Physiotherapist

Shropshire Community Health Nhs Trust; Ludlow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health trust in Ludlow is seeking a motivated Physiotherapist to join its locality therapy team. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in rehabilitation within a community setting and be capable of working autonomously. Responsibilities include providing assessments and rehabilitation for patients with diverse conditions and managing caseloads in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. This role demands flexibility with weekend working as part of a 7-day service, fostering professional development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Interest and experience in rehabilitation within a community setting.
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner.
• Band 6 level.

Responsibilities

• Providing physiotherapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients with varied conditions.
• Managing own and team's caseload, including triage of referrals.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams including GPs and nurses.
• Supporting junior and non-registered staff.

Skills

Rehabilitation experience

Autonomy

Job description

About the role

We are seeking a motivated Physiotherapist to join our locality therapy team.

The successful candidate will be based from Ludlow Hospital and work across beautiful south west Shropshire as part of our community therapy team.

The successful individual must have an interest and experience in rehabilitation within a community setting and be able to work as an autonomous practitioner.

Our community therapy pathways include supported hospital discharge, urgent and end of life referrals requiring a 24 hour response and routine community therapy.

This is a 7 day service, with weekend working on a rota basis.

Responsibilities

• Providing physiotherapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients with a wide range of conditions and complex needs.
• Effectively managing own and the team's caseload, including triage of referrals and regular caseload reviews.
• Working closely with multidisciplinary and multi‑agency teams, including nurses, GPs, urgent care colleagues and social care.
• Working closely with community hospital colleagues and providing support to inpatient teams as required, offering continuity to patients.
• Supporting and supervising junior and non‑registered staff.

Qualifications

• Interest and experience in rehabilitation within a community setting.
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner.
• Band 6 level.

Professional Development and Support

• Strong commitment to clinical supervision and continued professional development.
• Supportive and proactive environment with opportunities for supervision, training, peer support and service development, locally and county‑wide.

About the Trust

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community‑based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Equal Opportunity

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life – and a good work life/home life balance.