Physiotherapist Frailty & Community Rehabilitation
Join Us as a Physiotherapist Frailty & Community Rehabilitation
Are you a Physiotherapist who's passionate about helping people stay independent, safe, and thriving in their own homes? This is your chance to make a real impact. We’re looking for someone who believes in proactive, preventative care and wants to be part of a forward thinking MDT shaping the future of frailty services in primary care.
In this community based role, you will deliver meaningful, one to one rehabilitation for older adults living with frailty focusing on mobility, strength, falls prevention, and functional independence. You will work closely with a supportive multidisciplinary team, contributing to shared care planning and helping reduce avoidable hospital admissions through early intervention.
At Primary Care Physio, you will join England's largest specialist provider of MSK and community physiotherapy services, recognised nationally for innovation and quality. You will have clinical autonomy, structured supervision, and access to ongoing CPD, all while working in a role where your expertise genuinely changes lives.
If you are looking for a role with purpose, variety, and the opportunity to shape local frailty pathways, this is the perfect next step in your physiotherapy career.
Main duties of the job
You will play a key part in supporting older adults to stay safe, independent, and well within their own homes. Your work will centre on delivering community based physiotherapy, providing personalised assessment and rehabilitation to people living with frailty. You will focus on improving mobility, strength, and confidence, helping patients reduce their risk of falls and maintain their day to day function.
You will spend much of your time out in the community, carrying out home visits, building strong therapeutic relationships, and tailoring rehabilitation to each person’s environment and goals. Alongside this, you will work closely with a supportive multidisciplinary team, contributing your physiotherapy expertise to shared care planning and proactive management of high risk individuals.
Your role will also involve supporting patients after hospital discharge, helping them regain independence and avoid readmission. You will have the autonomy to manage your own caseload, plan your visits, and make informed clinical decisions that directly influence patient outcomes.
This is a varied, meaningful role where your physiotherapy skills will make a genuine difference to people’s lives every day.
About us
At Primary Care Physio, you will join a team that's grown to become England's largest specialist provider of MSK and community physiotherapy services, supporting over 200 Primary Care Networks and more than 1,000 GP practices nationwide. We are a team built on collaboration, innovation and genuine passion for improving patient care.
You will work alongside a diverse group of Physiotherapists, FCPs, ANPs, Care Coordinators, Social Prescribers and wider MDT colleagues who value shared learning and supportive teamwork. Our atmosphere is friendly, forward thinking and rooted in a strong belief in clinical autonomy, trust and professional respect. We empower our clinicians to make meaningful decisions and shape the services they deliver.
We are proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work and winners of the LaingBuisson Award for Best in Primary Care & Diagnostics, reflecting our commitment to staff wellbeing, development and high quality care. When you join us, you will benefit from structured clinical supervision, ongoing CPD, access to experienced clinical leads and opportunities to grow your career in community rehabilitation, frailty and advanced practice.
Job responsibilities
Role Overview
The Physiotherapist will deliver home‑based assessment and rehabilitation for patients living with frailty, focusing on mobility, falls prevention and proactive management of high risk individuals. The role centres on improving mobility, strength and functional independence through targeted rehabilitation, enabling patients to remain safely at home and reducing the risk of deterioration, hospital admission and readmission.
Working as part of the Primary Care Network (PCN) multidisciplinary team (MDT), the Physiotherapist will support proactive frailty management, contributing to shared care planning and coordinated, person‑centred care across primary, community and social care services. This role plays a key part in reducing avoidable demand across primary and secondary care through early intervention and ongoing management of musculoskeletal and mobility related drivers of frailty.
Regular home visiting is required across the PCN footprint.
Outcomes Expected
* Prevent avoidable hospital admissions
* Improve mobility and functional independence
* Reduce falls and associated risk
* Support safe discharge and recovery at home
* Reduce GP workload
Key Responsibilities
* Provide specialist physiotherapy assessment and intervention including:
o Mobility, strength and balance assessments
o Frailty assessments and proactive case management
o Falls risk assessment and prevention strategies
o Home‑based mobility assessments
o Exercise programmes and mobility strategies for patients and carers
o Individualised rehabilitation programmes
o Support for safe discharge and reducing readmission risk
You will work with patients to develop person‑centred goals and care plans focused on improving quality of life, mobility, confidence and daily function.
Typical Working Pattern
* 57 home visits per day (depending on complexity and travel)
* MDT meetings and case discussions
* Time for documentation, care planning and coordination
* Proactive case management of frailty cohorts
* Care home visits and remote consultations
Multidisciplinary Working
You will collaborate with:
* GPs
* Advanced Nurse Practitioners
* Physiotherapists / First Contact Practitioners
* Social Prescribers
* Care Coordinators
* Community therapy teams
* Social care teams
* Voluntary sector services
You will contribute to MDT discussions and care planning for complex patients.
Care Home & Community Support
* Care home residents
* Recently discharged patients
* Patients identified via frailty registers or risk stratification
* Individuals requiring geriatric assessment
* Patients needing remote consultations
Service Development & Quality Improvement
* Development of physiotherapy pathways in primary care
* Audit, evaluation and QI initiatives
* MDT understanding of mobility optimisation and falls prevention
* Service evaluation and outcome reporting
Professional Responsibilities
* Maintain HCPC registration
* Work in accordance with CSP standards
* Participate in supervision and CPD
* Maintain accurate clinical records
* Follow safeguarding, governance and data protection policies
Why Join Us
* Clinical autonomy
* Opportunity to shape frailty service development
* Structured supervision and support
* Ongoing CPD and career progression
* Exposure to complex community presentations
* Collaborative MDT working
Ideal for a Physiotherapist looking to expand skills in frailty, rehabilitation and community based care.
Person Specification
Essential
* Degree or MSc in Physiotherapy
* HCPC registration
* CSP membership
* Experience with older adults or frailty, including:
o Multimorbidity
o Falls risk and mobility decline
o Deconditioning / sarcopenia
o Post discharge rehab
o Community or reablement settings
* Functional assessment and rehabilitation experience
* Strong communication and MDT skills
* Ability to work autonomously in the community
* Full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle
Desirable
* Experience in primary care or community services
* Experience with care homes or frailty pathways
* Knowledge of NHS primary care systems
* Postgraduate training in frailty, rehab or advanced practice
Typical Patient Groups
* Live with frailty or multiple long term conditions
* Have declining function or mobility
* Have experienced falls or are at risk
* Struggle with daily activities
* Need support following hospital discharge
* Require adaptations or rehab to remain independent
Supervision & Governance
* Clinical supervision
* Professional support aligned with HCPC/CSP standards
* Access to CPD opportunities
Why This Role Matters
Physiotherapy in primary care enables early intervention for patients experiencing functional decline. By focusing on mobility, strength, rehabilitation and falls prevention, physiotherapists help patients remain safely at home while reducing demand on urgent and hospital services.
General Terms
* Uphold Primary Care Physios Code of Conduct
* Safeguard children and adults appropriately
* Adhere to all organisational policies and procedures
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.
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