Specialist Community Physiotherapist UCR Service

Job Summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, self‑motivated & proactive Physiotherapist, with excellent communication, decision making & caseload management skills. To work in the Urgent Community response and intermediate care service, supporting Scarborough and Ryedale localities. This role will support patients to remain at home, reduce hospital admission and support discharge. Enabling patients to be as independent as possible by providing specialist physiotherapy assessment & interventions to patients with a wide variety of clinical conditions in their own homes & care homes within the local community. To succeed in this role you will need to be passionate about community healthcare provision, able to tackle key priorities with enthusiasm & have the tenacity to deliver in an ever changing environment. We are committed to our trust values of caring, learning & growing & offer a variety of learning opportunities with regular supervision and in‑service training programmes. As a senior therapist you will have management and supervision responsibilities for junior staff & students. We would like to hear from established & experienced Band 6 Physiotherapists, or experienced Band 5 Physiotherapists who are looking for their next stage of development. Humber NHS Foundation Trust provides a number of staff benefits including personal car lease scheme, discounted gym membership & attractive pension scheme. Job Details Date posted: 11 December 2025 Pay scheme: Agenda for change Band: 6 Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Full‑time Reference number: 338-7650686-25 Job location: 174 Prospect Road, Scarborough, YO12 7LB Responsibilities Triage & prioritise new referrals received by the service Responsibility for a designated caseload of patients: to organise this effectively and efficiently with regards to clinical priorities and use of time. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations using clinical reasoning skills. Support patients with individualised goal setting, education and care plans to work towards fulfilling their potential in a targeted and realistic way via delivery of evidence based clinical interventions and practice in partnership with patients, relatives, staff, managers, and externally with other agencies. To be accountable in own area of clinical responsibility participating in regular clinical and line management supervision, completing all required training and ensuring own continued professional development. To provide line management, supervision, support, guidance and training to peers, Community Support Practitioners and students. Person Specification Experience – Essential Evidence of sound post‑registration professional practice Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training, experience in specialist field(s) to postgraduate diploma level or equivalent Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area Experience – Desirable Experience of working in Community home based physiotherapy Experience of using SystmOne Member of specialist interest group/network, locally or regionally Skills and Competencies – Essential Can commute effectively to facilitate community based visits including transportation of equipment required for clinical interventions. IT skills to facilitate use of electronic patient records & other electronic systems e.g. for audit and equipment ordering Ability to motivate staff to embrace change Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures Skills and Competencies – Desirable Ability to carry out basic observations and calculate NEWS2 score Ability to identify and set up home based assistive equipment according to individual patient need Qualifications and Knowledge – Essential Degree in Physiotherapy Current HPC professional registration Specialist understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area Up to date practice supervisor training Qualifications and Knowledge – Desirable Member of specialist interest group/network, locally or regionally Develop specialist understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area Benefits Personal car lease scheme Discounted gym membership Attractive pension scheme Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. #J-18808-Ljbffr