Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a  Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Whitby Community Therapy Team.

This role offers the chance to work in one of the most diverse and rewarding community settings in the region. You’ll provide specialist physiotherapy to people living in Whitby and the surrounding villages, supporting them to stay well, remain independent, and recover in the comfort of their own homes.

You will play a key role in our Urgent Crisis Response and intermediate care pathways, delivering timely assessments, rehabilitation, and preventative interventions. You’ll also support junior colleagues, mentor students, and contribute to ongoing service development.

We’re looking for a physiotherapist who thrives in a community environment, enjoys the autonomy and variety it brings, and is motivated by helping people live well at home and committed to delivering excellent patient outcomes. In return, we offer regular supervision, in‑service training, and opportunities to grow your clinical and leadership skills

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will include:

• Triage & prioritise new referrals received by the service
• Responsibility for a designated caseload of patients: to organise this effectively and efficiently with regards to clinical priorities and use of time
• To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations using clinical reasoning skills
• Support patients with individualised goal setting, education and care plans to work towards fulfilling their potential in a targeted and realistic way via delivery of evidence based clinical interventions and practice in partnership with patients, relatives, staff, managers, and externally with other agencies
• To be accountable in own area of clinical responsibility participating in regular clinical and line management supervision, completing all required training and ensuring own continued professional development
• Have a Home first ethos and outreach into community for patients recently discharged from rehabilitation inpatient unit. 
• be on a rota system to undertake UCR and Intermediate care role as part  of a community role with a caseload. 

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

Humber NHS Foundation Trust provides a number of staff benefits including personal car lease scheme, discounted gym membership & attractive pension scheme.