Job summary
The postholder will provide a high standard of physiotherapy across a range of clinical settings, delivering safe, effective, and patient centred care. They will independently manage a diverse caseload of patients with varying diagnoses and levels of complexity, using evidence based assessment and treatment approaches to plan, implement, and evaluate physiotherapy interventions within a defined clinical area.
The postholder will be expected to work autonomously while contributing to the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring that all clinical decisions and actions are made in the best interests of the patients under their care. They will uphold professional standards, promote high quality practice, and support the delivery of an efficient and responsive physiotherapy service.
This is a fixed term or secondment opportunity.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will independently carry out advanced physiotherapeutic assessments for patients presenting with a wide range of complex physical and psychological conditions. They will provide clinical diagnoses and develop individualised, evidence based treatment programmes tailored to each patient's needs.
The role includes responsibility for managing a defined caseload and working autonomously within a designated area of the service or with a specific patient group. The postholder will rotate between specialist clinical areas and will receive support through regular supervision, clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, and case discussions. Advice from a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist will be available when required, although day to day clinical work will not be routinely supervised.
As a specialist autonomous practitioner, the postholder will undertake all aspects of clinical duties and contribute to the development of high quality physiotherapy practice. They will also supervise, educate, and assess physiotherapy students to graduate level, working in partnership with universities to ensure teaching and practice standards meet degree level requirements.
The postholder will participate in evidence based audit and research activities to enhance both their own practice and that of the wider team. They will be expected to make recommendations for service improvement to the Clinical Lead or Head of Service based on audit findings and emerging best practice.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Relevant post graduate accredited training e.g. Normal Movement.
Experience
Essential
- Continued Professional Development Diary inc evidence or reflective practice, in service training any courses attended and clinical experience gained.
- Broad range of experience at junior level including ICU, medical, surgery, neurology, orthopaedics, musculoskeletal outpatients and elderly care.
- Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best clinical practice in relevant specialty.
- Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team
- Remains up to date with professional practice and new research.
- Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession.
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit.
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust' policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patient
- Self-directed learning
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
- Willing to participate in staff training.
- Ability to work within multi / interdisciplinary teams and set team goals, plus discharge planning.
- Willing to work flexible hours, if necessary, to support the service
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Willingness to participate in staff training.
- Ability to work within multi / interdisciplinary teams and set team goals
- Professional demeanour
- Willing to work flexible hours, if necessary, to meet the needs of the service
- Competent IT skills
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise competently
Desirable
- Membership of special interest group in-depth knowledge of national and local clinical guidelines in relevant area
- Student supervision / clinical education
- Certification; personal training records
- Trust appraisal process
- Interview, application, CPD diary
- Evidence of participation in research/audit
- Experience of clinical supervision of students
- Ability to run courses -- internal / external.
- Evidence of participation in research / audit.
- Supervision of other staff e.g. physiotherapy assistant / technical instructor.
- Committee membership e.g. Health and Safety.
- Ability to manage and supervise the clinical team in the absence if the team lead.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Relevant post graduate accredited training e.g. Normal Movement.
Experience
Essential
- Continued Professional Development Diary inc evidence or reflective practice, in service training any courses attended and clinical experience gained.
- Broad range of experience at junior level including ICU, medical, surgery, neurology, orthopaedics, musculoskeletal outpatients and elderly care.
- Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best clinical practice in relevant specialty.
- Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team
- Remains up to date with professional practice and new research.
- Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession.
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit.
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust' policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patient
- Self-directed learning
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
- Willing to participate in staff training.
- Ability to work within multi / interdisciplinary teams and set team goals, plus discharge planning.
- Willing to work flexible hours, if necessary, to support the service
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Willingness to participate in staff training.
- Ability to work within multi / interdisciplinary teams and set team goals
- Professional demeanour
- Willing to work flexible hours, if necessary, to meet the needs of the service
- Competent IT skills
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise competently
Desirable
- Membership of special interest group in-depth knowledge of national and local clinical guidelines in relevant area
- Student supervision / clinical education
- Certification; personal training records
- Trust appraisal process
- Interview, application, CPD diary
- Evidence of participation in research/audit
- Experience of clinical supervision of students
- Ability to run courses -- internal / external.
- Evidence of participation in research / audit.
- Supervision of other staff e.g. physiotherapy assistant / technical instructor.
- Committee membership e.g. Health and Safety.
- Ability to manage and supervise the clinical team in the absence if the team lead.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
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).
