Senior Physiotherapist

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Horsham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Career development

Training opportunities

Job summary

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Senior Community Physiotherapist in the Community Therapy Team North, covering Horsham, Crawley and Mid-Sussex. You will deliver holistic, personalized rehabilitation and lead within an MDT, driving service development and clinical excellence in a dynamic community setting.

The role emphasises flexible hours (full or part-time), strong teamwork, and ongoing professional development within a supportive NHS environment.

Responsibilities

• Patient Care: Conduct assessments and plan treatments for patients with diverse conditions, making appropriate referrals to our partners.
• Leadership: Contribute to the MDT by allocating visits and supporting clinical and operational leads; supervise and develop colleagues across four pillars of practice.
• Mobility: A full UK driving licence and access to your own car are essential as you’ll cover Horsham, Crawley and Mid-Sussex.
• Service development and Quality Improvement: Participate in creating and implementing change and utilising new skills with training support.
• Clinical Excellence: Stay at the forefront of physiotherapy practice with evidence-based interventions.

Job description

Senior Community Physiotherapist Opportunity In Community Therapy Team North

Are you ready to progress your physiotherapy career? Join our dynamic North Community Therapy Team as a Senior Community Physiotherapist, where you'll deliver holistic, personalized, therapeutic care that makes a meaningful impact on people’s lives.

Why Join Us?

We're offering exciting roles in our Horsham and Crawley team, where you'll be part of well-established, Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) across vibrant local communities.

What We Offer

• Flexible Work Schedule: Our teams operate Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm (excluding bank holidays), ensuring you have the flexibility to balance your professional and personal life. Full and part time hours will be considered.
• Career Development: Whether you're an experienced Band 6 Physiotherapist or looking to advance from a Band 5 role, we provide robust support to help you thrive.
• Holistic Care: You'll conduct specialist assessments and reviews aimed at improving or maintaining quality of life. Help individuals take control of their health with tailored rehabilitation interventions, personalized care planning, and goal setting.
• Integrated Services: Enhance access to services through a coordinated MDT approach, ensuring comprehensive care for our community members.
• Service development and Quality Improvement: As a growing and developing service, there are many exciting opportunities to participate in creating and implementing change and utilising new skills. This can be supported by additional training and professional development opportunities.
• Clinical Excellence: Stay at the forefront of advancements in Physiotherapy, continuously improving your practice and ensuring that interventions reflect the latest evidence-based practices

Your Role

• Patient Care: Conduct assessments and plan treatments for patients with diverse conditions, making appropriate referrals to our partners.
• Leadership: Contribute to the MDT by allocating visits and supporting clinical and operational leads. You'll also supervise and develop colleagues, enhancing both clinical and non-clinical skills across the four pillars of practice.
• Mobility: A full UK driving license and access to your own car is essential as you'll cover various geographic areas within the CTT North service provision (Horsham, Crawley and Mid-Sussex).
• Service development and Quality Improvement: As a growing and developing service, there are many exciting opportunities to participate in creating and implementing change and utilising new skills. This can be supported by additional training and professional development opportunities.
• Clinical Excellence: Stay at the forefront of advancements in Physiotherapy, continuously improving your practice and ensuring that interventions reflect the latest evidence-based practices

Why Our Trust?

Our Trust is dedicated to supporting your work/life balance with flexible working options and tailored support for advancing your clinical practice and leadership skills. We foster a supportive, positive environment where you can grow professionally and personally. There are numerous Wellbeing and staff support services available to support a healthy work life balance.

We 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.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

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
• 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
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

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 may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Debbie Pirkis Job title: Operational Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07484403616

Debbie Pirkis

Operational Lead

07484403616

Available Monday - Thursday 08:30 - 16:30