Job summary
- Main area
- Adults
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 150-OM1844-UPC
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Brighton General Hospital
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Home First Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
The Home First service brings together nurses, therapists, health and therapy assistants, to work with the acute Multi-Disciplinary Team & Transfer of Care Hubs to promote an efficient, effective discharge from hospital to the patient’s own home.
Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm. Patients who are discharged from hospital into Home First will be receiving step-down intermediate care, involving community-based assessments and interventions provided in their own home to support recovery and monitoring of their health in the early days post discharge to prevent re-admission. Home First will, where required, provide acute reablement for up to 10 days, supporting people to achieve functional goals and work towards independence with activities of daily living.
You could become part of our exciting service, bringing the unique benefits of a wraparound recovery service from hospital discharge. The principle of the service ensuring that recovery involves working towards the person being as independent as possible through enablement.
We are looking for a Physiotherapist to join us, so if you’re an ambitious and proactive physiotherapist looking to join a team that provides cutting-edge, excellent community care, we’d love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
A job plan will be created by your line manager in line with the service blueprint and discussed with you. It will be reviewed annually at your PDR and updated as required. The main tasks you will spend your time doing are:
a) To work effectively as a team member in providing and facilitating a high standard of therapeutic, social, and rehabilitative support in the unit, department or in the community.
b) To work within the conditions of a rotation if required.
c) To provide assessments that appropriately inform therapy, social and rehabilitative pathways taking account of the fluctuating needs of the patient and assist in evaluating the outcomes.
d) To undertake a holistic assessment of all the patients’ needs and understand the routes for escalating issues that are not directly resolved by own profession.
e) Formulate and deliver an individual treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using specific clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills.
f) To report and document variances in a patient’s condition or planned pathway of care.
g) To offer advice, support, and education on healthcare to both patients and carers.
h) To take referrals for services using the criteria specified in the team’s operational policies.
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
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details in regard to this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
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 ongoing education
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant postgraduate or undergraduate experience in the clinical field
- Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge
- Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- Able to demonstrate competency in a range of clinical skills
- Knowledge of clinical governance, audit, risk management and professional code of conduct
- Evidence of CPD and commitment to ongoing learning
Other
Essential criteria
- Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role
Desirable criteria
- Flexible approach to working
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
- Tatiana Nestorowicz
- Job title
- Operational Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01273 242117
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