Specialist Physiotherapist

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 06 August 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, well-motivated and dedicated Physiotherapist to join our Recovery at Home Team, South Tyneside.

This is a unique and rewarding role which will allow you to work with, lead and support colleagues during a time of innovation and development as our team focuses on the implementation of Urgent Community Response and of Virtual Wards.

You will work within Directorate One of Community Services, supported by senior colleagues who are passionate and proud of the services we deliver to our community of South Tyneside and Sunderland.

We are committed to supporting and developing our staff and allowing a fair and equitable place of work by being inclusive and approachable. Informal visits are strongly encouraged and welcomed by contacting the Recruiting Manager to arrange this.

This role would involve assessing people in their own homes who are either acutely unwell or have recently been discharged from hospital and require enhanced intervention and short-term support for their physical and functional health needs to remain at home.

The service is fast paced, and you would be expected to see a wide range of patients who present with a variety of conditions.

This is a unique and rewarding role which will allow you to work with patients within their usual place of residence to enable them to remain there safely alongside you developing your own clinical skills.

Please note a Full UK Driving Licence is essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

The service is committed to providing a sound environment for education and training to support the successful candidate within this role.

We would strongly recommend that you contact the recruiting manager to find out more about the service.

You will possess the following:

• Registered with the HCPC
• Portfolio of evidence of competence and continuous professional development
• Be able to undertake comprehensive holistic assessment of patients, be able to prioritise clinical need and implement a plan of care reflecting evidence-based guidance

Please add your telephone number to your application form so we can contact you quickly if required.

One Team One Trust – There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award-winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups. Looking after our workforce’s health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits – Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

To work across the services which provide Urgent Community Response, Discharge to Assess and short-term rehabilitation.

To provide care to people in their own homes to prevent admission/readmission to hospital by providing rapid assessment of patients in the community over seven days.

Undertake comprehensive holistic assessment of patients in both planned and unplanned situations, be able to prioritise clinical need, initiate investigations, determine a differential diagnosis and…