Senior Physiotherapist
We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation.Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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Job overview
B6 Senior Physiotherapist - Intermediate Care Units
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated physiotherapist ready to take the next step in your career?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist to join our friendly and supportive team within the Intermediate Care Units at Brentwood Community Hospital.
Why Brentwood Community Hospital?
Located in a peaceful setting with beautiful outdoor space and scenic surroundings, Brentwood Community Hospital offers a clean, comfortable, and welcoming environment that patients and families consistently praise for its “home-like” feel. Unlike larger hospitals, our team maintains a strong, family-style atmosphere where every team member is valued.
What we offer:
Free on-site parking
On-site canteen with fresh, hot food
A calm, rural and professional working environment, ideal for focused and effective patient care
Main duties of the job
About the Role:
You will be delivering high-quality physiotherapy care to patients referred from neighbouring acute hospitals. Working within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team (MDT), you will:
Carry out comprehensive assessments
Provide evidence-based rehabilitation interventions
Support safe and effective discharge planning
Work closely with patients to identify holistic goals and develop person-centred care plans
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your clinical, supervisory and leadership skills. You will also have the chance to deputise for Band 7 therapists, supervise junior staff and rehabilitation assistants, and support ongoing service improvement projects.
What we also offer:
supportive learning environment with regular clinical supervision
Access to structured in-service training and professional development pathways
Opportunities to develop and enhance your leadership and management skills
A team culture focused on collaboration, innovation, and quality improvement
High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,192 and a maximum payment of £2,011 per annum pro rata).
Working for our organisation
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735).
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
About You
The successful candidate will:
Be a qualified physiotherapist with current HCPC registration
Have excellent communication, time management, and prioritisation skills
Demonstrate strong experience in discharge planning and MDT collaboration
Show a passion for delivering high standards of patient-centred care
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're looking to join a team where your skills and dedication are truly valued, we would love to hear from you. Come and be part of a team that is passionate about quality care and continuous development.
Apply now and take the next step in your physiotherapy career with NELFT NHS!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- BSc Physio
- HCPC registration
Experience
Essential criteria- NHS experience as B5/6 Physiotherapist
- Previous experience in clinical governance and clinical audit and the implications to the service
- Experience of supervising staff and students.
- Experience of core rotation in elderly care, surgical, orthopaedic and neurology.
- Previous experience with inpatient based rehabilitation
Skills
Essential criteria- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
- Demonstrate ability to work as an effective team member with excellent interpersonal skills
Other
Essential criteria- Ability to carry out moderate physical manual handling throughout the day as part of clinical duties.
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
- A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
- A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
- Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
- Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
Supporting our Armed Forces
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans.reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities. If you require this application in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape please contact the recruitment team on 0300 300 1530 or email [email protected].
Correspondence with us
You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post.
As part of our recruitment process, we may be required to share information you provide on the application form with NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) and/or other organisations for the purpose of the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of fraud or any other unlawful activity affecting the NHS.We also use third party providers to check and verify your qualifications who may be contacting you on our behalf to verify the same.