Community Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves supporting hospital discharge, admission avoidance, and long-term self-management for patients in their homes. You will provide rehabilitation, assess functional ability, set goals, and create treatment plans. The position requires working autonomously within a multidisciplinary team to maximize patients' functional potential and promote independent living. You will also be involved in ordering equipment and making referrals to ensure holistic patient care.
Key responsibilities
- Be an autonomous practitioner responsible for safe and comprehensive assessment and management of own caseload.
- Plan and prioritise workload independently and supervise assistants, support workers and students as required.
- Use clinical reasoning and treatment skills to deliver personalised treatment plans based on evidence based practice.
- Maintain accurate patient records in line with guidelines.
- Communicate effectively with the wider MDT and case-manage services users as appropriate.
- Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, service users and colleagues.
Essential criteria
- Bsc or equivalent in Physiotherapy and HCPC registered.
- Evidence of on-going CPD/Reflective Practice.
- Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?
- Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties.
- Able to work autonomously and seek appropriate advice/guidance when required.
- Competent assessment and treatment skills including exercise prescription, gait analysis, falls assessment.
- Effective time management and caseload management.
Desirable criteria
- Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
- Experience of working in a community setting (either student or post graduate).
- Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Sirona care & health CIC
Community Physiotherapist
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
Our Therapists support hospital discharge, admission avoidance and long-term self-management, enabling patients to live as independently as possible in their own homes.
We provide rehabilitation in the patient's place of residence, helping to maximise functional potential through tailored interventions, equipment provision and liaison with other services where required.
The role includes assessing functional ability and support needs, establishing meaningful rehabilitation goals, creating plans for support staff and identifying longer-term care requirements where appropriate.
We are seeking a motivated Physiotherapist to join our team and promote choice for our service users and their carers. You will be working alongside OT's, case managers and support workers and will develop overlapping skills with these professions.
In return, we'll give you the opportunity to develop skills and enhance your multidisciplinary working; we will provide you with regular supervision as well as the opportunity to develop your leadership skills.
We offer a flexible service which covers extended hours operating 7 days a week, to support our service user needs. Working arrangements include weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
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