Specialist Physiotherapist

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greenwich is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist to join their team. The role involves delivering rehabilitation services in D2A units and the community, conducting assessments, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to support patient recovery. The ideal candidate will be HCPC-registered and have an interest in community rehab. This permanent, full-time position offers a salary ranging from £44,485 to £52,521 annually.

Benefits

Ongoing CPD and supervision

Supportive MDT environment

Diverse caseload and working environments

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Physiotherapist.
• Experience or interest in community rehab/discharge planning.
• Confident, collaborative, and patient-focused.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rehab in D2A units and community settings.
• Support safe discharges in collaboration with the MDT.
• Provide specialist physiotherapy across a varied caseload.
• Conduct home visits across the borough.
• Work autonomously within a supportive team.

Skills

HCPC registration

Experience in community rehab/discharge planning

Collaborative skills

Patient-focused approach

Education

Registered Physiotherapist

Job description

Job summary

Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist : D2A and CR-STAT

Join our dynamic, integrated team in Greenwich and make a real impact supporting patients across Discharge to Assess (D2A) Units, the D2A pathway, and in the community (CR-STAT team). Help people regain independence and stay safely at home.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rehab in D2A units and community settings
• Support safe discharges in collaboration with the MDT
• Provide specialist physiotherapy across a varied caseload
• Conduct home visits across the borough
• Work autonomously within a supportive team
• Align care with the Trust's community healthcare goals

What we're looking for

• HCPC-registered Physiotherapist
• Experience or interest in community rehab/discharge planning
• Confident, collaborative, and patient-focused

What we offer

• Diverse caseload and working environments
• Supportive, innovative MDT
• Ongoing CPD, supervision, and Trust benefits

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

The successful post-holder will work across 2 D2A units in Greenwich and CR-STAT team alongside a team of multidisciplinary professionals and maintain own client caseload.

• Undertake client assessment using standardised assessment tools and/or the single assessment process.
• Undertake holistic assessments and standardised falls assessment tools to develop a multidisciplinary care plan
• Work with the wider multidisciplinary team to devise a holistic care plan and ensure that all health and social needs are met to reduce risks and maintain independence
• Recommend appropriate interventions to promote independence and safety
• Provide physiotherapy assessment as an autonomous practitioner to clients, using clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice to develop individual care plans
• Maintain effective multidisciplinary communications to ensure treatment goals are met and a high-quality service is provided
• Ensure safe, appropriate and effective provision, installation and demonstration of equipment; develop knowledge of adaptations and equipment availability
• Contribute to meeting performance targets for the organisation

About us

Oxleas offers NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure settings, including district nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and collaborate with the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector. We employ 4,300 staff across a range of settings.

We have sites in the South of England, including London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Kent. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services and are committed to patient care and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care. Our values are: We\'re Kind, We\'re Fair, We Listen, We Care.

Details

Date posted: 29 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £44,485 to £52,521 a year pa inc

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 277-7518139-CPH

Job locations: Memorial Hospital, Shooters Hill, Greenwich, SE18 3RZ

Job responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.
• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support more junior staff to do likewise.
• To undertake physiotherapist assessments in the Discharge to Assess unit as well as in clients\' homes, in clinics and care homes as required.
• Able to assess and treat a variety of conditions (e.g., orthopaedic surgery, mobility problems, equipment needs, falls and other common pathologies).
• To compare and utilise appropriate treatments from a range of options to develop, implement and re-assess care plans on an ongoing basis.
• To demonstrate theoretical knowledge of multiple pathologies and impairments in the assessment of community clients, often with incomplete or conflicting referral information.
• To monitor, review and re-assess clients\' care plans and objectives against outcome measures to modify packages of care as appropriate to achieve goals.
• To seek guidance from more experienced colleagues regarding treatment of complex presentations.
• To provide advice and education to clients, carers and relatives based on clinical evidence.
• To provide falls prevention/healthy living advice to staff and clients as required (including care homes and health promotion events).
• To obtain client and/or carer consent prior to physiotherapy intervention in accordance with professional guidelines.
• To ensure management of clinical risk within own caseload.
• Exhibit developed manual handling knowledge and skills.
• Clinical prioritisation of own caseload.
• To communicate effectively with empathy and reassurance to maximise potential and understanding of conditions.
• Delegation and monitoring of clinical tasks to Therapy Assistant Practitioners and Rehab Assistants.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a DBS check may be requested.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For more information see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Memorial Hospital, Shooters Hill, Greenwich, SE18 3RZ. Website: oxleas.nhs.uk