Overview
Job Introduction
Would you like a job where you make a difference every day and lead services where everyone feels supported and valued? Would you like to be part of a dynamic team who rehabilitate and enable individuals to be as independent as possible? Look no further.
As a Band 6 Physiotherapist you will provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice to patients/clients, carers and families. Wherever possible avoid hospital admission and reduce in-patient length of stay to ensure that patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting. Undertake the lead role in the assessment, diagnosis and formulation of physiotherapy treatment plans across all the different service areas within CRT such as Home based services, Discharge to Assess beds, Woodlands Therapy Centre and to undertake specialist physiotherapy assessments for patients presenting with complex needs eg Movement Disorders, MND, Vestibular pathology, and people who are frail and falling.
Main Responsibility
• Maintain full professional and legal accountability for your clinical work and caseload management.
• Use advanced clinical judgment to screen, prioritise, and appropriately refer rehabilitation service
referrals.
• Consider how a patient’s home setting and social support may influence care planning and therapist
safety.
• Take the lead for physiotherapy within the interdisciplinary team, offering expert advice to internal
and external professionals.
• Contribute to audits and clinical governance to support continuous service improvement.
• Offer specialist guidance and education to support workers, students, and colleagues from other
disciplines.
• Supervise and mentor rehab assistants, students, and less experienced physiotherapists.
• Work collaboratively with external services to support patient independence in their own
environment.
• Carry out thorough, specialist assessments for patients with complex physical, social, or psychological
needs.
• Provide accurate diagnoses using advanced clinical reasoning and hands-on assessment techniques.
• Integrate diverse information sources into holistic assessments and person-centred care plans.
• Collaborate with patients to set meaningful, evidence-based treatment goals.
• Ensure informed consent is obtained, working within legal frameworks when capacity is limited.
• Monitor outcomes and adjust treatment as needed to support patient progress.
• Coordinate with health and social care providers, carers, and voluntary agencies to deliver effective
care.
• Lead or participate in case conferences and interdisciplinary meetings as appropriate.
• Support high standards of care by contributing to the monitoring and development of service quality.
• Document patient care in line with professional and service standards using electronic systems.
• Submit required clinical statistics and reports to team leads as requested.
• Prepare and share team reports promptly in line with service procedures.
• Step into operational leadership duties as needed in support of the team lead.
• Remain informed and involved in safeguarding procedures related to vulnerable adults.
• Assess, request, and manage provision of mobility and daily living equipment, ensuring budgetary
and safety requirements are met.
• Ensure safe use of all therapy equipment and support staff competency in this area.
• Provide patients with clear instructions on equipment use, including delivery and safe handling when
necessary
A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.
The Ideal Candidate
Essential:
Qualified Physiotherapist with a degree in Physiotherapy and full HCPC registration, committed to continuous professional development in areas including neurology, elderly rehabilitation, and falls prevention. Brings broad rotational experience across clinical settings, with strong clinical reasoning, caseload management, and decision-making skills. Confident working independently or as part of a team, and experienced in supervising and supporting junior staff.
Demonstrates excellent communication and report-writing abilities, with a compassionate, patient-centered approach that builds trust. Skilled in data interpretation and reflective practice to support evidence-based care. Fully aware of safeguarding responsibilities, with a sound understanding of local procedures. Flexible, mobile, and adaptable to changing demands within the Trust.
Desirable:
Proficient in IT, with formal qualifications and strong digital literacy. Qualified NVQ/Apprenticeship Assessor with experience in staff development and team leadership, supported by basic management training. Completed advanced clinical training in areas such as Normal Movement and Vestibular Rehabilitation, with expertise in managing complex caseloads and delivering a wide range of interventions.
Experienced in service development projects, with a good understanding of resource management and cost-effective care. Confident in using both standardised and informal assessments to guide clinical decisions. Strong interdisciplinary team player with a background in Community Urgent Care, Discharge to Assess, Reablement, and Falls Service rehabilitation. Aware of team dynamics and skilled in supporting constructive conflict resolution.
A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.
Package Description
As a Band 6 Physiotherapist you’ll be part of our valued team at The Orbital, Swindon.
You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- AFC Band 6 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salary with evidence provided)
- Plentiful on site-parking
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
- Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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