Physiotherapist

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be part of an integrated health and social care team. To provide clinical leadership and support to the multidisciplinary team in providing care to avoid inappropriate admissions to hospital and support hospital discharge.
To provide assessments, and treatment, where required for vulnerable patients with potentially complex needs. To support patient-led goal working within the community.
Please see Job description and Personal Specification for more details.
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*Proposed interview date: 24th March 2026*

Person specification

Qualifications/Education

Essential criteria

• Do you have a Physiotherapy Degree?
• Please detail what experience you have working within the NHS or health care setting?
• Are you Registered with Health Professions Council?
• What post qualification course have you completed that are relevant to this role?

Desirable criteria

• Have you completed Educator Training or have you supported a student?
• What experience do you have of providing supervision to students and/or colleagues?

Experience & Knowledgge

Essential criteria

• Please detail your experience of working in the community?
• Please detail when you have been required to use communication skills when working with complex patients?
• How would you show ability to work under pressure and be flexible?

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• What has been your experience communicating within a multi-discipline team?
• What examples do you have of being able to communicate where there may be barriers to understanding?

Desirable criteria

• Have you used SystmOne for documenting?

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Are you able to demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills?

Other requirements

Essential criteria

• Do you hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) with business insurance cover?

We will communicate any interview arrangements with applicants via e-mail so it is advisable that you check the email address you give on your application on a regular basis.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. All new appointments (excluding Medical & Dental roles) are subject to a 26 week probation period.
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Applications from qualified job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to you meeting minimum criteria of the role and salary threshold. Please visit the Gov.UK website for detail.
If applicable to the role, staff are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
In submitting an application form, you authorise Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.