Band 6 Community Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 11/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Community Physiotherapist within the Community Rehabilitation Service in South Somerset. The post involves providing high-quality, patient-centered care and specialist rehabilitation to adults with varied conditions like frailty, neurology, and orthopaedics. You will work across community hospitals and the wider community, managing a complex caseload and contributing to service development. The position offers opportunities for career progression and clinical support.
Essential criteria
- BSc Hons Degree in PhysiotherapyHCPC Registration
- Post graduate experience in a relevant field
- Car driver with access to fully insured car and current UK driving license
- A stated interest in working in Somerset FT NHS Trust
- Clinical rehab experience in a range of settings
- Clinical rehab experience in a range of conditions to include frailty, neuro and orthopaedics.
- Current NHS experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous leadership experience including appraisal and supervision
- Previous experience in community rehabilitation
- Extensive experience of working in a MDT with other HCP professions eg OT, Nurse, Pharmacy Techs, SWs
- BSc Hons Degree in PhysiotherapyHCPC Registration
- Post graduate experience in a relevant field
- Car driver with access to fully insured car and current UK driving license
- A stated interest in working in Somerset FT NHS Trust
- Clinical rehab experience in a range of settings
- Clinical rehab experience in a range of conditions to include frailty, neuro and orthopaedics.
- Current NHS experience
- Previous leadership experience including appraisal and supervision
- Previous experience in community rehabilitation
- Extensive experience of working in a MDT with other HCP professions eg OT, Nurse, Pharmacy Techs, SWs
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Community Physiotherapist
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
Community Rehabilitation Physiotherapist- Development opportunity!
Want to provide Rehab and help patients add life to years?
We are looking for a Band 6 or a developmental Band 5 to 6 Community Physiotherapist to join the Community Rehabilitation Service based in the South Somerset area.
Bases in the South Somerset area are; Chard, South Petherton, & Crewkerne.
The post will cover a varied community based caseload including frailty, amputee rehab, neurology, complex long term conditions, orthopaedics and respiratory. To include working in the community Hospitals, Crewkerne & South Petherton.
The team includes Physiotherapists, OT's, Rehab Assistants and Pharmacy Technicians. We also have direct relationships with PCN OT's, Clinical Specialist therapists, ACPs, GP's and acute Consultants, DNs, Mental health services and many more.
The Community Rehabilitation Service can offer and support opportunities for you to develop and progress along your chosen career path, whether that be clinically based, through the ECP/ACP pathways towards a band 8A ACP role, or a move into leadership and more senior management positions. The role will be actively supported clinically by the Physio Clinical Specialist in Community Rehabilitation.
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