The closing date is 6th Sep 2026
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Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Physiotherapist looking to develop your skills within a supportive and dynamic community therapy team? We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Therapist to join our service, delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients in their own homes.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive rehabilitation and therapy interventions, supporting individuals to achieve their goals and maintain independence. You will also contribute to supporting discharge from hospital by providing timely, intensive rehabilitation in patients' own homes where appropriate.
You will manage a varied caseload, including complex cases, and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
You'll be joining a friendly, supportive team known for its collaborative spirit and commitment to patient-centred care. We pride ourselves on working closely together, sharing ideas, and celebrating successes.
You will work collaboratively with nursing, frailty/Hospital at Home, and Primary Care colleagues to support complex care needs, prevent hospital admissions, and facilitate timely discharges.
Only open to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to: Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, South Central Ambulance Service, Isle of Wight NHS FT or Hampshire Hospitals FT.
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Main duties, tasks & skills required
At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
To provide specialist therapy skills within the Community Care Team.
To assess and treat own caseload, which may include complex presentations and to maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner.
To assist senior staff in the education and supervision of junior colleagues, assistants and students.
To assist senior staff in daily management of the team and provision of therapy service, deputising for the team leader in their absence.
To assist senior staff in development and maintenance of an efficient and effective therapy service.
To contribute to the inter-disciplinary working within the Community therapy team and Locality by teaching, learning & practicing inter-disciplinary skills & techniques as defined by an agreed competency framework or training scheme.
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About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
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Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
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Person specification
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Qualifications
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Essential
UK Health Professions Council registered Physiotherapist
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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For help with your application, contact:
Cheryl Miller
[email protected]
07766731572
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Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
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Band
Band 6
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Salary
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£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly
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Contract
Permanent
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Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
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Reference number
348-SSW-12283
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Job locations
New Kings Court
Tollgate
Chandlers Ford
Hampshire
SO53 3LG
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Attachments
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Job Description
Senior Community Physiotherapist JDPS.pdf – 362KB Opens in a new window
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Additional document 1
EmployeeBenefits_hiowh_v1-compressed_3.pdf – 1001KB Opens in a new window
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