Specialist Physiotherapist

Cornwall Partnership; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Bodmin is seeking an experienced Physiotherapist (Band 6) for a permanent full-time role. The post involves working in the North Cornwall Integrated Therapy Team, delivering advanced assessments, leading junior staff, and developing physiotherapy services across community and hospital settings.

The role requires HCPC registration, membership of the CSP, and a commitment to flexible, patient-centred care with opportunities for leadership and

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification - Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy.
• Current Professional registration - HCPC.
• Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
• Evidence of further training relevant to speciality e.g. Post Graduate Courses.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard physiotherapy service with advanced assessments and formulate diagnoses and treatment.
• Provide leadership for support staff and junior staff through supervision and training.
• Participate in planning and development of Physiotherapy Services.
• Model and deliver evidence-based clinical care as an autonomous physiotherapist.
• Support community rehabilitation and reablement models across services and settings.

Education

Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy

HCPC registered

Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists

Post Graduate Courses

Job description

Main area Physiotherapist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day rota) Job ref 201-26-883

Site Bodmin Hospital - CATU Town Bodmin Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Physiotherapist to join the North Cornwall Integrated Therapy Team. We are looking for a flexible, reliable person, with leadership qualities who enjoys working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Bodmin CATU is a progressive short-stay ward with a fast-paced assessment unit.The overall aim of the CATU isto provide place-based care through an inpatient chair / bed based comprehensive assessment service for individuals who require short term medical, nursing or therapy assessment.

The post holder will treat patients with complex and varied pathologies and presentations, including a wide range of conditions. Every contact and treatment plan are different, bringing variety and challenge to each working day. We also provide outreach visits to some patients following discharge from the CATU, providing opportunity for community follow up.

You will be supported in developing your clinical skills, integration with the wider MDT and community services. As an education focused team, you will have access to an in-service training programme, clinical and peer supervision, as well as wider learning and development opportunities. We encourage our staff to actively participate in both service improvement and leadership development.

To find out more about working for the Trust as a HCPC registered member of staff, please watch this video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/AAw8fv32fP8

Main duties of the job

Thepurpose of the post is

• To provide a high standard physiotherapy service, performing advanced assessments of patients including those with highly complex presentations, and from this formulating a diagnosis and treatment.
• To provide leadership for support staff and junior staff through supervision and training.
• To participate in the planning and development of Physiotherapy Services.
• Model and deliver excellent evidence based clinical care, working as an autonomous physiotherapist.
• To support the community rehabilitation and reablement model in line with a ‘one workforce’ culture across services, settings, and sectors in the community and step-down intermediate care settings.

This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Professional Qualification - Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Current Professional registration - HCPC
• Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
• Evidence of further training relevant to speciality e.g. Post Graduate Courses

Experience

• Broad range of post graduate experience of medical, surgical, orthopaedic and neurological settings
• Comprehensive experience of working as an physiotherapist with patients with complex conditions
• Experience of co-ordinating and delegating tasks to others within a team
• A broad range of clinical experience in a variety of community and inpatient settings.
• Experience of providing regular supervision for junior team members
• Participation in clinical audit/research activity

Personal Qualities

• Excellent communication skills, using empathy, negotiation and motivation
• Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice
• Commitment to working flexibly and enabling the development of new models of service delivery

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Name Judith Fisher Job title Inpatient Therapy Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01208 251387 Additional information

We welcome informal visits to come and meet the team and see what we are all about .

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.