# Palliative Care Specialist Physiotherapist - End of Life > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/palliative-care-specialist-physiotherapist-end-of-life/43ab5427-b910-496a-827b-97d62ba20fd7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/palliative-care-specialist-physiotherapist-end-of-life/43ab5427-b910-496a-827b-97d62ba20fd7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bodmin - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 27.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T14:12:17.329Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/To_be_confirmed/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapist/Physiotherapist-v7842221 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7842221?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is leading a bold transformation in Community and Palliative End of Life Care across the county. Our vision is simple yet powerful: to ensure people nearing the end of life experience a peaceful, dignified death in the place of their choosing. Currently, Cornwall has one of the highest rates of hospital stays during the last 90 days of life, a clear signal that change is needed. We are creating a more patient-centred, community-based approach that brings compassionate care closer to home in the last year of their life or nearing the end of life. As part of our growing service, we are: - Reducing unnecessary hospital admissions - Delivering personalised care plans to support home-based care In collaboration with the Macmillan Social Investment Fund and local partners, we're expanding services including: - A 24/7 Rapid Community Response and Care Service - A dedicated End of Life Care phone line for public and professionals - Strengthened voluntary sector partnerships and our Hospital@Home virtual service We have opportunities available across various localities within the county, offering flexibility in base location depending on service need and candidate preference with a requirement to cover Cornwall and the Isles of Scillys. ### Main duties of the job This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply: - Cornwall Foundation Trust - Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time. To undertake a clinical lead role in Palliative Care and Cancer within the Community Rehabilitation  Team.  To provide a high standard physiotherapy service, performing advanced assessments of patients including those with highly complex presentations and formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan which is carried out as an autonomous practitioner. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’. ## Job Details Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is leading a bold transformation in Community and Palliative End of Life Care across the county. Our vision is simple yet powerful: to ensure people nearing the end of life experience a peaceful, dignified death in the place of their choosing. Currently, Cornwall has one of the highest rates of hospital stays during the last 90 days of life, a clear signal that change is needed. We are creating a more patient-centred, community-based approach that brings compassionate care closer to home in the last year of their life or nearing the end of life. As part of our growing service, we are: Reducing unnecessary hospital admissions Delivering personalised care plans to support home-based care In collaboration with the Macmillan Social Investment Fund and local partners, we're expanding services including: A 24/7 Rapid Community Response and Care Service A dedicated End of Life Care phone line for public and professionals Strengthened voluntary sector partnerships and our Hospital@Home virtual service We have opportunities available across various localities within the county, offering flexibility in base location depending on service need and candidate preference with a requirement to cover Cornwall and the Isles of Scillys. ## Job Description This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply: Cornwall Foundation Trust Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time. To undertake a clinical lead role in Palliative Care and Cancer within the Community Rehabilitation Team. To provide a high standard physiotherapy service, performing advanced assessments of patients including those with highly complex presentations and formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan which is carried out as an autonomous practitioner. ## Responsibilities To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Aptitude **Essential** - Able to work in highly stressful situations including the ability to manage distressing and highly emotive situations successfully (eg. Working with people recently diagnosed with life changing conditions). ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Current professional registration – HCPC, CSP - Professional qualification – Physiotherapy - Evidence of further formal study in Advanced Clinical Practice eg. Post graduate qualifications(Post Grad Certificate/Diploma/MSc/Non-Medical Prescribing) - Perform advanced assessment of patients including those with unpredictable, varied and highly complex presentations. ## Documents - [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977) - [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833) - [job description (pdf, 459.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10113017) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [functional requirements (pdf, 204.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10113018) - [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976) ## 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.