Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Senior Physiotherapist

The closing date is 21 November 2025

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust NHS is delighted to offer the opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist to join the Therapy Team at Isebrook Hospital which is one of the Community Hospitals sites, as part of the Community Beds service within Northamptonshire. The post holder will work on the ward alongside the MDT with both stroke patients and also complex rehabilitation patients. The successful candidate will be completing joint initial assessments with Occupational Therapist, provide assessment and set SMART goals.

Main duties of the job

To complete initial and ongoing patient assessments, support patients to identify SMART goals, utilise clinical outcome measures and develop, deliver and progress bespoke treatment plans.

To work collaboratively within the team and with external providers to:

    • Enable patients to work towards goals relevant to the in-patient community hospital setting
    • Support the patient and family members/carers with regards to discharge planning
    • Identify further rehabilitation needs to include onward referral to other services as appropriate
    • Support in developing the service in line with national and local strategies
  • Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. Evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment through autonomous and accountable decisions in Physiotherapy practice supported by current research and in accordance with NHFT protocols and policies.
  • Communicate condition related information, sensitive diagnostic & prognostic information to patients/clients, carers & relatives, requiring empathy & reassurance.

Provide leadership, education and support to other team members through promotion of innovative strategies to manage change and improve service delivery

HCPC registration and relevant degree/qualification in Physiotherapy

Good communication and organisational skills

Manual handling experience

Previous healthcare experience

  • Previous stroke experience

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Details

Date posted

11 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TG479-ACS

Job locations

Isebrook Hospital

Irthlingborough Road

Wellingborough

NN8 1LP


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

HCPC Registration

Essential

  • HCPC Registration

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Supervision of junior staff
  • Stroke experience
  • Experience of working within a MDT
  • Experience of working in rehabilitation

Desirable

  • Variable healthcare experience
  • Supporting in service development
  • Senior Physiotherapist with 2 years experience

Behaviours & Values

Essential

  • Experience of working autonomously
  • Good verbal and written communication

Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training
Person Specification

HCPC Registration

Essential

  • HCPC Registration

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Supervision of junior staff
  • Stroke experience
  • Experience of working within a MDT
  • Experience of working in rehabilitation

Desirable

  • Variable healthcare experience
  • Supporting in service development
  • Senior Physiotherapist with 2 years experience

Behaviours & Values

Essential

  • Experience of working autonomously
  • Good verbal and written communication

Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Isebrook Hospital

Irthlingborough Road

Wellingborough

NN8 1LP


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Isebrook Hospital

Irthlingborough Road

Wellingborough

NN8 1LP


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Therapy Team Lead

Donna Kemp

Donna.kemp@nhft.nhs.uk

03000272294

Details

Date posted

11 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TG479-ACS

Job locations

Isebrook Hospital

Irthlingborough Road

Wellingborough

NN8 1LP


Supporting documents

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