Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity cover - end date will be 9 months from start date)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 293-EMRS1-0579
- Employer
- Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Homerton Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,133 - £65,261 pro rata p.a. incl.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Intermediate Care Community Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Advert
Job overview
The post will be in the Integrated Independence Team (IIT), within the IIT Rehab at Home service. IIT is a groundbreaking, extended intermediate care and frailty team, incorporating other services such as Rapid Response, ParaDoc, Proactive Care and the Transfer of Care Hub.
The advertised post sits within the community rehabilitation arm of the team, covering the South of the Borough. A friendly and welcoming team of therapists and support staff await the incoming post holder, covering a variety of physical conditions in service user’s homes, but most often frailty, falls, post surgical and deconditioned patients following a hospital admission.
The post is to cover a maternity leave, and is an established role with supervisory, clinical and project responsibilities. The successful applicant will have proven experience and expertise treating patients in the community and staff management.
You will work alongside other band 7 therapists to ensure smooth running of the community physiotherapy service within IIT, and also work with other stakeholders across IIT and beyond to develop and improve the service.
Main duties of the job
- Be responsible for and highly skilled in the management and provision of physiotherapy within the team
- Be responsible and accountable for the co-ordination and management of the processes of running the South Team.
- Be responsible for allocating workload appropriately and managing priorities for physiotherapy in line with demands of the service.
- Lead, monitor and review development of objectives, protocols and policies within the teams relating to clinical specialism
- Incorporate and review user involvement in implementation of the service.
Working for our organisation
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
Please note that this is not a remote role although there is scope for some hybrid working, it is expected that the post holder attends the work base.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Please ensure you meet the person specification and have the relevant experience before applying. Whilst we understand that use of AI is helpful to proof read and hone your application, please ensure that your application and supporting statement is your own work and a true reflection of your experience as it relates to the role and its requirements.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of postgraduate CPD
Desirable criteria
- Management or leadership course
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate Trust Values
- Clinical experience within rehabilitation and intermediate care
- Excellent clinical reasoning skills and problem solving skills
- Ability to undertake effective assessments of service users with complex needs
- Able to manage highly complex caseload
- Ability to make difficult decisions including risk assessments
- Able to communicate effectively and confidently in verbal, presentation and written
- Use of appropriate outcome measures
- Respond promptly and accurately to complex patient queries
- Able to liaise with range of professional groups
- Able to meet tight deadlines and prioritise own workload
- Able to critically reflect and appraise own and junior staff performance
- Able to work independently and as a team
- Able to collate information from a range of sources
- Excellent organisational skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of working in rehabilitation/intermediate care
- Experience of working in a MDT
- Experience of staff management including appraisal and supervision
- Experience of managing projects
- Audit or research experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of NHS working
- Project management skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of health inequalities
- Understanding of national policies/procedures/recommendations for intermediate Care
- Awareness of current physiotherapy, health and social care issues
- Sound professional knowledge to be able to practice as a specialised physiotherapist for intermediate care
- Appropriate assessment tools for patient group.
- Understanding of interface between health and social care/other related agencies
Other
Essential criteria
- Commitment to EDI
- Thorough approach to work
- A commitment to CPD and own development
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to build rapport with service users
- Travel across and outside the Boroughs of City and Hackney
- Commitment to delivering a person centred service and goal setting
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Wardle
- Job title
- IIT AHP Lead - Rehab at Home
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02085107263
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