Senior Physiotherapist | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

North East London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 4,000 - 6,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist for their Intensive Rehabilitation Service, focusing on community rehabilitation across multiple London boroughs. This role involves managing a caseload, providing patient-centered care, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Ideal candidates will be registered physiotherapists with a commitment to improving rehabilitation services. Competitive pay and benefits, including a high-cost area supplement and flexible working conditions, are offered.

Benefits

NHS pension

Protected CPD time

Agile working devices

Qualifications

• Passion for rehabilitation and prior experience in community healthcare.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Commitment to improving patient self-management and independence.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload of community-based patients.
• Deliver high-impact, person-centred rehabilitation in patients’ homes.
• Collaborate with acute teams for seamless transitions of care.

Skills

Rehabilitation

Team collaboration

Patient-centered care

Supervising junior staff

Education

Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC)

Tools

Agile working devices

Job description

Overview

Permanent Opportunity: Senior Physiotherapist (Band 6) – Intensive Rehabilitation Service (IRS). Location: NELFT – Community Role covering 3 London boroughs (Office at Goodmayes Hospital, IG3 8XJ). Includes weekend rota and late shifts (12–8pm).

Are you a Band 5 Physiotherapist ready to take the next step in your career? Or a Band 6 looking for a fresh, rewarding challenge this winter? We’re offering a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic and supportive Intensive Rehabilitation Service (IRS) – a multidisciplinary community team that plays a vital role in reducing hospital admissions and supporting early discharges.

As a Senior Physiotherapist, you’ll:

• Manage your own caseload of community-based patients
• Deliver high-impact, person-centred rehabilitation in patients’ homes
• Collaborate with inpatient and acute teams to ensure seamless transitions of care
• Provide supervision, training, and joint sessions with colleagues across the team

This is your chance to make a real difference while gaining valuable experience in a fast-paced, community-focused setting.

If you’re passionate about rehabilitation, thrive in a collaborative environment, and want to grow your leadership skills – we’d love to hear from you.

Please review the Job Description and ensure you meet the requirements before applying.

Service Context and Responsibilities

Working as part of the Intensive Rehabilitation Service (IRS) to provide high quality, timely rehabilitation for patients requiring step up from the integrated health team or step down from an acute or community bed. Delivering high quality rehabilitation in a patient’s home rather than in a community bed setting for those patients with a rehabilitation need as part of a multi professional service/team. Working with patient centred goal orientated rehabilitation to promote self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. Providing onward referrals to other community services including health and social care to ensure the safe management of the patient when completing their IRS episode of care.

The post holder will be a Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC) responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable. The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively support and liaise with other health and social care professionals and agencies.

Please refer to the job description attached for the full responsibilities of the role.

Company Values

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Employment Details

Probationary Period: This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London: This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 - per annum, pro rata for part time).

We can offer excellent work-life balance and benefits including:

• Protected CPD time with a diverse In Service Training Programme
• Regular supervision
• NHS pension
• Close transport links into London
• Opportunity for service development and audit
• Flexibility within our 7 day working services
• Agile working devices to support community based working

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

Additional Information

Certificates of Sponsorship: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI: Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025