Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
31 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Minimum of 2 years post registration experience
- Experience
Experience of working with palliative care, oncology, neurology, community or care of the elderly patients.
- Experience
Sound knowledge and application of physiotherapy assessments and interventions
- Experience
Ability to plan, implement and evaluate care
- Experience
Good communication skills, both oral and written
- Experience
Strong interpersonal skills
- Experience
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience
Organisation skills: to organise self and workload
- Experience
IT skills and a willingness to undertake supportive training to use Electronic medical notes, Teams.
- Experience
Ability to supervise, students and volunteers.
- Experience
Knowledge of clinical governance and its application
- Experience
Ability to mentor junior team members/ teaching skills
- Experience
Ability to motivate others
- Experience
Ability to operate in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Experience
Ability to demonstrate awareness of hospice and national developments related to practice
- Qualifications
Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
- Qualifications
State Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Qualifications
Evidence of post registration education
- Qualifications
Current driving licence and use of a car
- Attitude and Behaviours
Good timekeeping
- Attitude and Behaviours
Flexible approach to change, innovation and progress in the work
- Attitude and Behaviours
environment
- Attitude and Behaviours
High standard of diplomacy, integrity and reliability
- Attitude and Behaviours
Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.
- Attitude and Behaviours
Professional, confident and compassionate approach to work
- Attitude and Behaviours
Resilient practitioner with the ability to work under pressure
- Attitude and Behaviours
Willingness to undertake further study related to role.
- Attitude and Behaviours
Self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses and professional
- Attitude and Behaviours
boundaries
- Attitude and Behaviours
Willingness to provide patient centred care within the organisational pathways of care
- Attitude and Behaviours
Demonstrates commitment to St Catherines vision and values.
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Specialist palliative care experience
- Experience
Formal presentation and teaching skills
- Experience
Supervisory and appraisal skills
- Experience
Equipment assessment and provision experience
- Qualifications
Membership of ACPOPC
- Qualifications
Appropriate palliative care qualification
Job summary
Please apply for this role directly on our website, using this link -
https://stcatherineshospice.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=1f9119d1-2115-457d-8e4f-6749e6b500af
St Catherines Hospice is a respected local charity providing specialist hospice care alongside statutory service partners (GPs, District nursing etc) across West Sussex and East Surrey.
We provide care in communities across Surrey and Sussex which are richly diverse and we want to reflect that in everything we do. We celebrate and support difference and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe in the importance of what we do, share our values and want to be a part of an outstanding team building something important, wed love to hear from you.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing outstanding, person centred care to patients and those important to them!
Main duties of the job
This post is offered permanent, full time basis, working 37.5 hours per week, working Monday to Friday 8/8.30am - 4/4.30pm.
Please note, the successful candidate will be an essential car user, therefore candidates must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Are you an experienced Senior Physiotherapist that is passionate about holistic end of life care? Would you find it rewarding to provide specialist physiotherapy interventions across hospice services?
About us
If you join St Catherines, you will be joining a supportive team all working towards a big ambition: a future where everyone approaching death and those who love and care for them can access compassionate, specialist palliative and end of live care. If that sounds like something you would find fulfilling, please apply today.
We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Level 3 Leader, committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace.
Employees at St Catherines Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:
- Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays, and an opportunity to buy / sell annual leave days. Plus we offer a day off for volunteering & moving house.
- Generous Pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension.
- Life Assurance Scheme, Counselling Offering, and a range of discounts.
- Enhanced maternity and adoption pay.
Details
- Date posted: 26 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £37,016.66 to £45,572.86 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: B0271-VA269
- Job locations: St. Catherines Hospice, Grace Holland Avenue, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9SL, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
This role works across our hospice services, including the Inpatient Unit, Community settings and the Wellbeing Centre, supporting patients to maintain comfort, function and quality of life.
We are seeking a confident communicator and leader to work with the team ensuring care is delivered safely, compassionately and to a consistently high standard.
Senior Physiotherapy role brings:
- High standards of holistic and individualised patient care, embracing the hospice's vision and values
- Assess, plan and implement a wide range of interventions
- Plan, deliver and evaluate physiotherapyled exercise and education groups within the Wellbeing Centre
- Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of interventions
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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This advert is for Senior Physiotherapist with St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley, England. It is listed as a Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £37016.66 to £45572.86. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Sep 2026.
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