Senior Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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
Join the North Community Therapy Team as a Senior Community Physiotherapist, delivering holistic, personalized therapeutic care. You will conduct specialist assessments, plan treatments, and contribute to an established Multi-Disciplinary Team. This role involves supervising junior staff and driving service development and quality improvement. A full UK driving license and access to a car are essential for covering various geographic areas.
Key responsibilities
- Conduct specialist assessments and reviews aimed at improving or maintaining quality of life.
- Plan and implement tailored rehabilitation interventions, personalized care planning, and goal setting.
- Contribute to the MDT by allocating visits and supporting clinical and operational leads.
- Supervise and develop colleagues, enhancing both clinical and non-clinical skills.
- Participate in creating and implementing change and utilising new skills for service development and quality improvement.
Essential criteria
- oProfessional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy.
- oCurrent registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist.
- oEvidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical speciality
- Substantial relevant post-qualification experience covering a broad range
- Experience of working within a relevant specialist area
- Experience of interdisciplinary working
- Experience of supervising junior staff, assistants and students
- Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload
- Experience at contributing to audit and evaluation within a clinical governance framework
- Experience of a range of caseload management and prioritisation systems
- Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge
- Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group
- Able to demonstrate competency in a range of clinical skills
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
- Able to plan and prioritise own workload efficiently
- Able to delegate work to others
- Able to demonstrate leadership in practice
- Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills
- Promotes choice and independence in undertaking patient care
- Able to demonstrate advanced communication and negotiation skills
- Able to demonstrate the application of research based practice
- Up to date knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the clinical setting
- Up to date knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
- Able to give supervision and appraisal of junior staff
- Up to date knowledge of professional code of conduct
- Able to demonstrate knowledge / understanding of boundaries of role
- Able to demonstrate how to reflect and learn from situations and identify difficulties as challenges to then work with others to identify solutions
- Able to demonstrate co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD
- Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
- Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role
Desirable criteria
- Training in student education
- Flexible working
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes
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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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Physiotherapist
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
Senior Community Physiotherapist Opportunity in Community Therapy Team North
Are you ready to progress your physiotherapy career? Join our dynamic North Community Therapy Team as a Senior Community Physiotherapist, where you'll deliver holistic, personalized, therapeutic care that makes a meaningful impact on people's lives.
Why Join Us?
We're offering exciting roles in our Horsham and Crawley team, where you'll be part of well-established, Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) across vibrant local communities.
What We Offer:
- Flexible Work Schedule : Our teams operate Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm (excluding bank holidays), ensuring you have the flexibility to balance your professional and personal life. Full and part time hours will be considered.
- Career Development : Whether you're an experienced Band 6 Physiotherapist or looking to advance from a Band 5 role, we provide robust support to help you thrive.
- Holistic Care : You'll conduct specialist assessments and reviews aimed at improving or maintaining quality of life. Help individuals take control of their health with tailored rehabilitation interventions, personalized care planning, and goal setting.
- Integrated Services : Enhance access to services through a coordi
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