Community Physiotherapist

CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist within our Community Therapy Service in Brighton and Hove. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team providing essential rehabilitation services to patients in diverse environments, particularly focusing on those with long-term health conditions. The position offers excellent training opportunities, flexible hours, and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Registered Physiotherapist with experience in community settings.
• Experience working with patients with long term conditions and frailty.
• Competent in providing rehabilitation in patients' homes.

Responsibilities

• Assess, treat, and monitor patients with long-term conditions.
• Provide rehabilitation services both in the community and nursing homes.
• Conduct joint patient visits and liaise with various staff levels.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Rehabilitation

Teamwork

Patient monitoring

Education

Physiotherapy degree

Job description

Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist Community Therapy Service (Brighton and Hove)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Band 6 Senior physiotherapists. The post would cover both the Community Therapy Team and our in-reach bedded team.

A B6 developmental role would be considered for a potential candidate.

Our multidisciplinary Community Therapy team provide

• Short term support for people who require assistance with activities of daily living
• A rehabilitation service, including a range of therapies
• Community rehab for people with long term conditions and frailty
• In-reach team to assess and provide rehabilitation programmes to patients that are admitted to the spot purchase bed in Brighton and Hove - we cover weekends in the beds team.
• Discharge planning with access visits to facilitate patients to transfer the care from nursing homes to their own homes.
  
  

Calling all registered Physiotherapists looking to join a forward-thinking team – you could be an essential part of one of our Therapy Hub teams in Sussex!

We are looking for someone (an experienced Band 5 or Band 6) with sound clinical skills to join our newly developed and expanding Community Therapy team. The post holder will assess, treat and monitor patients with long term conditions and frailty, as well as providing rehabilitation within their own homes. The post holder will need to have experience of working within a variety of clinical settings, particularly the community.

Therapists who have experience of working in teams alongside Band 3 and 4 unregistered staff and enjoys helping others to learn will be beneficial. The post is advertised as full time 1.0 wte . We will consider applications for any part time hours (at least 0.4 wte)/job sharing or compressed hours.

Due to the domiciliary nature of this post a full UK driving license and access to a car is essential. The post is subject to successful interview, references, DBS clearance and Occupational Health checks.

The Post Will Involve

This will include joint patient visits, liaison with staff at all levels, providing feedback and escalating concerns.

The post will involve working with patients with a wide variety of pathologies and medical conditions and will involve visiting patients in their own homes or in-reach to nursing homes.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
  
  

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Lee Job title: Therapy Operational Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07825584941

01273 696011 ext 3855