An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the East Band 5 Physiotherapy Rotation at Sussex Community Foundation Trust (SCFT).
This recruitment is for 1 x Permanent post, and for 1 x Fixed Term post (estimated 14 months Fixed-Term dependant upon how long employment checks take). The Fixed Term post will likely be extended to permanent during the term of the contract, if this is agreeable to the successful candidate, as soon as our next Permanent vacancy arises.
If you are an ambitious, proactive Physiotherapist looking to be part of a supportive Trust, using your skills to provide excellent community care, we’d love to hear from you.
Here at SCFT our aim is to maximise opportunities for the people living in our communities to be as independent as possible in ‘what matters to them’. Our Physiotherapy teams support people to live full and active lives within their family circles, social networks, and workplace.
This supportive Band 5 Physiotherapy rotation aims to help you through the transition from student to skilled therapist and we welcome applications from new Physiotherapy graduates as well as those with previous Band 5 experience.
You will have a supervised caseload and a programme of continuing professional development to assist in your progression. The rotations enable newly qualified Physiotherapists to develop skills and competencies beyond graduate level in a variety of clinical specialties across inpatient, outpatient and community roles, and for established Band 5 Physiotherapists to extend their skills across a variety of clinical services.
Rotations Available On Our East Rotation Include
- Musculoskeletal Outpatients
- Community Therapy Team
- Community Neuro Rehabilitation
- Community Respiratory
- Intermediate Care Units (Inpatient Rehabilitation)
- Falls and Fracture Prevention
- Amputee Rehabilitation (Split Rotation with Community Therapy)
Please note that you will need to be able to drive with a full UK licence for home visits.
Hours of work for full time staff are 37.5hrs per week. Hours will primarily fall within 08:00 and 17:00 with the potential to work the hours in different arrangements in some rotations. SCFT remains committed to flexible working policies and aims to help individuals achieve a strong work/life balance.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
- Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
- Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
- Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
- Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
- Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
- Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—
Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Verity Jones Job title: Professional Lead- Physiotherapy, Adults Services Email address: verity.jones6@nhs.net Telephone number: 07484 403617
Availability
Tuesday
09:15-15:00
Wednesday
09:00-16:45
Thursday
09:15-13:00
Friday
09:00-15:45
