Physiotherapist

South West Community Chaplaincy; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Season ticket loan

Health Cash Plan

Cycle to Work scheme

27 days’ holiday plus public holidays

Job summary

St Joseph’s Hospice invites applications for a Physiotherapist to join the Therapies Team in delivering specialist palliative rehabilitation for both outpatients and inpatients. The role involves collaborating with occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and dietetics to tailor interventions and support the Empowered Living Team for home-based care.

We value patient-centered holistic care, effective communication, and strong teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare environment.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to patient-centred, holistic care.

Responsibilities

• Undertake physiotherapy assessments for outpatients and inpatients.
• Deliver specialist palliative rehabilitation and non-pharmacological symptom control.
• Collaborate with the Therapies Team (OT, SLT, Dietetics) and Empowered Living Team.
• Support patients in their own homes through physiotherapy-led services.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical assessment

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist in our Therapies Team at St Joseph’s Hospice.

We are looking for a Physiotherapist who has experience in a healthcare environment.

The Therapies Team consists of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetics. You will work collaboratively with the team in seeing people as out-patients and in-patients, delivering specialist palliative rehabilitation and non-pharmacological symptom control interventions. You will also support the Empowered Living Team, a physiotherapy-led, volunteer-enabled service supporting patients in their own homes.

Main duties of the job

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in undertaking physiotherapy assessments.
• Clinical reasoning skills necessary to tailor and adapt therapeutic interventions across a complex patient caseload.
• Excellent teamwork skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
• A commitment to patient-centred, holistic care, with a focus on what matters most to the patient.

About us

St Joseph's Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity, and as such it has a rich, Catholic heritage which informs our work today: to support and welcome those in need, from all different cultures, religions and backgrounds. We provide high-quality specialist palliative care for patients with cancer and other life-threatening conditions across East and North London. We have a large team of clinical staff who work across community, in-patient and out-patient services, delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families/carers.

Why Join Us?

• 27 days’ holiday plus public holidays, increasing to 33 days with length of service.
• Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events.
• Season ticket loan.
• Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme.
• Santander Cycles discount and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services.

Join St Joseph’s team and find out more!

Closing date: 22 November 2026.

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.