Overview
Community Physiotherapist - Penwith Home First Team (Hayle) – Band 6 permanent role at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Phoenix MCT). The position offers flexible working patterns with hours of 37.5 per week, covering 8am–6pm, 7 days a week.
* Band 6
* Main area Community Physiotherapist
* Grade Band 6
* Contract Permanent
* Hours 37.5 hours per week (Covers 8am–6pm, 7 days a week)
* Job ref: 201-25-594
* Site: Hayle Community Centre
* Town: Hayle
* Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum / pro rata
* Salary period: Yearly
* Closing: 07/09/2025 23:59
We welcome applications from colleagues who are currently employed by the following organisations:
* Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
* Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
* NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Applications from individuals outside of these organisations will not be accepted.
Responsibilities
* Main duties of the job: triage referrals to identify need and urgency.
* Assess and provide highly specialist evidence-based treatment plans for adults within the catchment area, in their own homes or care homes.
* Work alongside wider multidisciplinary teams within the community, liaising with partner agencies, community and acute hospitals, Adult Social Care and the Voluntary Services.
Qualifications
* Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience – Essential criteria
* Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
* HCPC registered
* Substantial post-registration clinical experience in a similar role
* Extensive experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
* Experience of managing the risks associated with working in a lone-working environment
* Evidence of appropriate postgraduate courses and CPD to support practice, to degree equivalent level
* A broad range of clinical experience in a variety of community and inpatient settings
Knowledge and Abilities
* Confident and competent leadership with the ability to work in diverse and complex situations
* Ability to make clinical risk-management decisions in lone-working situations
* Awareness of safeguarding policies and procedures
Skills and Aptitude
* Excellent clinical skills
* Highly developed verbal and written communication skills that enable the post holder to work effectively across boundaries and in a variety of settings
* Imparting bad news to patients and their families/carers; ability to communicate in a form and manner appropriate to the individual
* Clear understanding of clinical effectiveness and the need to provide evidence-based care
* IT literate
Desirable criteria
* Teaching, assessing, coaching and mentoring skills to facilitate an effective learning environment for staff and students
Benefits and development
* Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
* Protected CPD time for registered staff
* Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
* Leadership and Management development programmes
* Coaching and mentoring opportunities
* A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
* Access to a care certificate programme for band 1-4 clinical staff
* A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
* Individual professional development programmes
We are an NHS Foundation Trust; we prioritise development of our people with opportunities including health and wellbeing initiatives, DBS checks where required, NHS Pension Scheme, cycle to work, and more. The Trust may reimburse application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. If shortlisted, you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details. The Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. Occupational Health may access your health records for vaccination and screening status. References will be sought.
For general recruitment queries, please contact the recruitment team on 01208 834644.
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