Rotational Physiotherapist

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading community health provider in Brighton is seeking two Physiotherapists for an 18-month rotation scheme. This role offers the chance to work across various community settings, enhancing patient care and rehabilitation. Applicants should be fully qualified and HCPC registered by October 1st 2025. This position provides an opportunity to grow professionally while making a meaningful impact on community health.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Fully qualified and HCPC registered before October 1st 2025.
• Welcome candidates with previous Band 5 experience.
• Ability to manage a supervised caseload.

Responsibilities

• Provide community therapy services across Brighton & Hove.
• Support patients in rehabilitation and recovery.
• Participate in continuing professional development.

Skills

HCPC registration

Experience in community therapy

Strong communication skills

Education

Fully qualified Physiotherapist

Job description

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We have an opportunity to recruit two Physiotherapists to our popular SCFT East Physiotherapy Rotation Scheme on an 18-month fixed term basis to cover staff secondment.

Our East Physiotherapy Rotation centres around our services across Brighton & Hove, with two rotations extending into Lewes, Wealden and Mid-Sussex.

If you are an ambitious, proactive Physiotherapist looking to be part of a supportive Trust, using your skills to provide excellent care in the community, we’d love to hear from you.

Here at SCFT our aim is to maximise opportunities for the people living in our communities to be as independent as possible in ‘what matters to them’. Our Physiotherapy teams support people to live full and active lives within their family circles, social networks, and workplace.

Main duties of the job

This supportive Band 5 Physiotherapy rotation aims to help you through the transition from student to skilled therapist and on this occasion we are looking for someone who will be fully qualified and HCPC registered before October 1st 2025 (proposed start date). We also welcome applications from those with some previous Band 5 experience.

You will have a supervised caseload and a programme of continuing professional development to assist in your progression. Our rotations enable newly qualified Physiotherapists to develop skills and competencies beyond graduate level in a variety of clinical specialties across inpatient, outpatient and community roles.

Rotations On Our East Physiotherapy Rotation Scheme

Community Therapy Teams

Community Neurological Rehabilitation

Community Respiratory Teams (inc. Pulmonary Rehabilitation)

Intermediate Care Unit (Inpatient Rehabilitation)

Falls and Fracture Prevention Service

MSK Outpatients

Home First (Supported Discharge)

In-Reach Beds (Community Therapy in reach into care home settings)

Sussex Rehabilitation Centre (Amputee Rehabilitation)

Our rotations occur on a 6 monthly basis, and you will be given the opportunity to provide your preferences for rotations, prior to rotation allocation, once you have joined our rotation scheme.

SCFT are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
  
  

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post will close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early submission.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Verity Jones Job title: Professional Lead for Physiotherapy Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07484 403617

Due to the nature of my role, it is not always possible to take telephone calls. Email contact is therefore preferred for enquiries.

Please note that this advert will close as soon as maximum number of applications is received, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

The proposed interview date is 27rd August, but this is subject to change and will be confirmed to successfully shortlisted candidates.

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