# Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapist/be47a86a-d540-4300-976a-3b5d60284a02 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapist/be47a86a-d540-4300-976a-3b5d60284a02.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Poole - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £26,639 - £32,078 p.a. - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover) - **Employment type:** Part time - 25 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-09T11:12:21.472Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Poole/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Frailty/Frailty-v8105028 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8105028?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a passionate Physiotherapist looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real difference. We are delighted to offer an opportunity to join our friendly and supportive  therapy team at Alderney Hospital. To provide a high quality evidence-based physiotherapy input to a caseload of complex, predominately frail/older people, on Jersey & Guernsey Ward as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This is a Part-Time post of 25 hours. The post holder may be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only.  Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application. Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position ### Main duties of the job To provide assessments, plan and develop physiotherapy treatments for patients with complex physical needs in a community hospital with a focus on discharge planning. To provide a high-quality person-centred approach to care delivery which always considers people’s safety, privacy and dignity. To provide specialist care and interventions, assessments, treatments and managing patients on a caseload, as part of the wider multi-disciplinary care team. To provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients / service users. To devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately. To plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.  When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role. All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements.  Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact \[email protected\] ## Person Specification ### JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Experience at Practitioner Band 5 level - Experience of specialist working - Recent previous experience within a comparable role - Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of specialism - Able to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention. - Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively ### PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills - Experience of planning and organising complex activities, e.g. organise own time and that of junior staff and learners, planning off duty rotas and undertaking discharge planning involving co-ordination with other agencies. ### KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAINING **Essential** - Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level supplemented by post registration diploma level specialist training and/or short courses or demonstrable extensive experience in the relevant specialty - Membership of the relevant Professional Body - Evidence of recent professional development in an up-to-date portfolio - Experience with working Frailty and discharge planning ### MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff - Experience of devising and delivering training ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 549.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10442702) - [dbs information (pdf, 22.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2340) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 316.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=695) - [pay scales from 1 april 2025 (pdf, 44.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1941) - [applications recruitment flowchart (pdf, 434.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=866) ## 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.