Senior Physiotherapist (Intermediate Care) (Band 6) - Physiotherapy - Cambridgeshire and Peterb[...]

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

An established health care organization is seeking a dynamic Senior Physiotherapist to join their Intermediate Care Team. This part-time role offers the opportunity to provide essential clinical therapy support to patients in their homes, ensuring they receive the best care possible during their recovery. The ideal candidate will be flexible and enjoy working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes. With a commitment to community-based health care, this position allows you to make a significant impact on the lives of individuals in your locality. If you are passionate about helping others and thrive in a supportive environment, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible job share opportunities

Professional development via CPFT Academy

Free on-site parking

Stress awareness training

Mindfulness training

Counselling service

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy required.
• Current HCPC registration is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical therapy support to patients in their homes.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patient care.

Skills

Patient Care

Clinical Assessment

Team Collaboration

Communication Skills

Holistic Assessment

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Current HCPC Registration

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Senior Physiotherapist (Intermediate Care)

Band 6

Main area Physiotherapy Grade Band 6 Contract 6 months (Fixed term) Hours Part time - 20 hours per week Job ref 310-MOPAC-7033067

Site Kingfisher House Town Huntingdon Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/05/2025 23:59

Job overview

6 Month Fixed-Term Contract

We are currently looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic part time (20 hours per week) Senior Physiotherapist to join our Intermediate Care Team in the North on a six months fixed Term Contract. B ase will be Kingfisher House Huntingdon (working as part of the discharge to assess pathway)

The role will be providing clinical therapy support to the expanding service based in Peterborough and Huntingdon, supporting patients across the North locality.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that patients get the best care possible in their own homes, maximising patients potential in the initial phases upon discharge from hospital in our short stay service.

Successful applicants will be expected to assist in the development of the integrated care workers to support the clinical delivery of the service and proactively work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patient flow and safety.

The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient focused, community based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital

If you are looking for a new challenge, are dynamic, flexible and enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team making a difference in our community then you are the right person for us.

Main duties of the job

The role will be providing clinical therapy support to the expanding service based in the North supporting patients across the Peterborough and Huntingdon locality.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that patients get the best care possible in their own homes, maximising patients potential in the initial phases upon discharge from hospital in our short stay service. The service also provides therapy within our interim bed environment and supporting the prevention of hospital admissions.

Successful applicants will be expected to assist in the development of the integrated care workers to support the clinical delivery of the service and proactively work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patient flow and safety.

The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient focused, community based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital; early assessment for care needs and avoidance of hospital admission.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work
• To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines
• To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills
• To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting
• Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately
• Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks
• To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions
• To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication eg hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain
• Actively involved in the development of the service/organisational aims and objectives of the Teams and the new model of care
• To work effectively within the team structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews
• To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate
• To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient
• To support with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) provides integrated community and mental health, learning disability and social care services of the highest standard due to our continued commitment to quality and service improvement. We aim to support people of all ages to achieve the very best they can for their health and well being. To ensure that we achieve this goal we look to recruit candidates of a high calibre that share our passion for delivering excellent service user care, research and education

Benefits of working for CPFT include:

• Annual leave allowance 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service)
• Flexible job share opportunities
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Professional development via the CPFT Academy which provides in-house training programmes
• Free on-site parking
• Stress awareness training
• Mindfulness training
• Counselling service
• Occupational health support

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent eg. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the Physiotherapy profession
• Current HCPC registration
• Documented evidence of own continuing professional development
• Willingness to undertake Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification
• Member of CSP

Experience

• Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings
• Clinical supervisor
• Community experience

Skills & Abilities

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Able to assess plan and implement care
• Support Integrated Care Workers
• Understanding of clinical supervision
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
• Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
• Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
• Understands the principle of confidentiality
• SystmOne

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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.

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