Princess Alice Hospice

Senior Physiotherapist - IPU and Wellbeing

The closing date is 31 May 2025

Job summary

About the Hospice at Home team:

Is care at your core? It is at ours. Palliative and end of life is a time when care really matters. We support our clinical staff to be the difference in these precious days: with outstanding patient to carer ratios. With time to build valued relationships with your patients, their families and friends.

Our Hospice at Home service brings the skills and expertise of our highly trained and dedicated specialist team directly into our patients homes. This allows patients, their families, and carers access to the vital support they need at home, when time matters most.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a Physiotherapist with particular emphasis on needs of patients on our In-patient Unit and Wellbeing settings. You will work independently with support of the Senior Specialist Physiotherapist. You will work within defined protocols to facilitate and provide high quality specialist Physiotherapy input as reflected by the Princess Alice Hospice philosophy.

A pleasant, calm manner as well as excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills are essential for this role.

You should have a degree or diploma in Physiotherapy and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

About us

Princess Alice Hospice is one of the top ten adult hospices in the UK, providing specialist palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living in Surrey, south west London and Middlesex:

Please note: Our vacancies are subject to eligibility to work in the UK. We are a small organisation with limited funds and therefore, we are not able to employ you if you are outside the UK as we are not able to obtain a work permit or visa sponsorship on your behalf.

Date posted

16 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,303 to £48,402 a year Full-time (pro-rated for part-time) depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0024-25-0006

Job locations

West End Lane

Esher

Surrey

KT10 8NA

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work as a Physiotherapist Band 6, primarily in the Wellbeing centre and on theIn-Patient Unit. The post holder will work independently with the support of the Professional Lead -Therapies and other members of the Therapy Department. The post holder will work within definedprotocols to facilitate and provide high quality specialist Physiotherapy input as reflected by thePrincess Alice philosophy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Several years post graduate experience
Experience of multi-disciplinary team working within a health-care environment
Post-registration experience of working in a community setting
Oncology, Palliative Care, Respiratory and/or neurological experience
Participation in clinical audit
Experience of providing clinical education for undergraduate students
Experience of using computerised patient records
Teaching experience

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

Desirable

Preferred Palliative care qualification or willingness to undertake
Preferred Communication skills training

Skills

Essential

Car owner/driver

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Several years post graduate experience
Experience of multi-disciplinary team working within a health-care environment
Post-registration experience of working in a community setting
Oncology, Palliative Care, Respiratory and/or neurological experience
Participation in clinical audit
Experience of providing clinical education for undergraduate students
Experience of using computerised patient records
Teaching experience

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

Desirable

Preferred Palliative care qualification or willingness to undertake
Preferred Communication skills training

Skills

Essential

Car owner/driver

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Princess Alice Hospice

Address

West End Lane

Esher

Surrey

KT10 8NA

Employer's website

https://www.pah.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Princess Alice Hospice

Address

West End Lane

Esher

Surrey

KT10 8NA

Employer's website

https://www.pah.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)