Community Physiotherapist
The closing date is 31 May 2026
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our Community Physiotherapy Team covering Havant and Waterlooville.
This role is ideal for a motivated and compassionate physiotherapist keen to develop their clinical skills in a supportive community setting. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, delivering person-centred physiotherapy to patients in their own homes and community environments, while managing your own caseload with a range of complexities under the guidance of senior colleagues.
The post involves working collaboratively with health and social care professionals to promote rehabilitation, independence, admission avoidance, and safe discharge planning, maintaining accurate clinical documentation, and contributing to service development, audit and quality improvement. We offer regular supervision and access to training to support your professional development, and we are looking for an HCPC registered physiotherapist with strong communication skills, enthusiasm for community rehabilitation, and a commitment to high quality, evidence-based care.
Please note you must have a full driving licence and access to a car as this role involves working with patients in their homes.
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.
Main duties of the job
Working within professional guidelines and accountability, the post-holder will have responsibility for the management of a defined community caseload (via Nursing, Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy interventions) for a group of GP practices as part of the Integrated Care Team.
Assess, plan and implement Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy to a designated caseload and adapt intervention to meet client needs:
* Therapeutic handling
* Equipment assessment and provision
* Participation in treatment activity
* Dealing with distressing/sensitive issues
To ensure patients and carers are an integral part of their treatment planning and goal setting.
To be responsible for assessment, prescription and fitting of equipment, whilst demonstrating an awareness of local cost implications.
To ensure that up-to-date written and electronic records, reports and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards.
To provide intervention in a variety of environments, e.g., client's home, hospital or healthcare settings, schools, work environment to meet client needs.
To take part in procedures to ensure smooth running of the team such as patient registration, liaison reporting and recording data etc.
To adhere to national and local manual handling guidelines.
To support the work of the registered practitioners in the team. To prepare patients for and assist with clinical/therapeutic activities or treatments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
* Health Professions Council registration
* Full Driving Licence
Experience
* Individual, group and team work
* Documented evidence of clinical placements and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of:
o Applying the therapy process
o Using functional assessment and activity analysis
o Assessing for and prescribing equipment and walking aids.
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.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone – if a potential candidate is concerned that a person specification may prevent or restrict their application for employment as a result of unintended barriers on the grounds of sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk flexible working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
£32,073 to £39,043 a year. Please note for part‑time hours the salary will be pro‑rata.
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