# Senior Physiotherapist - Community > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-physiotherapist-community/890d8acc-1d97-4826-8e3a-73d4a0ec7b73 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-physiotherapist-community/890d8acc-1d97-4826-8e3a-73d4a0ec7b73.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Botolph Bridge Community Health Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T09:08:11.131Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8193162 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8193162?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist, to join the Community Rehabilitation Service. The Senior Physiotherapist role is based in Peterborough and the surrounding area. You would be working as part of a community-based therapy team providing high quality rehabilitation to patients with physical disabilities in their home environment. This post will allow the successful candidate the opportunity to consolidate their community, clinical and managerial skills. You will be working within a team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Assistants, and alongside Nursing and Mental Health colleagues. The ideal candidate will have a strong team-work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under considerable pressure at times. This post is open to professionals with the right attributes to enhance a team. ### Main duties of the job Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county. You will need a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not reliable and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is able to work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional Community Rehabilitation Service to provide a high standard of care to our patients. Your role will include assessing, planning and developing specialist physiotherapist programmes for patients with a wide variety of complex needs. You will be responsible for your own caseload, prioritising referrals according to clinical need, signposting appropriately and undertaking assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using advanced, specialist clinical reasoning skills. Your role also includes supervision of junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensuring that Therapy Assistants deliver high quality patient care. *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. - To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team. - To be responsible for own caseload and undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills. - To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions, provide adaptive equipment, rehabilitation programmes, and make recommendations for minor adaptations in line with current legislation. - To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making - To provide support and education to peers, new staff, non-registered staff and students. - To supervise junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensure that Therapy Assistants deliver high quality patient care. - To be actively involved in teaching and supporting Therapy Assistants to achieve competencies. - To be accountable for a delegated caseload held by Therapy Assistants. - To prioritise all referrals according to clinical need and to allocate or signpost appropriately. - To provide a high standard of care. - To work in various community settings, this includes lone working, with access to Clinical Leads when required. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings **Desirable** - Community experience ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to work flexibly as part of a team. - Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word - Time management and prioritisation skills. **Desirable** - Understanding of clinical supervision ### Physical Requirements **Essential** - Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential. - Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments - Move and manoeuvre people and equipment ### Knowledge and Understanding **Essential** - Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others - Recognises the limits of own authority within the role - Seeks and uses professional support appropriately - Understands the principle of confidentiality **Desirable** - SystmOne ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Degree or equivalent, e.g. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the Physiotherapy profession. - Current HCPC registration - Documented evidence of own continuing professional development **Desirable** - Member of CSP ## Documents - [cpft values (pdf, 114.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1743) - [cpft benefits (pdf, 74.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2967) - [cpft accommodation (pdf, 713.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2805) - [cpft mindful employers (pdf, 51.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1744) - [employee probation period guidance (pdf, 177.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3046) - [band 6 senior physiotherapist - community jdps (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10498031) ## 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.