Band 6 Physiotherapist - Community

the home first and community therapy services work with individuals experiencing health or social care challenges that place them at risk of hospital admission or reduced independence. Our goal is to provide skilled assessment, rapid intervention, and rehabilitation within the community to prevent unnecessary hospital stays and support people to regain function, confidence, and autonomy.

as a physiotherapist in this service, you will:

• support individuals who are experiencing an acute deterioration or crisis, enabling them to stay at home safely rather than requiring hospital admission.
• contribute to early discharge pathways, helping people transition from hospital settings back to the home environment as quickly and safely as possible.
• provide targeted rehabilitation and reablement interventions to support recovery of mobility, functional ability, and overall health and wellbeing.
• work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues including occupational therapists, support workers, community nurses, and adult social care teams to deliver holistic, person‑centred care.

car driver and access to a car is essential for this post. If you are not a car driver or do not have access to a car we request an application is not submitted.

we are looking for band 6 physiotherapists to provide an effective and efficient therapy service. This post requires a level of personal responsibility for someone highly motivated, resilient and proactive with the ability to prioritise and manage their own allocated caseload, use their initiative and the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

demonstrate excellent communication, organisational skills and be able to adapt to a changing and pressurised environment. Working with occupational therapists and technical instructors to carry out comprehensive functional assessments and interventions to help patients live as independently as possible. The therapy teams operate in an integrated way whereby therapists are encouraged to work synergistically in order to provide the best possible outcomes for patients.

leicestershire partnership nhs trust (lpt) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in leicester, leicestershire and rutland.

we aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the information for applicants document attached.

we will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

for all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6‑month probationary period (see probation policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the uk. For all jobs the cost of any dbs disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local nhs who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

we may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply.

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.