Job summary
- Main area
- Community Physiotherapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working)
- Job ref
- 218-AHP-B6-8209737
- Employer
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Integrated Neighbourhood Teams
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/08/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 01/09/2026
Employer heading
Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you an experienced and motivated Physiotherapist looking to take the next step in your career? We are offering an exciting 12-month fixed term/secondment opportunity within the Coventry Integrated Neighbourhood Teams – a pioneering service that brings together health and social care professionals to deliver seamless, person-centred care.
As a Physiotherapist, you will manage a varied caseload, providing specialist assessments and evidence-based interventions to patients with a wide range of health conditions across community settings, including patients' homes and short-term placements.
You will be part of an innovative team supporting reablement, hospital discharge, and admission avoidance across urgent and emergency care pathways. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues, you will help shape and influence the delivery of integrated care for the people of Coventry.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Main duties of the job
Using your clinical expertise and sound professional judgement, you will work collaboratively with colleagues, patients, carers, social care partners, and third-sector organisations to support individuals to achieve their goals, maximise independence, and remain at home wherever possible. You will undertake holistic assessments, develop tailored care and therapy plans, and deliver interventions that address patients' physical, cognitive, psychosocial, behavioural, sensory, and environmental needs.
The successful candidate will possess strong knowledge across a variety of clinical areas, including neurological, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, respiratory, falls, and care of older people. You will also contribute to service improvement initiatives, support effective information management and data quality, and work alongside team leaders and managers to enhance the delivery of integrated community services across Coventry.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, treatment and review of patients with a wide variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, care of the elderly, respiratory and falls, to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, contribute to effective admission avoidance and support patients with complex health care needs.
- This will be for patients predominantly in their place of residence, but will include short term placements and other settings.
- To provide advice and guidance to others, patients, carers and staff working in health and social care.
- To support professional development of the staff within Coventry Integrated Neighbourhood teams and other services as appropriate.
- To support and contribute toward service development and meeting Key Performance Indicators.
- To participate in 7 day working rotas to ensure delivery of key services.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
The group is currently trialling a new Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) model following a collaborative event with internal and external stakeholders. This pilot aims to explore team structures and assess the impact on patient experience. While no formal redesign has taken place yet, the outcomes of this trial may inform future service delivery and team configuration across the group.
If you are successful in your application, please be aware that your team structure and line management may be subject to change in the future as part of this evolving model. However, any formal changes will be preceded by appropriate consultation in line with organisational policy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Diploma/degree in physiotherapy • Evidence of post-graduate education E.g. Post graduate diploma/training relevant to physical conditions or equivalent experience • Current HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
- • MCSP • Special Interest Group Member in related subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Documented evidence of Continuing professional development • Significant post graduate clinical experience with good basic training/post graduate rotations (or within a community / intermediate care setting) • Experience of Health & Safety/ Risk management • Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- • Supervision of junior staff and students • Leadership and first line management experience • Experience in change management • Community experience • Experience of audit and/or research
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Specialist knowledge and application of physiotherapy assessments and interventions relevant to client group • Understanding of outcome measures • Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance in relation to physiotherapy
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Good personal organisational and time management skills • Demonstrates initiative • Proven ability to build effective working relationships • Initiates innovative ideas for practice • Good interpersonal skills • Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities • Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues • Supervisory/ annual review skills. • Therapeutic moving and handling knowledge/skills • Ability to organise and respond efficiently/ effectively to complex information • Computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- • Presentation and training skills
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience
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
- Saju Sekher
- Job title
- Physio Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07769243226
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