Physiotherapist

Join our integrated Urgent Community Response and Hospital at Home services as a Physiotherapist, providing high-quality, autonomous assessment and treatment for people with acute illness, frailty, functional deterioration and complex health needs in community settings.

Using specialist clinical assessment, reasoning and rehabilitation skills, you will support people with complex mobility, falls, respiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal needs. Your work will help prevent hospital admissions, support Hospital at Home care, facilitate early supported discharge and promote independence through evidence-based, person-centred interventions.

You will manage an allocated caseload, contribute to clinical triage and prioritisation, identify deterioration and escalate concerns appropriately. Working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues across primary, community, acute and social care, you will help deliver safe, coordinated care.

The role includes regular home visits, transporting equipment and safe manual handling, plus contributions to supervision, staff development and quality improvement.

Rotational shifts are between 08:00 and 23:00, seven days a week. A full valid UK driving licence and access to a car for business use are required, unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

Main duties of the job

• Provide skilled, effective and evidence-based physiotherapy care to patients in their homes and other community settings.
• Undertake face-to-face clinical assessments and interventions, including transporting and handling clinical equipment safely in environments with varying physical and accessibility constraints.
• Assess and triage referrals, prioritise and respond according to clinical urgency and agreed timescales, and seek senior support for cases outside your competence.
• Complete comprehensive physiotherapy assessments covering clinical history, observations, functional mobility, transfers, balance, gait, falls risk, frailty, respiratory function, neurological and musculoskeletal presentations, cognition and relevant psychosocial factors.
• Apply clinical reasoning to identify presenting problems, formulate physiotherapy diagnoses and rehabilitation goals, and deliver evidence-based, person-centred interventions.
• Recognise red flags and clinical deterioration and escalate promptly to appropriate senior, medical or emergency services.
• Work autonomously within your professional competence while collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues to support safe, coordinated care.

Benefits

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
• Current HCPC registration
• Evidence of up-to-date CPD portfolio
• Attendance at specialist short courses or equivalent CPD activities within the specialist areas of Adult Rehabilitation, Neurology, Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Older People Rehabilitation
• Member of Professional Body

Experience

• Experience post registration as a Band 5 physiotherapist
• Experience working at a Junior level in a wide range of specialised clinical areas including community, outpatients, neurology, rehabilitation, orthopedics and respiratory
• Experience of managing complex clinical caseloads, developing individualised treatment and care plans, and supporting admission avoidance, hospital-level care at home and timely supported discharge.
• Experience of multidisciplinary working and coordinating care across community, primary, acute and social care services to ensure safe, effective and integrated patient management.

Skills

• Skills in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex multi-pathologies
• Knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions including multi-pathologies and falls
• Knowledge of role of Allied Health Professionals and interdisciplinary team working
• Ability to apply core Physiotherapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client-centered, goal-setting approach
• Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice
• Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning
• Good communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
• Proven IT skills - Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel