Senior Community Physiotherapist Eden ICC

NHS; Penrith; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Band 6 Physiotherapist in Penrith for a 9-month fixed term position. Duties include engaging patients in rehabilitation and providing evidence-based treatment. Applicants will work primarily with patients in the Eden Unit and community settings. Competitive salary of £38,682 to £46,580 per year along with 27 days of holiday. This position offers a chance for further professional development and excellent team collaboration.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

NHS Discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Completion of core junior rotations.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Experience of working within the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Engage patients in rehabilitation.
• Support discharges while ensuring an MDT approach.
• Provide evidence based treatments.

Skills

Excellent assessment and communication skills

Ability to work in challenging environments

Team working

Evidence based assessment and treatment

Education

CSP recognised Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Job description

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Community Physiotherapist Eden ICC

The closing date is 08 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has become available to gain experience as a Band 6 Physiotherapist within the Eden ICC. The position is a 9 month fixed term/secondment opportunity covering maternity leave.

26 hours per week, Monday to Friday with occasional weekend and bank holiday cover outside normal working hours.

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Eden ICC team where you will be working predominantly on the Eden Unit and then within the community response service as service needs arise. We are a fast paced and dynamic service providing a rapid response element including discharge facilitation, alongside providing rehabilitation across Eden ICC.

Where else can you enjoy one of the most beautiful areas of the UK around the edge of the Lake District whilst you work?!

Eden ICC provides admission prevention, supported discharge, specialist assessment and rehabilitation for patients with a wide range of long and short-term conditions. We work closely with our health and social care colleagues for care and advice.

The successful candidate will need to be dynamic and able to demonstrate excellent assessment and communication skills as well as good team working.

Main duties of the job

Eden ICC demonstrates fantastic multidisciplinary team working by supporting D2A's (Discharge to Assess) and providing rehabilitation alongside rapid response care. You will work particularly with patient's who have been stepped up or down to the Eden Unit. Engaging patient's in rehabilitation and supporting discharges, whilst ensuring an MDT approach is taken.

You will need to have excellent communication skills, be able to demonstrate the ability to work in challenging environments and be committed to working autonomously, providing evidence based assessment, treatment and rehabilitation.

This post offers the chance to develop clinical, supervisory and managerial skills. We support the education of physiotherapy students from local Universities, and you should be able to demonstrate commitment to your own and other's professional development.

We work closely with Commissioners, GPs, Acute Services, Community hospitals, CHOC, Cumbria County Council Adult Social Care and third sector organisations. A key focus is to provide care in patient's own homes to prevent hospital admissions, facilitate early discharge and where possible to enable patients to manage their own conditions and remain in their own homes, enhancing both their independence and quality of life.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Experience

• Completion of core junior rotations (Respiratory/neurological/musculo-skeletal/elderly care)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Previous experience of working at a Band 6 level
• Experience of working within a community setting.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Teaching / Mentoring of healthcare professionals

Qualifications

• CSP recognised Degree/Diploma or equivalent in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registered
• Evidence of attendance at relevant post graduate courses
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Knowledge

• Good Knowledge of Evidence Based Clinical Practice within Rehabilitation
• Good Knowledge of Continuing Professional Development/Lifelong Learning
• Knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance including Risk Management
• Understanding of Professional Code of Conduct and confidentiality
• Knowledge of key NHS drivers for change and implications for Physiotherapy services
• Knowledge of management of patients with long-term conditions and falls
• Knowledge of clinical audit and outcome measures, and their use in service improvement
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to organise workload of self and others
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Relevant practical physiotherapy skills
• The post holder needs good IT skills, the ability to input data, communicate via email and search for evidence based practice. The post holder will be able to manage the trusts computer systems following induction training.

Personal Circumstances

• Flexible
• Reliable
• Friendly and approachable
• Able to travel independently, (and at times) transport patients and /or equipment across the locality
• Able to work 7 days per week doing a variety of shifts between 8am-8pm.

Other Requirements

• Take an active part in training for personal and professional development
• Willing to actively take part in training of others
• full clean UK driving licence and access to own transport, including business insurance.

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum pro rata