Senior Physiotherapist

West London NHS Trust; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is recruiting a highly motivated Physiotherapist to join the Community Recovery Service in Hounslow. You will deliver home-based rehabilitation, assessments, and personalised treatment plans within an interdisciplinary team to support independence and prevent deterioration.

The role involves autonomous clinical work with supervision from a senior physiotherapist and clinical lead, applying advanced reasoning and evidence-based practice to adults with varied needs in the

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration.
• Evidence of CPD portfolio and CSP membership.
• Membership of relevant specialist interest group.

Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritise a professional caseload within an interdisciplinary service.
• Provide high quality Physiotherapy assessment and treatment to adults.
• Develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes with advanced clinical reasoning.
• Collaborate with multi-agency team to meet patients' needs.
• Undertake autonomous physiotherapy care with senior support.
• Assess and document informed consent and engagement in decision making.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical reasoning

Supervision

Audit / research experience

Time management

Education

Physiotherapy degree/diploma

HCPC registration

Portfolio of CPD

CSP membership

Specialist interest group membership

Tools

None

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Site Heart of Hounslow Health Centre Town Hounslow Salary £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer) Salary period Yearly Closing 29/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 09/10/2026

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and flexible clinician with excellent clinical reasoning skills to join the Community Recovery Service.

The Community Recovery service is an integrated health and social care service for adults identified with uni and multi-disciplinary needs for recovery. The service will support independence by providing rehabilitation and reablement after an acute illness, injury or change in life circumstances. It aims to restore and maximise function or prevent deterioration in physical, psychological and social functioning through episodes of rehabilitation and reablement.

Therapists provide support and rehabilitation in the home.

The Community Recovery Service provides therapy for various pathways including:

• · Core/ general rehabilitation,
• · Discharge to Assess
• · Integrated discharge hub at west Middlesex hospital.

All health and social care professionals within the Community Recovery Service will have a set of core skills that all staff in the team are able to deliver regardless of profession. This supports the single assessment process, maximises use of resources and minimises duplication.

In addition, team members will retain specialist skills and knowledge which will be utilised as required to support specific clinical pathways. Specialists will also support other team members’ work to ensure fulfilment of relevant goals.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will act as a specialist clinician, participating as a member of the team while independently managing a specialist clinical caseload.

• · Manage and prioritise a professional caseload within the interdisciplinary service through efficient workload management, supervision and adjustment of service provision to meet changing priorities and ensure individual patients receive intervention timeously and appropriately.
• · They will provide high quality comprehensive Physiotherapy assessment and treatment to adults referred to the Hounslow Community Recovery Service.
• · Develop and deliver an individualised treatment programmes based on a problem solving and advanced clinical reasoning approach to the patients referred and monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention using valid outcome measures.
• · Work closely with the multi-agency team to meet the needs of the patients and enable them to receive a comprehensive service.
• · Undertake all aspects of Physiotherapy care as an autonomous practitioner (with support from a senior Physiotherapist & clinical lead).
• · Assess and document the patient’s ability to give informed consent and engage in decision making that could be contentious requiring a high degree of motivation, negotiation or persuasive reassurance skills.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC membership
• Evidence of personal/professional development portfolio
• CSP membership
• Membership of relevant specialist interest group

Experience

• Broad range of rotational posts
• Completed Band 5 Physiotherapy rotations and / or approximately 2 years Band 5 Community Physiotherapy experience
• Experience in MSK, Orthopaedics, Respiratory, Medical, Frailty, Rehabilitation, Neurology and Elderly Care
• Specific experience in Intermediate care / rapid response.
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of delegation to junior colleagues
• Involvement in audit, research and / or service development
• Experience of supervision of junior staff, students or rehabilitation assistants

Knowledge

• Good theoretical and practical knowledge of adult and elderly care treatment and rehabilitation strategies
• Experience of teaching other physiotherapy staff members, patients and other health care professionals
• Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Remain updated with professional practice and new research
• Understanding of National Health plans and implementations
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase your unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families and other professionals.

We’re committed to making our recruitment process clear and efficient. It’s in everyone’s interest that we get the very best people on board as soon as we can.