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Physiotherapist
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
824-HERTS-7676507-A
Employer
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Oakmere Wards, Potters Bar Community Hospital
Town
Potters Bar
Salary
£32,602 - £39,686 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/03/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Physiotherapist

Band 5

Welcome to Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)

At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.

Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.

We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.

Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.

Job overview

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting! 

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our in-patient Intermediate care general rehabilitation beds. We are looking for a band 5 Physiotherapist to join the Physiotherapy team and wider MDT at Potters Bar Community Hospital. 

This is a service for the rehabilitation of adults presenting with a range of physical dysfunction/or disabilities resulting from injury, illness, surgery or chronic disease. The majority of the patients are referred from an acute hospital and some may be referred from the community settings and establishments.

 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the team, who has the passion and skills for delivering, and maintaining in the team, a high standard of rehabilitation. You will be working with a multidisciplinary team that includes Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Dietitian, Rehabilitation Assistants, Speech and Language therapists and Social Workers.

There is a potential to turn this role in to a rotational post in the near future.

You can look forward to an award-winning training and development, excellent benefits including assistance with transport, child care, parking and comprehensive pension and health care schemes.

 

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

  • A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
  • Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
  • Flexible working options
  • Annual travel card loan
  • Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

**Please refer to job description, person specification CLCH Trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**

 

Person specification

Education/Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Physiotherapy
  • Current UK HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
  • Post graduate training
  • Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of carrying out physiotherapy assessments to formulate a comprehensive treatment plans and goals
  • Experience of working as part of an MDT
  • Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
  • Relevant work experience in a variety of clinical placements
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of delegation to support staff.
  • Experience working in the NHS

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work single-handedly with individuals and groups
  • Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
  • Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, risk assessment and management
  • Effective written and oral communication skills
  • Basic knowledge of the principals of clinical governance
  • Ability to manage time/caseload effectively
  • Commitment to patient-centred, non-discriminatory practice

Key Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Personally, and professionally responsible
  • Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
  • To be Occupational Health cleared for the role specified
  • Able to work under pressure

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Sunflower Hidden DisabilitiesNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodNHS Pastoral CareDisability confident committedAccredited Living Wage EmployerStonewall 2023 Bronze

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ryan Meers
Job title
Physiotherapy Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07741134931
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