Oxford Health NHS Trust

Senior Physiotherapist - Witney Community Hospital

The closing date is 23 October 2025

Job summary

Do you fancy developing your therapy skills in a forward-thinking service?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Physiotherapist to join our team at Witney Community Hospital.

We are looking for a pro-active and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join us and actively drive forward the rehabilitation on our inpatient wards.

You must have a desire to work with older people with experience of providing assessments, rehabilitation, falls prevention, management of long-term and frailty conditions. You will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner working without direct supervision and help assist in the supervision and education of junior physiotherapists, rehabilitation assistants and physiotherapy students.

In this role, you will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team, working alongside the nursing team, providing a high-quality rehabilitation service, in line with current best evidence-based practice.

There is an inspiring team of allied healthcare professionals across the Community Hospitals, who can provide supportive clinical leadership and further training opportunities, to offer you skills to learn and develop your career.

Main duties of the job

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Date posted

09 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-CH7519530

Job locations

Witney Community Hospital

Welch Way

Witney

OX28 6JJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is an accelerator site for the Ageing Well national agenda, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. This offers the opportunity to shape and develop both rapid responsive patient care and supporting patients to rehab in their own home environment.

The physiotherapists within Oxford Health work closely with other multidisciplinary team members, social services and voluntary organisations for adults with a wide range of physical and mental health conditions

Successful applicants need to be able to travel between sites and to patients own homes to complete assessments and may be required to work across extended hours and seven days in order to meet the needs of our patients.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Physiotherapy qualification
HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

Previous NHS or UK Adult Social Care or equivalent experience

Desirable

Good knowledge of rehabilitation, mental health & community services

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to function effectively across a variety of environments (e.g. ward, patients homes, care homes, clinics etc.)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Physiotherapy qualification
HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

Previous NHS or UK Adult Social Care or equivalent experience

Desirable

Good knowledge of rehabilitation, mental health & community services

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to function effectively across a variety of environments (e.g. ward, patients homes, care homes, clinics etc.)

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Witney Community Hospital

Welch Way

Witney

OX28 6JJ

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Witney Community Hospital

Welch Way

Witney

OX28 6JJ

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)