Static Community Physiotherapist

Main area Physiotherapy Grade NHS AfC:
Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (Staff would be expected to cover weekends and bank holiday rotas. All existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis.) Hours Part time - 22 hours per week (Bank holiday and weekend rota and late shifts running 10-6) Job
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Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Firth Park Clinic Town Sheffield Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 21/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 05/10/2026

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems.

Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of Sheffield’s community based Integrated Care Team (ICTT) in the North of the city.

This post is fixed term for 9 months and is part time 22 hours.

This is a city-wide service, operating 8 am - 6 pm, 7 days a week (including Bank Holidays). The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly to achieve this. The service works to facilitate early discharge of patients from hospital and supports patients at home to prevent unnecessary hospital admission, together with providing community-based therapy for patients with a variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, frailty, musculoskeletal and anxiety issues.

This post will be based within a well-established, multi-disciplinary team consisting of:
Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Specialist/Senior Therapy Assistants and Administrative staff, with access to mental health nurses and co-located with the Integrated Care Team Nursing.

*** THIS VACANCY MAY BE CLOSED EARLY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED ***

The successful candidate will carry out Physiotherapy and generic therapy assessments, and plan and deliver treatment programmes for patients in their own homes including residential care settings. This involves working closely with therapy assistants; contributing to their training and development and facilitating them to provide care and rehabilitation to a designated caseload. The role also involves ordering, transporting, providing and fitting of equipment and onward referral to other health and social care services.

A generic training programme is provided to ensure competency in basic nursing and Occupational therapy tasks.

Experience in the rehabilitation of older people, access to your own transport and HCPC registration is essential. Experience in community-based services is desirable.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for the maximum period of 9 months. Where there is potential, the secondment/fixed term contract may finish early, or in the first instance, the secondment/fixed term contract may be extended due to the…