Physiotherapist

UHCW; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Physiotherapist for a 12-month fixed-term/secondment role in the Coventry Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. The post covers community settings, including patients' homes, with a focus on reablement and discharge support.

The role requires comprehensive clinical assessments and evidence-based interventions across neurological, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal and elderly care.

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in physiotherapy and HCPC registration.
• Post-graduate training relevant to physical conditions.
• Experience in community or intermediate care settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, treatment and review of patients with a wide variety of conditions.
• Deliver interventions addressing patients' physical, cognitive, psychosocial, behavioural, sensory and environmental needs.
• Support 7-day working rotas to ensure delivery of key services.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives and data quality.
• Support and supervise junior staff and students as appropriate.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Relationship building

Autonomy

Problem solving

Computer literacy

Therapeutic moving and handling

Supervisory experience

Education

Diploma/degree in physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Post-graduate education in physical conditions

Job description

Main area Community Physiotherapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working) Job ref 218-AHP-B6-8326495

Site Community Integrated Neighbourhood Teams Town Coventry Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 21/10/2026

Job overview

Are you an experienced and motivated Physiotherapist looking to take the next step in your career? We are offering an exciting 12-month fixed term/secondment opportunity within theCoventry Integrated Neighbourhood Teams – a pioneering service that brings together health and social care professionals to deliver seamless, person-centred care.

As a Physiotherapist, you will manage a varied caseload, providing specialist assessments and evidence-based interventions to patients with a wide range of health conditions across community settings, including patients' homes and short-term placements.

You will be part of an innovative team supportingreablement, hospital discharge, and admission avoidance across urgent and emergency care pathways. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues, you will help shape and influence the delivery of integrated care for the people of Coventry.

Main duties of the job

Using your clinical expertise and sound professional judgement, you will work collaboratively with colleagues, patients, carers, social care partners, and third-sector organisations to support individuals to achieve their goals, maximise independence, and remain at home wherever possible. You will undertake holistic assessments, develop tailored care and therapy plans, and deliver interventions that address patients' physical, cognitive, psychosocial, behavioural, sensory, and environmental needs.

The successful candidate will possess strong knowledge across a variety of clinical areas, including neurological, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, respiratory, falls, and care of older people. You will also contribute to service improvement initiatives, support effective information management and data quality, and work alongside team leaders and managers to enhance the delivery of integrated community services across Coventry.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, treatment and review of patients with a wide variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, care of the elderly, respiratory and falls, to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, contribute to effective admission avoidance and support patients with complex health care needs.
• This will be for patients predominantly in their place of residence, but will include short term placements and other settings.
• To provide advice and guidance to others, patients, carers and staff working in health and social care.
• To support professional development of the staff within Coventry Integrated Neighbourhood teams and other services as appropriate.
• To support and contribute toward service development and meeting Key Performance Indicators.
• To participate in 7 day working rotas to ensure delivery of key services.

A full UK driving license is essential for this post. Please note that an international driving license is not accepted.

The group is currently trialling a new Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) model following a collaborative event with internal and external stakeholders. This pilot aims to explore team structures and assess the impact on patient experience. While no formal redesign has taken place yet, the outcomes of this trial may inform future service delivery and team configuration across the group.

If you are successful in your application, please be aware that your team structure and line management may be subject to change in the future as part of this evolving model. However, any formal changes will be preceded by appropriate consultation in line with organisational policy.

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in physiotherapy Evidence of post-graduate education E.g. Post graduate diploma/training relevant to physical conditions or equivalent experience Current HCPC Registration

Experience

• Documented evidence of Continuing professional development Significant post graduate clinical experience with good basic training/post graduate rotations (or within a community / intermediate care setting) Experience of Health & Safety/ Risk management Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Supervision of junior staff and students Leadership and first line management experience Experience in change management Community experience Experience of audit and/or research

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge and application of physiotherapy assessments and interventions relevant to client group Understanding of outcome measures Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance in relation to physiotherapy

Skills

• Good personal organisational and time management skills Demonstrates initiative Proven ability to build effective working relationships Initiates innovative ideas for practice Good interpersonal skills Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues Supervisory/ annual review skills. Therapeutic moving and handling knowledge/skills Ability to organise and respond efficiently/ effectively to complex information Computer literacy
• Presentation and training skills

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

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.