Senior Physiotherapist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on the Isle of Wight is recruiting a full-time Senior Physiotherapist to join a friendly multidisciplinary community rehabilitation team. You will support staff development and help implement 7-day working to improve access to rehabilitation.

You will assess patients with diverse presentations, manage a caseload with autonomous practice, and contribute to audits and service improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy required.
• HCPC registration required.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and reflective practice.
• Membership of a special interest group is desirable.
• Post-graduate accredited training such as Normal Movement is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment and develop and deliver individualized treatment plans.
• Manage your own caseload and a defined area of the service with supervision as needed.
• Undertake clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and participate in quality improvement activities.
• Contribute to staff development, MDT working and steps towards 7-day working transformation.

Education

Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

CPD Diary including evidence or reflective practice

Membership of special interest group

Post graduate accredited training e.g., Normal Movement

Job description

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Physiotherapist

The closing date is 15 November 2026

We are recruiting for a full time Senior Physiotherapist to join our friendly and hardworking team on the Isle of Wight

This role requires flexible and innovative Physiotherapists to work within a Multidisciplinary Community Rehabilitation Team. You will be asked to support the development of staff and support a step by step implementation of 7 day a week working. These and other transformations will promote greater accessibility to rehabilitation for the population of the Isle of Wight.

You will help increase function and promote independence through a range of therapeutic interventions in a variety of settings including in a person's home, a clinic setting or in a Community Rehabilitation Bed. With opportunity to share your previous knowledge and partake in the sharing of up-to-date evidence-based practice research, peer support, local training, national conference and training attendance.

Our aim is that our culture holds learning and development at the heart, where career growth can be achieved, through structured education and clinical supervision. With well-defined pathways, both clinically and educationally we can promote a wider skillset and breadth of knowledge developing careers towards advancing practice.

Main duties of the job

The opportunity to be part of an integrated service that actively encourages Quality Improvement and career development pathways.

Be part of a positive high performing culture that acknowledges people as individuals underpins the spirt of community working, where diversity and inclusion are valued, and success is celebrated.

Independently perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations, complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

You will hold responsibility for your own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision. Supervision taking the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from colleagues will be available if required.

Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

Undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice within each rotation. Make recommendations to Team Lead/Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist for changes to practice.

Independently perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations, complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis, develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.

We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.

Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

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 / Diploma in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC Registration.
• Continued Professional Development Diary including evidence or reflective practice, in service training any courses attended and clinical experience gained.
• Membership of special interest group.
• Relevant post graduate accredited training e.g., Normal Movement.

Experience

• Broad range of experience at junior level including ICU, medical, surgery, neurology, musculoskeletal outpatients, and elderly care.
• Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best clinical practice in relevant specialty.
• Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team.
• Remains up to date with professional practice and new research.
• Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit.
• Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patient.
• In depth knowledge of national and local clinical guidelines in relevant area.
• Previous experience at senior level.
• Student supervision / clinical education.

Additional Criteria

• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
• Willingness to participate in staff training.
• Ability to work within multi / interdisciplinary teams and set team goals, including discharge planning.
• Willing to work flexible hours, if necessary, to meet the needs of the service.
• Refer to Person Specification:

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

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearBased on full time hours