Senior Physiotherapist

Senior Physiotherapist

The closing date is 12 January 2026

To work as a senior Physiotherapist within the Community Therapy team across Hambleton and Richmond, at a highly specialised and advanced level, managing highly complex cases where there may be multiple pathologies.

To act as a highly specialised resource and provide advice to other professionals including medical staff, specialist nurses, social workers, and other therapists regarding older people for a wide range of individuals.

To be able to act independently to manage a large caseload of community patients with needs which are often highly complex.

Undertake specialist assessment in relation to their physical, psychological, social and productivity circumstances and needs.

To provide expertise in the role of clinical triage, to ensure appropriate referrals are accepted to the team and are allocated correctly within the team with a clinically appropriate time frame.

To be highly competent in time management and respond appropriately to unexpected situations that may arise as part of community working.

To be responsible for the delivery of Physiotherapy assessment and treatment to a high professional standard in accordance with Professional Standards and Code of Ethics laid down by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

To be responsible for maintaining a high standard of therapy services and develop quality improvements appropriate to the needs of the service.

To develop and deliver training, supervision and development of band 5, support staff, students and other health and social care workers as appropriate around area of expertise.

To act as a clinical mentor to junior members of staff and students.

To develop & improve competence in self and acquire new skills and apply to practice in response to the changing needs of the service.

To autonomously manage, within appropriate professional guidelines, a caseload of clients with complex needs within their home environment.

To respond to identified needs through critical thinking, consideration of a range of options using sound clinical reasoning and professional judgement and communicating these to clients in order to reach a decision, in collaboration with the client (or his representatives) about how to meet those needs.

To provide clinical expertise within own specialist area, with particular expertise in rehabilitation.

To work as part of multi‑disciplinary team, respecting & understanding other professional boundaries.

Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

• Your Leadership Impact
• Leading your Team to Success
• Leading Into the Future
• Service Improvement for Beginners
• Developing your Service Improvement Skills
• Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust values and behaviour
• Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
• Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in‑house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

• To hold a degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
• Current HCPC registration
• Additional training such as short courses

• Evidence of audit and participation in service development
• Evid…