Job overview
An exciting opportunity for a 1 year fixed term position has arisen within the Ipswich West Community Team until 31/5/2027. We are looking for an experienced band 6 Physiotherapist who is passionate, committed, innovative, enthusiastic and highly motivate to delivering high quality care within patient’s homes.
This is a full-time position, with hours/pattern of work to be negotiated.
We are fortunate enough to be co-located with our nursing, social care colleagues and the out of hours REACT, admission prevention and discharge to assess teams.
This is an opportunity to work within a knowledgeable experienced team and wider MDT. You should be flexible, motivated and willing to work within a changing environment. We will provide support through in-service training and professional forums, Mandatory training, 1:1 and personal development meetings as well as clinical rolling skills training via the practice development facilitators. We facilitate students on training and have close working relationships with neighbouring community teams in Health and Social Care.
Internal applicants will be offered on a secondment basis only.
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Main duties of the job
We are committed to patient centred care in the right place, at the right time and provide a comprehensive supervision and training programme with career progression opportunities within the clinical and managerial fields.
The Therapy service has a high profile within the Trust operating a 7-day service and thrives on innovation and challenge. It has taken a lead role in many developments, which are helping to shape the future of patient pathways within the local area.
Main Responsibilities:
- To provide high standard patient care in hospital settings and patients homes
- To ensure a more seamless flow for patient care between hospital and community settings, enabling patients to be cared for in their own home environment
- To provide supervision and support to more junior staff
- To triage referrals to the community team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
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This advert is for Community Physiotherapist - Ipswich West with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Colchester, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is 11 months (Fixed term until 31/5/2027). The application deadline is 14 Jun 2026.
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