West palliative care specialist physiotherapist - end of life

West Palliative Care Specialist Physiotherapist - End of Life

Band 7

Main area Physiotherapist Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 27.75 hours per week Job ref 201-26-545

Site Various - To be confirmed Town To be confirmed Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/06/2026 23:59

Job overview

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is leading a bold transformation in Community and Palliative End of Life Care across the county. Our vision is simple yet powerful: to ensure people nearing the end of life experience a peaceful, dignified death in the place of their choosing.

Currently, Cornwall has one of the highest rates of hospital stays during the last 90 days of life, a clear signal that change is needed. We are creating a more patient‑centred, community‑based approach that brings compassionate care closer to home in the last year of their life or when nearing the end of life.

As part of our growing service, we are:

• Reducing unnecessary hospital admissions
• Delivering personalised care plans to support home‑based care

In collaboration with the Macmillan Social Investment Fund and local partners, we're expanding services including:

• A 24/7 Rapid Community Response and Care Service
• A dedicated End of Life Care phone line for public and professionals
• Strengthened voluntary sector partnerships and our Hospital@Home virtual service

We have opportunities available across various localities within the county, offering flexibility in base location depending on service need and candidate preference, with a requirement to cover Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Main duties of the job

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.

We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

To undertake a clinical lead role in Palliative Care and Cancer within the Community Rehabilitation Team.

To provide a high standard physiotherapy service, performing advanced assessments of patients including those with highly complex presentations and formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan that is carried out as an autonomous practitioner.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital‑based care to improve people’s physical and mental health and also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Current professional registration – HCPC, CSP
• Professional qualification – Physiotherapy
• Evidence of further formal study in Advanced Clinical Practice e.g. Post graduate qualifications (Post Grad Certificate/Diploma/MSc/Non‑Medical Prescribing)
• Perform advanced assessment of patients including those with unpredictable, varied and highly complex presentations.

Skills and Aptitude

• Able to work in highly stressful situations including the ability to manage distressing and highly emotive situations successfully (e.g. Working with people recently diagnosed with life‑changing conditions).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.