, permanent contract, and a supportive environment with ongoing training and professional development.

Qualifications

• Must hold a physiotherapy degree and be HCPC registered.
• Experience in community-based rehabilitation or recovery work is essential.
• Strong communication, empathy and problem-solving skills required.
• Ability to motivate individuals at varying stages of recovery.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred rehabilitation in clients’ homes and community settings.
• Support clients to develop daily living skills, mobility and independence.
• Deliver structured intervention plans and monitor progress.
• Work with physiotherapists, OTs, nurses and MDTs.
• Facilitate group-based rehabilitation, wellbeing sessions or community outreach.

Skills

Physiotherapy qualification

Community-based rehabilitation

Communication skills

Empathy

Motivation for recovery

Job description

Band 5 Community Therapy Physiotherapist. | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 pa

Hours: Full-time

Location: Fleetwood, FY7 8GU

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 26 Oct 2026

Closing date: 25 Nov 2026

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

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.

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.

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.

This advert closes on Thursday 5 Nov 2026

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