Physiotherapist

Job Details

Physiotherapist – Grade Band 6
Contract Permanent
Site:
Mount McKinley Town, Shrewsbury

Hours:

26 hours per week (including weekend work on a rota basis)
Salary: £39,959 – £48,117 per annum (pro‑rata)
Closing date: 15/07/2026 08:00

We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, provided the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office. Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (e.g. data analysts, IT and finance professionals) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700. For a limited number of clinical posts, applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for the role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher).

Please check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.

Are you looking to further your skills as an excellent patient‑focused holistic clinician? Do you want to be part of an exciting team that bridges the gap between the acute hospital and community setting? Do you want to make a difference to a patient’s outcome? If so, our Central Locality team may be the right fit for you. We work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, assistant practitioners and rehabilitation support workers, nurses and paramedics, to promote independence through rehabilitation and crisis management with patients in their own homes or short‑term care settings.

You will need excellent assessment and intervention skills to plan, develop and evaluate goal‑focused rehabilitation and reablement programmes, and complex discharge planning experience. Understanding of health and social care provision and the ability to work closely with other organisations and stakeholders is essential. You must demonstrate high standards of evidence‑based clinical practice, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to prioritise your workload, manage your time effectively and work flexibly within the team.

• Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
• Current registration with HCPC
• Evidence of core rotations (MSK, orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory, care of the older adult)
• Evidence of specialist post‑graduate training and education with older adults

• Significant post‑graduate physiotherapy experience in a variety of clinical settings, including a community setting
• Experience working in multidisciplinary/multi‑agency teams

• Ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research, including NSF’s/NICE guidelines
• Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their implications for the service
• Effective communication within the team

• Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the trust have a good working life and a good work‑life/home life balance.

This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received; we advise you to submit your application early to avoid disappointment.