Job Summary
Join our team we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. You will be a supported and valued member of a team who always strive to give the quality of service you would like to receive yourself. The team will involve you in development and supervision, team building and support networks.
The teams operate 7 days a week between the hours of 07.30- 18.30 shift times are variable, i.e. 07:30 15.30, 08:30 16:40, 10:30 18.30, You will be supported to work flexibly within these hours.
This post is permanent for 25.5 hours per week.
We can offer you regular CPD and clinical supervision, a comprehensive in-service training programme, support from experienced senior physiotherapists and a structure offering career mobility, coaching and/or mentoring. You will be involved in development and supervision, team building and support networks.
As a Team we offer career progression opportunities, skills training, access to LGBT, BAME, Disability and Carers forums, wellbeing and support programmes. We consider flexible working opportunities to help you get your work/life balance right. The team ethos is to enable and support people to remain in their own home as first alternative to inpatient admission. Collaboration and problem solving is key.
You will be involved in team meetings, clinical audit, staff management and team development. Working with the team leaders, your input is a valuable part of the teams work.
Main duties of the job
What will I be doing?
Your typical working day will include coordinating and supporting the Wyre Forest and your own caseload, you will triage and allocate planned and unplanned visit requests for physiotherapy interventions. You will clinically supervise the Wyre Forest Physiotherapy integrated team and support the clinical overview of the integrated work across the Neighbourhood teams.
This may involve urgent response assessment as part of the teams admission avoidance remit, supporting complex hospital discharges including trauma and orthopaedic brace management and planning domiciliary interventions to facilitate independent living. You will work alongside nursing and OT colleagues in the same team. The role includes clinically supporting the workforce, mentoring new and existing staff, supporting with complex clinical issues and supporting operational delivery of the service.
Also to include mentoring student physios and as we have close links with Worcester and Birmingham universities in support of these student placements.
About Us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of supportive staff networks
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our website.
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Details
Date posted
25 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata for part time
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
C9798-1497
Job locations
Gemini House
Stourport Road
Kidderminster
DY11 7QL
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of physiotherapy in relevant areas
Essential
Skills & Abilities
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
- HPC registration
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses / CPD maintained in portfolio
Experience
Essential
- Significant post graduate experience including work in a variety of specialities
- Experience of supervision of junior staff or students
- Experience of delegation to qualified / unqualified staff
- Experience of audit
Desirable
- Experience within relevant clinical field
Additional criteria
Essential
- Confident and enthusiastic.
- Reliable and flexible.
- Commitment to personal and team development.
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Confident and enthusiastic.
- Reliable and flexible.
- Commitment to personal and team development.
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Gemini House
Stourport Road
Kidderminster
DY11 7QL
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Gemini House
Stourport Road
Kidderminster
DY11 7QL
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
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