Community Physiotherapist - ULV - Fixed Term
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a fixed-term Band 5 Physiotherapist role within the Integrated Community Team (ICT) in Hoddesdon, Herts. The team provides holistic therapy and nursing services to the local population in their homes and residential settings, focusing on rehabilitation, prevention of hospital admission, and falls assessment. The post is suitable for newly qualified or returning candidates, offering supervision and CPD opportunities. A full valid driving licence and access to a car are essential, and the role requires a 7-day working pattern on a rostered basis.
Essential criteria
- Physiotherapy Degree
- Registration with Health Professions Council
- Documented evidence of professional development
- Experience & Knowledge
- Experience as a band 5/student in acute adult in-patients
- Experience as a band 5/student in elderly care.
- Basic understanding of current NHS issues, professional standards, CPD, clinical governance.
- Ability to assess patient conditions, establish the patient's problem, formulate and implement a treatment plan.
Desirable criteria
- Experience as a band 5/student in neurology
- Skills and abilities
- Ability to communicate complex and/or sensitive information requiring empathy and reassurance
- Knowledge of barriers to communication and strategies to overcome them
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, other health professionals, patients and their relatives/carers
- Ability to present information accurately, written and oral, in English
- Clinical problem solving ability in routine cases
- Ability to prioritise patient workload
- Ability to deal with challenging behaviour and patients with life limiting illnesses
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes
- Ability to work on a 7 day roster
- Qualifications and Training
- Physiotherapy Degree
- Registration with Health Professions Council
- Documented evidence of professional development
- Experience & Knowledge
- Experience as a band 5/student in acute adult in-patients
- Experience as a band 5/student in elderly care.
- Basic understanding of current NHS issues, professional standards, CPD, clinical governance.
- Ability to assess patient conditions, establish the patient's problem, formulate and implement a treatment plan.
- Experience as a band 5/student in neurology
- Skills and abilities
- Ability to communicate complex and/or sensitive information requiring empathy and reassurance
- Knowledge of barriers to communication and strategies to overcome them
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, other health professionals, patients and their relatives/carers
- Ability to present information accurately, written and oral, in English
- Clinical problem solving ability in routine cases
- Ability to prioritise patient workload
- Ability to deal with challenging behaviour and patients with life limiting illnesses
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes
- Ability to work on a 7 day roster
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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Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Community Physiotherapist - ULV - Fixed Term
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
We are seeking a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our Integrated Community Team (ICT) on a fixed term basis.
Upper Lea Valley ICT has its base in Hoddesdon, Herts, and delivers effective and efficient therapy and nursing services to the local population of Hoddesdon and surrounding areas.
The team provides holistic care for a wide variety of long and short term needs in patients' own homes and residential settings.
The service includes community therapy rehabilitation, prevention of hospital admission and falls assessment.
Therapists work closely within the ICT and are supported by their nursing colleagues locally and by the Therapy and AHP networks in HCT.
*Proposed Interview date : 29th September 2026*
Main duties of the job
This post is suitable for a newly qualified or returning to practice candidate who is looking to develop their knowledge and skills within a friendly and creative team.
Support is readily available and a supervision and CPD structure is in place and encouraged by HCT. You will receive professional guidance and direction from senior Physiotherapists.
As part of your development, there are opportunities to experience colleagues working in a range of partner settings, and to develop your supervisory
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