Senior Physiotherapist Hospital at Home
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 22.5
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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 is a fixed-term, part-time Senior Physiotherapist role within the Hospital at Home therapy team in Herefordshire. The post holder will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate physiotherapy delivery, providing urgent care response and supporting discharge from A&E. The role involves working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and contributing to service improvement and staff supervision.
Key responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the delivery of physiotherapy in the team.
- Provide an urgent care response as part of the therapy resource.
- Support discharge from A&E.
- Provide assessment, support planning and interventions to meet the person's needs in the community.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality care.
- Be involved in service/quality improvement and develop leadership skills.
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registered
- Post Graduate specialist qualification/significant post graduate experience
- Broad and specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
- Demonstration of knowledge of core and specialist Therapy skills
- Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
- Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
- Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail
- NHS or equivalent experience in a variety of settings
- Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment
- Community experience
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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Wye Valley NHS Trust
Senior Physiotherapist Hospital at Home
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
This is a Band 5/6 post depending on experience.
We are looking for an experienced, forward thinking Physiotherapists to join our Hospital at home therapy team here in Herefordshire.
You will be working as part of an experienced, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team alongside other Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Therapy Support Workers.
This is a countywide service therefore holding a full driving license and access to a vehicle is essential.
This post is 22.5 hours - fixed term cover for maternity leave
Main duties of the job
As an integral part of the team the post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the delivery of physiotherapy in the team. You will be part of the therapy resource providing an urgent care response, as well as supporting discharge from A&E. Providing assessment, support planning and interventions to meet the person's needs in the community ensuring the delivery of high-quality care.
As a service we are innovative, forward thinking and encourage staff engagement. You will have the opportunity to be involved in service / quality improvement and develop leadership skills as well as supervising rotational Physiotherapist, Therapy assistants and engage in student placement education.
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