Senior Rotational Physiotherapist

Job overview

We are looking for Physiotherapists to join our Band 6 Rotation with a strong focus on rehabilitation across Community Therapy Services (CTS), Mental Health Inpatients, Home First and Community Children's Integrated Therapies. This role is ideally suited to Physiotherapists who are keen to further develop their clinical skills and experience across diverse service areas. We welcome applications from current Band 6s or experienced Band 5s ready to progress.

You will join either the rotation in the Home First service or Community Children's Integrated Therapies.

Home First Oxfordshire is a countywide service that brings three important services together, all of which are carried out by social and health care teams in partnership with carefully selected care providers.

The Community Children's Integrated Therapy service provides Physiotherapy for children in their homes and in schools and the role is based in Oxford City.

This variety of experience will provide you with a breadth of knowledge and clinical skills, as well as developing your managerial and service development skills.

We will require you to be able to travel across Oxfordshire for both of these roles.

Applicants must have a full valid  UK driving license and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Main duties of the job

This is a rotational post across different clinical areas within Oxford Health, where you will provide a high standard of Physiotherapy assessment and treatment to the population of Oxfordshire in various community and inpatient settings. The rotations take place across multiple services, with potential to expand into additional clinical areas in the future.

• To deliver a safe and effective rehabilitative patient care, working in partnership with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team within the community and acute sectors
• Provide safe, effective reablement and rehabilitation in patient's own homes across Oxfordshire.
• Assess, plan, and deliver patient-specific care.
• Communicate clearly, document accurately, and manage risk.
• Support audits, infection control, and governance standards.
• Supervise staff and students; manage resources and KPIs.
• Contribute to service improvements and protocol development.
• Ensure safety of patients, staff, and property.
• Act as role model; promote evidence-based practice.
• Provide specialist advice and training.

These roles reflect our AHP Strategy’s ambition to: - Empower professionals through development and leadership - Reduce inequalities with inclusive, person-centred care - Drive improvement through co-production and innovation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Deliver safe, effective, patient-centred rehabilitation care in partnership with the MDT.
• Work flexibly across settings (community, acute, weekends, extended hours) to meet service needs.
• Collaborate with MDTs to optimise care packages and patient outcomes.
• Monitor progress, adapt treatment plans, and develop effective discharge and ongoing care arrangements.
• Manage clinical risk, maintain accurate documentation, and uphold governance, safeguarding, and infection control standards.
• Supervise and support junior staff, students, and assistants, contributing to team development and service delivery.
• You may be required to work evenings and weekends on occasion with prior notice.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.