Community Physiotherapist

NHS; Ormskirk; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare provider is seeking a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Intermediate Care Rehabilitation Therapy Team. This role involves providing physiotherapy treatment to patients with acute conditions to prevent hospital admissions and support their recovery. Candidates should possess a degree in physiotherapy and relevant professional qualifications, along with skills in clinical reasoning and leadership. The position offers both full-time and part-time contracts, with a competitive salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner with qualification in Physiotherapy.
• Member of the relevant Professional Body.
• Evidence of recent professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide treatment to patients with acute illness.
• Deliver high-quality person-centred care.
• Devising specialist programmes for care.

Skills

Physiotherapy assessment

Clinical reasoning skills

Leadership qualities

Organisational skills

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Post-registration diploma

Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Intermediate Care Rehabilitation Therapy Team based within the East Dorset Locality.

Role: Provide Physiotherapy treatment to patients with acute illness to prevent unnecessary hospital admission, facilitate complex discharges, and support patients with Long Term Conditions. Predominantly working within the community but may need to work on ward within the local Community Hospital. Requires a valid UK Driving Licence and access to a car.

Key Opportunities

• Develop discipline‑specific skill and holistic assessment beyond traditional practice.
• Supervisory, leadership and service development skills.
• Support junior and assistant staff development.

Responsibilities

• Provide Physiotherapy assessment and treatment to people in their own homes, care homes or on Community Hospital wards, dependant on Locality.
• Deliver high‑quality person‑centred care considering safety, privacy and dignity.
• Specialist care and interventions, assessments, treatments and management of patients on a caseload within multidisciplinary team.
• Provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/service users.
• Devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level supplemented by post‑registration diploma level specialist training and/or short courses or demonstrable extensive experience in the relevant specialty.
• Member of the relevant Professional Body.
• Evidence of recent professional development in an up‑to‑date portfolio.
• Current valid UK Driving Licence.
• Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training (Desirable).
• Non‑Medical Prescriber (Desirable).
• Knowledge and understanding of Trust Strategy relevant to role (Desirable).

Experience

• Experience at Practitioner Band 5 level (Essential).
• Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of specialism (Essential).
• Specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information and make clinical judgement (Essential).
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively (Essential).
• Recent previous experience within a comparable role (Desirable).
• Experience of managing change (Desirable).

Managerial/Supervisory Experience

• Providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff (Essential).
• Devising and delivering training (Essential).

Personal Qualities

• Planning and organising complex activities, organise own time and that of junior staff and learners, discharge planning involving coordination with other agencies.
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to practice.
• Using tact and diplomacy.
• Analysing situations and providing resolution.
• Leadership qualities and role‑model performance.

Employment details

Band 6 – Salary £38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata for part time. Contract: Permanent. Working pattern: Full‑time, Part‑time. Date posted: 18 December 2025. Reference number: 152‑C314.25. Location: St Leonards Hospital, Ringwood Road, Hants, BH24 2RR.

Legal Checks

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust – EDICRT @ St Leonards Hospital, Ringwood Road, Hants, BH24 2RR.

Website: https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us