Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Physiotherapist at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to join the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care (RRIC) Teams across Thame and Buckingham. In this community-based role, you will support patients with complex health needs through personalised rehabilitation and case management approaches. You will work closely with Advanced Community Practitioners and multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure timely, effective care delivery, while supporting workload coordination across the service.

Your specialist clinical expertise will be used to assess patient needs, deliver evidence-based interventions, and help identify individuals at risk of hospital admission, ensuring they receive appropriate support to achieve the best possible health outcomes.

As a Specialist Physiotherapist you will:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical pathways, ensuring service delivery aligns with agreed standards, protocols and evidence-based practice.
• Support the creation and ongoing review of operational procedures and guidelines within the RRIC service to enhance consistency and quality of care delivery.
• Participate in 7‑day working rotas, including weekend cover and Urgent Community Response duties across Buckinghamshire localities, to support service resilience.
• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, safety and effectiveness within community-based rehabilitation services and support service improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintain accurate and timely electronic patient records, updating clinical activity in line with Trust information governance standards and ensuring documentation is complete, secure and audit-ready at all times.
• Support the coordination of staff activity by contributing to the allocation, monitoring and oversight of delegated clinical tasks, ensuring effective use of workforce resources within agreed service frameworks.
• Maintain clinical competence through ongoing professional development, engaging in advanced training, policy review activities and contributing to the evolution of professional standards in the service.
• Support the implementation of Trust policies and national guidelines by ensuring adherence to operational procedures, regulatory requirements and best practice frameworks across all areas of service delivery.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of training, supervision and mentorship for junior staff and learners, supporting skill development and promoting consistent standards of practice across the team.
• Promote effective communication across internal and external stakeholders by ensuring timely sharing of relevant service information, supporting continuity of operational activity and service responsiveness.

• HCPC registered Physiotherapist.
• Degree or Diploma in a relevant healthcare profession.
• Minimum two years’ post-registration NHS community or inpatient experience.
• Experience in rehabilitation, intermediate care or long-term condition management.
• Full UK driving licence, own vehicle and evidence of ongoing CPD.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for a Disclosure and Barring Service check to confirm that there are no prior criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

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Buckingham Community Hospital, High Street, BUCKINGHAM, MK18 1NU
, United Kingdom
Thame Community Hospital, East Street, THAME, Oxfordshire, OX9 3JT
, United Kingdom