# Community Physiotherapist - Ipswich West > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-physiotherapist-ipswich-west/bdab1596-afaf-4b0b-8c7d-42e15b61edf5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-physiotherapist-ipswich-west/bdab1596-afaf-4b0b-8c7d-42e15b61edf5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Colchester - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** 11 months (Fixed term until 31/5/2027) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T14:23:03.619Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Ipswich/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Band_Community_Physiotherapist/Band_Community_Physiotherapist-v8057487 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8057487?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. https://sway.cloud.microsoft/3tndXp5oQxjhGyiT?ref=Link ### 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. ## Job Details 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. https://sway.cloud.microsoft/3tndXp5oQxjhGyiT?ref=Link ## Job Description 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 ## Responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ## Person Specification ### Qualification **Essential** - Diploma or 1st Level degree in Physiotherapy (or equivalent) - Current HCPC registration - Clinical educators course within the first year ### Skills/Experience **Essential** - Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses - In-depth knowledge of working within the NHS - Able to demonstrate good IT and standard keyboard skills - Must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle or viable alternative - Documented evidence of continuing professional development. - Post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting. - Advanced observational & reporting skills **Desirable** - Evidence of previous community experience - Able to demonstrate the management of complex casework ## Documents - [staff networks (pdf, 230.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2724) - [dbs information (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1262) - [esneft values and behaviours (pdf, 74.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2146) - [value of joining nhs pension (pdf, 125.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2404) - [job description & person spec (docx, 51.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350073) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.