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Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Eye; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Unsocial hours pay

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Physiotherapist to join the North East Suffolk team delivering high-quality care in patients' homes. You will triage referrals, manage complex caseloads, and develop tailored treatment plans with a focus on self-management and patient empowerment.

The role requires excellent communication, collaboration across professional boundaries, and a valid driving licence for community-based work.

Qualifications

• Qualified Physiotherapist with HCPC registration.
• Experience at Band 6 level in community settings preferred.
• Must hold a valid driving licence for community-based work.

Responsibilities

• Triage and schedule referrals to the service in line with Trust policies.
• Manage a caseload of patients with complex needs.
• Perform assessments and develop treatment plans within holistic care.
• Create individualised management plans using advanced assessment and clinical reasoning.
• Ensure interventions are evaluated and discharge plans are timely.
• Provide training and advice to patients and carers to support self-management.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical assessment

Job description

Community Physiotherapist - Hartismere | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

The North West Integrated Neighbour Team are looking for Band 6 Community Physiotherapist to join their team at Hartismere Hospital!

You will be passionate, committed, innovative, enthusiastic, and highly motivated to delivering high quality care within a patient's home.

Do you possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work confidently and collaboratively across professional boundaries? Are you keen and motivated to learn? If so, then your skills are invaluable to us and we would like to hear from you.

Applicants need a valid drivers licence and access to a car for community-based work.

• To effectively triage and schedule all therapy referrals to the service in accordance with Trust’s policies and procedures and advise junior colleagues on more complex issues.
• To manage a caseload of patients with a range of multiple and complex health needs.
• To utilise a high level of clinical knowledge and experience to carry out assessments, setting objectives and implementing appropriate treatment, as part of the holistic care plan for individuals and/or groups.
• To formulate an individual management/treatment plan for each patient using wide range of advanced assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment skills, including health coaching and promotion of self-management skills.
• To ensure interventions are evaluated and plans modified to ensure effectiveness and timely discharge for the whole therapy team.
• To provide training and advice to patients and carers to facilitate their care plan in complex situations.
• To adhere to agreed national, professional and Trust standards.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bringwhat’swidely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Sep 2026