Specialist Palliative Care Physiotherapist
The closing date is 01 July 2026
Are you looking to develop your career within Specialist Palliative Care? This will be the perfect opportunity for you!
Responsibilities
The post holder will develop advanced skills in the clinical assessment and management of palliative patients and will acquire the professional knowledge and maturity required to work towards autonomous patient assessment. This includes developing a rationale for initial treatment, and providing appropriate supportive management. The role will also require the ability to communicate complex and distressing information. The post holder will liaise and network across a broad multidisciplinary team to ensure a coordinated approach to providing specialist palliative care for patients and their families, with the ultimate goal of enabling patients to achieve the best possible quality of life.
At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Qualifications
- Registered Physiotherapist with education to Degree level or equivalent. Current Health Care Professions Council registration as a Physiotherapist Advanced communications skills training or be prepared to work towards this. Evidence of Continuing Education Car driver with current licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Experience at delivering education Post graduate training or equivalent experience with deteriorating, life-limiting conditions Member of Charted Society of Physiotherapy Advanced Communication Qualification Level 5 Leadership Courses Level 6 History Taking and Physical Assessment Qualification
Experience
- Considerable post-registration experience working with patients with life limiting/deteriorating conditions. Proactively manage complex conditions supporting self-care, self-management and enabling independence. Community Physio experience. Experience of working at a Band 6 level or equivalent. Up to date knowledge of Physiotherapy in a relevant speciality. Experience of clinical (informal) and formal education delivery. Exemplar communications skills both verbal and written. Ability to work autonomously but also as part of a multi-professional team. Basic IT competency with email, internet, Word and PowerPoint. Knowledge of person-centred assessment that encompasses the planning, delivering and evaluating programmes of care for the health and well-being of patients with complex symptom control. Knowledge of the pathology of disease and illness processes in malignant and non-malignant progressive conditions. Experience of inter-agency working and discharge/transfer of care processes. Demonstrates an understanding of your role within that process. Ability to manage the emotional impact of working with the deteriorating patients. Ability to work autonomously but also as part of a multi-professional team and recognise when to seek advice. Self-motivated, self-starter, able to organise a large and varied work programme. Good communication skills with a willingness to attend Advanced Communication Skills Training. Ability to keep accurate and concise patient notes. Ability to present information, written & orally, in a clear and logical manner. Self awareness with the ability to identify personal coping strategies. Recognition of own limitations. Able to secure the co-operation of colleagues at all levels. Facilitative and non-judgmental approach to patient care. Flexible and demonstrates the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the service. Celebrates success.
- Relevant experience at Band 6 level working in palliative care. Experience part taking in clinical audit and outcome measurement. Demonstrate and understand the Clinical Governance Framework and its implications for services. Experience of quality issues and audit. Awareness of local and national agendas relating to Specialist/Palliative care. Presentation Skills
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.
£39,959 to £48,117 a year. Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata.
