Physiotherapist
Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for a motivated Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Intensive Home Support Service (IHSS), delivering rapid, high-quality therapy to help people remain safe and independent at home. You will complete holistic functional and environmental assessments, provide musculoskeletal and respiratory input, prescribe essential equipment, and contribute to preventing avoidable hospital admissions.
Working as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, you will manage a varied caseload, work autonomously in community settings, and play an active role in daily MDT discussions. This role offers excellent opportunities to develop advanced clinical skills, contribute to service improvement, and make a meaningful impact on patient care.
Main duties of the job
Provide holistic functional and environmental assessments to support people to remain safely at home.
Deliver evidence-based physiotherapy interventions for patients with acute, chronic, and complex needs.
Undertake musculoskeletal and respiratory assessments and formulate treatment plans using advanced clinical reasoning.
Prescribe and fit low-level and urgent moving and handling equipment to maximise independence.
Work autonomously in community settings, including lone working with MDT support.
Contribute to daily MDT discussions and work closely with Hospital at Home and wider health and social care partners.
Monitor, evaluate, and adapt treatment plans in collaboration with patients and the multi-disciplinary team.
Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure safe use of equipment.
Support supervision, training, and development of junior staff and therapy assistants.
About us
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We deliver high-quality services to more than 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding areas, supported by over 7,000 dedicated staff, many of whom are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise.
Our services span two main hospital sites in Blackburn and Burnley, alongside a range of community locations. We are proud to host innovative models of care, including our Hospital at Home service and our pioneering 2-hour Urgent Community Response (UCR) team, which play a vital role in supporting people to remain safely at home and reducing avoidable hospital admissions across the East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen footprint.
Job responsibilities
Complete comprehensive functional, mobility, musculoskeletal and respiratory assessments for patients with acute, chronic, and complex needs.
Formulate and deliver evidencebased treatment plans using advanced clinical reasoning.
Prescribe, fit, and demonstrate lowlevel and urgent moving and handling equipment to maximise independence and safety at home.
Work autonomously in community and domiciliary settings, including lone working with MDT support.
Contribute to daily MDT discussions and collaborate closely with the Hospital at Home service.
Play an active role in delivering the 2hour UCR response, supporting rapid intervention to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
Monitor, evaluate, and adapt treatment plans in partnership with patients, carers, and the wider MDT.
Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure safe use of equipment in line with professional and organisational standards.
Support the supervision, training, and development of junior staff, therapy assistants, and students.
Participate in service development, clinical governance, quality improvement, and audit activities.
Promote selfmanagement strategies and provide education to patients, carers, and other professionals.
Uphold safeguarding responsibilities, risk assessment processes, and Trust policies at all timesFor more detail please see the document attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy
- European Computer Driving License (ECDL) or equivalent IT skills
Desirable
- Master level qualification in Clinical Student Education
- Member of the CPS
- Post graduate Qualification or working towards relevant topic
- V300 Prescribing or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate therapy experience in a relevant setting
- Post graduate training in relevant clinical area
- Experience of delivering training to colleagues in health and/or other agencies
Desirable
- Community experience
Work Related Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of relevant current legislation
- Able to use a variety of assessments / interventions to diagnose and treat a range of conditions
Desirable
- Respiratory skills and knowledge
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly and travel across the Trust footprint to meet service needs
Other
Essential
- HPC registered
- Commitment to lifelong learning
- Car driver and has access to a car to undertake visits in the community as required
- Moving and handling ability
- Evidence of CPD maintained2
Work Related Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to manage risk in relationship to patient care
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Advanced communication skills
- Individual and group treatment skills
- Workload management skills
- Research skills
- Demonstrate knowledge of a wide range of specialist therapy treatment techniques
- Knowledge of a wide variety of assistive technology and environmental modification
- Effective teaching and presentation skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work alone as well as part of a team
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Able to work in a pressurised, unpredictable environment, with a proven ability to multi task
- Flexible to a variety of work demands / environments
- Person centred approach
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Burnley General Hospital
Casterton Avenue
Burnley
BB10 2PQ
United Kingdom
