Job summary
- Main area
- Community Physiotherpy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-7652474-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ludlow Hospital
- Town
- Ludlow
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum / Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
We are seeking a motivated Physiotherapist to join our locality therapy team.
The successful candidate will be based from Ludlow Hospital and work across beautiful south west Shropshire as part of our community therapy team.
The successful individual must have an interest and experience in rehabilitation within a community setting and be able to work as an autonomous practitioner.
Our community therapy pathways include supported hospital discharge, urgent and end of life referrals requiring a 24 hour response and routine community therapy.
This is a 7 day service, with weekend working on a rota basis.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
The post holders main responsibilities will be providing Physiotherapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients who have a wide range of conditions and complex needs. As well as effectively managing your own and the teams caseload, including triage of referrals and regular caseload reviews.
The team works closely with multidisciplinary and multi agency teams, including nurses, GPs, urgent care colleagues and social care.
As a locality therapist you will work closely with community hospital colleagues and provide support to inpatient teams as required, providing continuity to patients and an opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and knowledge.
We have a strong commitment to clinical supervision and continued professional development, offering a supportive and proactive environment within opportunities for supervision, training, peer support and service development, both locally and County wide.
As a band 6, the post holder will have the opportunity to support and supervise junior and non-registered staff.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Physiotherapy degree or diploma
- Evidence of specialist post graduate training and education with older adults.
- Evidence of core rotations (MSK, orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory, care of the older adult)
- Current HCPC registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post graduate experience in a variety of settings with experience in a community and inpatient setting.
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary and multi agency teams.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including NSF / NICE guidance
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and implications for services
- Excellent time management
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post in community
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stacey Greenan
- Job title
- Rehab Pathway Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07779459964
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