Job summary
We have an opportunity to recruit two Physiotherapists to our popular SCFT East Physiotherapy Rotation Scheme on an 18-month fixed term basis to cover staff secondment.
Our East Physiotherapy Rotation centres around our services across Brighton & Hove, with two rotations extending into Lewes, Wealden and Mid-Sussex.
If you are an ambitious, proactive Physiotherapist looking to be part of a supportive Trust, using your skills to provide excellent care in the community,we'd love to hear from you.
Here at SCFT our aim is to maximise opportunities for the people living in our communities to be as independent as possible in 'what matters to them'. Our Physiotherapy teams support people to live full and active lives within their family circles, social networks, and workplace.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
This supportive Band 5 Physiotherapy rotation aims to help you through the transition from student to skilled therapist and on this occasion we are looking for someone who will be fully qualified and HCPC registered before October 1st 2025 (proposed start date). We also welcome applications fromthose with some previous Band 5 experience.
You will have a supervised caseload and a programme of continuing professional development to assist in your progression. Our rotations enable newly qualified Physiotherapists to develop skills and competencies beyond graduate level in a variety of clinical specialties across inpatient, outpatient and community roles.
Rotations on our East Physiotherapy Rotation Scheme:Community Therapy TeamsCommunity Neurological RehabilitationCommunity Respiratory Teams (inc. Pulmonary Rehabilitation)Intermediate Care Unit (Inpatient Rehabilitation)Falls and Fracture Prevention ServiceMSK OutpatientsHome First (Supported Discharge)In-Reach Beds (Community Therapy in reach into care home settings)Sussex Rehabilitation Centre (Amputee Rehabilitation)
Our rotations occur on a 6 monthly basis, and you will be given the opportunity to provide your preferences for rotations, prior to rotation allocation, once you have joined our rotation scheme.
About us
SCFT are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staffo Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post will close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early submission.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description, Personal Specification and Band 5 Handbook for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description, Personal Specification and Band 5 Handbook for further information.
Person Specification
Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist
Essential
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist
Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
Essential
- Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing education
- Relevant postgraduate or undergraduate experience in the clinical field
- Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge
- Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
- Promotes choice and independence in undertaking patient care Good communication and negotiation skills
- Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills
- Ability to plan and prioritise a caseload efficiently
- Ability to demonstrate the application of research based practice
- Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the clinical setting
- Knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit, risk management and clinical supervision
- Knowledge of Professional code of conduct
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge / understanding of boundaries of role
- Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
- Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- Demonstrate co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals
- Demonstrates a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD
- Car Driver/Access to vehicle/Reasonable adjustments
Person Specification
Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist
Essential
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist
Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
Essential
- Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing education
- Relevant postgraduate or undergraduate experience in the clinical field
- Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge
- Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
- Promotes choice and independence in undertaking patient care Good communication and negotiation skills
- Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills
- Ability to plan and prioritise a caseload efficiently
- Ability to demonstrate the application of research based practice
- Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the clinical setting
- Knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit, risk management and clinical supervision
- Knowledge of Professional code of conduct
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge / understanding of boundaries of role
- Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
- Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- Demonstrate co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals
- Demonstrates a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD
- Car Driver/Access to vehicle/Reasonable adjustments
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
