Band 5 Physiotherapist

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The closing date is 09 July 2026

Are you a qualified Physiotherapist who is looking for the next opportunity as a Band 5 Physiotherapist within the community?

Do you have excellent communication skills, a professional and flexible approach and a strong skill base to provide high quality care for our patients?

We are looking to recruit a motivated, enthusiastic and forward thinking Static Band 5 Physiotherapist to join the Christchurch and Bournemouth Intermediate Care Team (CBIC) within Dorset Healthcare.

This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week. Weekend and Bank Holiday working will be required.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

• Establish effective communication networks with the patients, carers, multidisciplinary colleagues in health, social and care settings contributing to clear decision making with regard to treatment principles and discharge planning.
• Form professional relationships with patients / carers and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture, and taking into consideration differences and difficulties.
• Communicate effectively sensitive and unwelcome information regarding the patient's likely rehabilitation outcomes and problems surrounding discharge and placement within the community.
• Attend and feedback relevant information at ward/ board rounds, team meetings, MDT meetings and case conferences as appropriate to the patient programme.
• Demonstrate to relatives, informal, and formal carers specific rehabilitation and manual handling techniques prior to the patient’s discharge, to ensure optimum patient care in the community.
• Liaise and make appropriate referrals to the Dorset Integrated Health and Care System and voluntary partners, to voluntary and statutory services in the community.
• Be responsible for the maintenance of accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous patient records detailing all Physiotherapy interventions and significant events, following Trust and departmental policies.

• Pre reg Degree in Physiotherapy either BSc(Hons) or MSc (Hons)
• State Registered (HCPC).
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Member of a clinical interest group
• Attendance at relevant pre/post registration courses

• Student experience/placements in the following areas:
  Musculoskeletal OP, Orthopaedics, Neurology, Elderly care, ITU/Respiratory Medicine, Acute medicine.
• Awareness of the physiotherapist's role within the MDT.
• Experience working within a community setting.
• Supervision of assistant staff.
• Involvement in audit or quality improvement projects.

• UK Licence and use of a car for work purposes - business insurance

• Ability to demonstrate organisational values and behaviours
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise
• Able to work within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
• Committed to personal development
• Motivation, drive, enthusiasm and confidence

• Knowledge of the Physiotherapy process, its application in clinical practice and its role within the organisation. Application of risk assessments and considerations in practice.
• Broad and relevant clinical knowledge of physical conditions and their appropriate treatment modalities.
• Awareness of National Service Frameworks and Clinical Governance.
• Understanding and application of Evidence Based Practice.

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.

Dorset Health Care University NHS Foundation Trust