Senior Physiotherapist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Southampton seeks a motivated Senior Physiotherapist to join their Community Neuro Rehabilitation Team. The role focuses on providing specialized therapy for patients with neurological conditions and working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team. The successful applicant will need post graduate experience, including some neurological clinical experience, and will receive professional specific support. This part-time contract is fixed for up to one year.

Qualifications

• Post graduate experience, including neurological clinical experience.
• Evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clients requiring specialist rehabilitation.
• Plan and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs.
• Supervise junior staff and students on clinical placement.

Skills

Clinical specialism

Team collaboration

Neurological experience

Education

Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy

Post registration course (e.g., Stroke Rehabilitation)

Job description

Senior Physiotherapist

The closing date is 07 December 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Physiotherapist to join our Community Neuro Rehabilitation Team (CNRT) in Southampton.

The successful post holder will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience working within our team.

This post is to cover maternity leave in the team and is a fixed term post of 18.75hpw, for up to one year.

CNRT is a friendly team that provides specialist community therapy intervention to patients with a wide variety of neurological conditions and presentations in the Southampton city and surrounding Hampshire region. The successful post holder will provide individualized programs of rehabilitation to patients of varying complexity, provide clinical specialism to the team as well as Team Lead support and guidance.

You will work closely with the other Physio's within the team as well as other multidisciplinary team members including Rehab Consultants, Specialist Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Rehab Assistants and admin support.

You will receive profession specific and CPD support from Band 7 Physiotherapists within the service.

The post holder will have post graduate experience which should include some specific neurological clinical experience and relevant CPD as well as evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team.

This is a community post and therefore access to a car for community visits essential.

For further details please contact: Sally Roberts [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

• To work in our multi-professional team (CNRT).
• Work in close collaboration with other relevant services/agencies e.g. acute rehab units, community rehab teams, virtual wards, rapid response etc.
• Manage caseload of clients whilst working within the community and oversee caseload for rehab assistants.
• Undertake assessment and treatment of clients, who have complex / and or chronic presentation requiring specialist skills and determine profession specific and multidisciplinary rehabilitation interventions.
• Plan and implement comprehensive programmes of intervention for clients who require intensive rehabilitation in the community setting.
• Work with clients to develop greater self-management of health.
• To manage and organise the team's caseload when the team leader is absent e.g. attending the MDT meeting, scheduling work for self and other team members, providing specialist advise to team members and external agencies.
• Carry out profession specific and general multidisciplinary rehabilitation procedures, many of which will require specialist skills and knowledge.
• Supervise junior members of staff, rehab assistants and students on clinical placement.
• Participate in and maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new developments e.g., active involvement in professional special interest groups and taking responsibility to incorporate into practice.
• To actively contribute to team developments on a routine basis.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy, state registered.
• Post registration course e.g. Stroke Rehabilitation, LTC management, Palliative care, Postural management, Continence Care.

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

£38,682 to £46,580 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 year

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-SSW-9855

Job locations

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre