Senior Physiotherapist

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Domiciliary Physiotherapy Team in Newcastle upon Tyne on a 12 month temporary contract.

The Domiciliary Physiotherapy Team consists of Physiotherapists, Technical Instructors, Physio Associate Practitioners and administrative support. We offer holistic patient-centred assessment and rehabilitation to patients over the age of 18 who require their input to take place within their own home. We offer short term input aimed at achieving patient’s individual goals.

The successful candidate will receive regular supervision and in-service training and the opportunity to participate in service development.

Please discuss the option of a secondment with your line manager prior to application.

Full time hours are available (Monday to Friday- excluding Bank Holidays), but part time positions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please call to discuss.

Currently the team is based at the Kenton Centre, but the successful post holder will be expected to work citywide. Due to the nature of the post, applicants must have a full UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes.

Previous Band 6 experience would be beneficial but is not essential.

• Interview Date Tuesday 22 July 2025
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week (Part Time Hours considered)
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

• Work independently in patients’ homes across the city and surrounding areas.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments of patients with a variety of complex conditions.
• Formulate and deliver physiotherapy intervention based on evidence-based practice.
• Manage your own caseload of patients.
• Triage and prioritize patients in accordance with the service specification.
• Maintain high quality notes.
• To refer on to health, social and voluntary services as appropriate.
• Delegate work load as appropriate to other members of the team.
• Supervise and support students.
• Be an active participant in peer support and in-service training.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice to a complex patient group in the community setting.
• Senior posts are designed to consolidate and build on skills and academic knowledge gained during the first two years post graduation allowing the physiotherapist an opportunity to spend longer in specific areas of work enabling further development of more specialist clinical and managerial competencies.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.