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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Fixed term: 9 months (Staff would be expected to cover weekends and bank holiday rotas. All existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis.)
Hours
Part time - 22 hours per week (Bank holiday and weekend rota and late shifts running 10-6)
Job ref
190-1983-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Firth Park Clinic
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/09/2026 23:59
Interview date
05/10/2026

Employer heading

NHS

Static Community Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 5

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of Sheffield’s community based Integrated Care Team (ICTT) in the North of the city.

This post is fixed term for 9 months and is part time 22 hours.

This is a city-wide service, operating 8 am - 6 pm, 7 days a week (including Bank Holidays). The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly to achieve this. The service works to facilitate early discharge of patients from hospital and supports patients at home to prevent unnecessary hospital admission, together with providing community-based therapy for patients with a variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, frailty, musculoskeletal and anxiety issues.

This post will be based within a well-established, multi-disciplinary team consisting of: Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Specialist/Senior Therapy Assistants and Administrative staff, with access to mental health nurses and co-located with the Integrated Care Team Nursing.

 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will carry out Physiotherapy and generic therapy assessments, and plan and deliver treatment programmes for patients in their own homes including residential care settings. This involves working closely with therapy assistants; contributing to their training and development and facilitating them to provide care and rehabilitation to a designated caseload. The role also involves ordering, transporting, providing and fitting of equipment and onward referral to other health and social care services.

 A generic training programme is provided to ensure competency in basic nursing and Occupational therapy tasks.

Experience in the rehabilitation of older people, access to your own transport and HCPC registration is essential. Experience in community-based services is desirable.

 

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for the maximum period of 9 months. Where there is potential, the secondment/fixed term contract may finish early, or in the first instance, the secondment/fixed term contract may be extended due to the internal/external secondment of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and secondments in relation to the substantive post holder.

Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc/Diploma in Physiotherapy
  • Current HCPC registration

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Student fieldwork experience in core areas of Musculoskeletal, respiratory and neurology
Desirable criteria
  • Work or life experience in healthcare or teaching practical skills
  • Work or life experience in organising and managing multiple tasks
  • Clinical Governance or Health & Safety
  • Work / student experience in a NHS community setting

Further Training

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
  • Good basic knowledge of therapy practice for medicine, orthopaedics, neurology & respiratory
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Clinical Governance
  • Exercise Instruction training

Special skills/Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Competency in Physiotherapy clinical reasoning, processes and practices
  • Good interpersonal, communication and team working skills
  • Able to maintain confidentiality
  • Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
  • Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics
  • Calm approach to changing work situations
  • Able to teach and motivate others
  • Motivated to learn
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using Electronic patient records e.g., System one
  • Demonstrate an understanding of Physiotherapy in an acute and community setting
  • IT literate

Other factors

Essential criteria
  • Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
  • Car Driver
  • Full UK Driving licence
  • Positive attitude to patient care and teamwork
  • Ability to manage change

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Maggie Quinn
Job title
North ICTT Operational Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
007388997670
Additional information

For an informal discussion and or visit please contact Maggie Quinn  (Operational Lead) via e mail  on .

Email: [email protected]

(Monday – Friday 08.30-4.30)

 

 

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