Physiotherapist - Community

Elht; Darwen; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fabulous training programme

Equal opportunities employer

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 physiotherapist to join a community therapy service, delivering rehabilitation in patients' homes and supporting discharge from acute care. The role involves autonomous practice, MDT collaboration, and supervising junior staff within a busy community team.

The post is based mainly in Blackburn with Darwen, with cross-locality work across the East Lancs footprint.

Qualifications

• Post graduate therapy experience to include community and rehab.
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical fields in rotations.
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy/Royal College of Occupational Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Autonomous practitioner delivering specialised assessment and treatment in the community.
• Manage a caseload of patients with complex conditions, including long-term condition management and discharge planning.
• Provide supervision to staff and support to MDT colleagues in neighbourhood teams.
• Carry out patient assessments, interventions and discharge planning in patients' homes across the East Lancs footprint.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Clinical assessment

Team supervision

Community rehabilitation

Education

Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy

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Main area Diagnostics & Clinical Support Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: across East Lancashire within the community Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 435-D147-26-A

Site East Lancashire Town Blackburn with Darwen Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in a community rehabilitation team for a band 6 physiotherapist to join a supportive and enthusiastic community therapy service as a Physiotherapist, working across community delivering rehabilitation in patients own homes following discharge from an acute bed, or supporting Long term condition management.

The team comprises of qualified physiotherapists, and assistant practitioners, and assistant therapy staff, who work closely with the wider MDT and INT teams in community.

You will be working with patients with a large variety of conditions and disabilities, in their own homes and local community. You will be responsible for assessment, intervention, and discharge of a caseload of patients, act as the direct supervisor to staff and provide support and expertise to the other members of the team.

We offer a fabulous training programme within a supportive team

The service operates across 5 days , Monday to Friday

Your nominated base will be Blackburn with Darwen, however cross locality working across the East Lancs footprint at times.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision ofspecialised assessment and treatment of patientsreferred to the service. Responsible for managing a caseload of patients with a variety of complexconditions including long term condition management and acute hsopital discharges. You will see patients in own homes , working with an MDT in other organisations. You will carry out specialist assessment and treatment including the prescription of essentialequipment as part of the therapeutic intervention .

You will play an important link with PCN and MDT teams in attending meetings as part of neighbour hood team working

Working for our organisation

East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area.

We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision ofspecialised assessment, treatment, intervention and discharge planning of patientsreferred to the service. Responsible for managing a caseload of patients in community, and onward referral and discharge.

Person specification

EVIDENCE OF

• o Post graduate therapy experience to include community and rehab

EVIDENCE OF

• o Profession specific Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy o Health Professions Council Registration o Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical fields in rotations. o Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy/ Royal College of Occupational Therapy o Involvement in Special Clinical Interest Group

EVIDENCE OF

• o Post graduate therapy experience to include community and rehab. o Post graduate training in relevant clinical areas o Experience of delivering training to colleagues in health and/or other agencies. o Experience of working in an integrated therapy or multi professional MDT o Experience of therapy student and/or support staff supervision o Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff/students/assistants o Experience of working with patients with dementing

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost for an Enhanced DBS, is £45.90 and for a Basic & Standard, this is £24.90 this cost includes a £4.90 admin fee.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

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.

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