Job summary
? Permanent Opportunity: Senior Physiotherapist (Band 6) - Intensive Rehabilitation Service (IRS)? Location: NELFT - Community Role covering 3 London boroughs (Office at Goodmayes Hospital, IG3 8XJ)? Includes weekend rota and late shifts (12-8pm)
Are you aBand 5 Physiotherapist ready to take the next stepin your career? Or aBand 6 looking for a fresh, rewarding challengethis winter?
We're offering afantastic opportunityto join our dynamic and supportiveIntensive Rehabilitation Service (IRS)- a multidisciplinary community team that plays a vital role in reducing hospital admissions and supporting early discharges.
As aSenior Physiotherapist, you'll:
- Manage your own caseload of community-based patients
- Deliver high-impact, person-centred rehabilitation in patients' homes
- Collaborate with inpatient and acute teams to ensure seamless transitions of care
- Provide supervision, training, and joint sessions with colleagues across the team
This is your chance to make areal difference while gaining valuable experience in a fast-paced, community-focused setting.
If you're passionate about rehabilitation, thrive in a collaborative environment, and want to grow your leadership skills -we'd love to hear from you.
?Please review the Job Description and ensure you meet the requirements before applying.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the Intensive Rehabilitation Service (IRS) to provide high quality, timely rehabilitation for patients requiring step up from the integrated health team or step down from an acute or community bed.
Delivering high quality rehabilitation in a patient's home rather than in a community bed setting for those patients with a rehabilitation need as part of a multi professional service/team.
Working with patient centred goal orientated rehabilitation to promote self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care.
Providing onward referrals to other community services including health and social care to ensure the safe management of the patient when completing their IRS episode of care.
The post holder will be a Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC) responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable.
The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively support and liaise with other health and social care professionals and agencies.
Please refer to the job description attached for the full responsibilities of the role.
About us
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
We are kind.We are respectful.We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15%of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 - per annum, pro rata for part time
Job description
Job responsibilities
We can offer excellent work - life balance and benefits including:
- Protected CPD time with a diverse In Service Training Programme
- Regular supervision
- NHS pension
- Close transport links into London
- Opportunity for service development and audit
- Flexibility within our 7 day working services
- Agile working devices to support community based workin
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We can offer excellent work - life balance and benefits including:
- Protected CPD time with a diverse In Service Training Programme
- Regular supervision
- NHS pension
- Close transport links into London
- Opportunity for service development and audit
- Flexibility within our 7 day working services
- Agile working devices to support community based workin
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Bsc Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Community Rehabilitation Experience
- NHS experience as B5/6 Physiotherapist (Core rotations and acute)
Desirable
- Rehabilitation experience inpatients
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive assessment and treatment plans for community caseload
- Comply with CSP HCPC standards
- Evidence based informed assessment and treatment plans
Communication
Essential
- Effective communication with colleagues, peers, patients, family, clinical leads within trust
- Complex patient related information facilitating positive outcomes
Training
Essential
- Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice for conditions and treatments and inform more junior staff of such developments.
- Active member of IST
- To undertake, and assist, in the planning of own mandatory training and workshops
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Bsc Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Community Rehabilitation Experience
- NHS experience as B5/6 Physiotherapist (Core rotations and acute)
Desirable
- Rehabilitation experience inpatients
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive assessment and treatment plans for community caseload
- Comply with CSP HCPC standards
- Evidence based informed assessment and treatment plans
Communication
Essential
- Effective communication with colleagues, peers, patients, family, clinical leads within trust
- Complex patient related information facilitating positive outcomes
Training
Essential
- Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice for conditions and treatments and inform more junior staff of such developments.
- Active member of IST
- To undertake, and assist, in the planning of own mandatory training and workshops
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).
