Job summary
- Main area
- Rehabilitation Service
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Some weekend working required)
- Job ref
- 150-OM1857-UPC
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Arundel and District Hospital
- Town
- Arundel
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/07/2025
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Elevate Your Career as a Senior Physiotherapist!
Are you eager to advance your skills and make a real difference in patients' lives? We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and experienced Physiotherapist with expertise in orthopaedics, neurology, amputees, and frailty. Join our friendly, dynamic, and dedicated multidisciplinary team and help deliver exceptional rehabilitation to patients in a ward setting.
We pride ourselves on our patient-focused multidisciplinary approach, striving to maximise independence and wellbeing. We empower individuals to achieve their goals through comprehensive rehabilitation services.
Main duties of the job
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience: Proven expertise in orthopaedics, neurology, amputees, and frailty, with experience in either acute or community settings.
- Communication: Excellent communicator with the ability to build strong relationships with teams across SCFT Intermediate Care Units.
- Leadership: Demonstrate leadership abilities and support the professional development of team members.
- Problem-Solving: Flexible approach to problem-solving and goal setting to ensure effective patient outcomes.
- Team Player: Collaborative mindset with a passion for delivering exceptional patient care.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Why Join Us?
- Dynamic Team: Be part of a supportive and innovative multidisciplinary team.
- Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuous professional development and career advancement.
- Impactful Work: Make a significant impact on the lives of our patients through high-quality rehabilitation services
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you are driven by a passion for rehabilitation and have the skills to make a difference, we want to hear from you. Apply today to join our team and help shape the future of patient care and become a key player in our mission to deliver outstanding rehabilitation services!
Person specification
Qualifications and Professional Registrations
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy .
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist.
- Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical speciality
Desirable criteria
- Training in student education
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial relevant post-qualification experience covering a broad range
- Experience of working within a relevant specialist area
- Experience of supervising junior staff, assistants and students
- Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload
Desirable criteria
- Contributions to audit and evaluation within a clinical governance framework
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical assessment and treatment skills
- Able to plan and prioritise own workload efficiently
- Ability to work in a team, including delegating work to others
- Demonstrates leadership in practice
- Demonstrates advanced communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to demonstrate the application of research based practice
- Supervision and appraisal of junior staff
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Esther Palmer
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07786274562
- Additional information
Rachel Turner ICU Therapy Lead
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07467115582
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