Senior Physiotherapist (Intermediate Care) | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

6 Fixed term Contract or Secondment. We are currently looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic part time (20 hours per week) Senior Physiotherapist to join our Intermediate Care Team in the South on a six month secondment. Base will be Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely (working as part of the discharge to assess pathway).

The role will be providing clinical therapy support to the expanding service based in Cambridgeshire and Ely locality, supporting patients across the South locality.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that patients get the best care possible in their own homes, maximising patients potential in the initial phases upon discharge from hospital in our short stay service.

Successful applicants will be expected to assist in the development of the integrated care workers to support the clinical delivery of the service and proactively work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patient flow and safety.

The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient focused, community based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital.

If you are looking for a new challenge, are dynamic, flexible and enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team making a difference in our community then you are the right person for us.

The role will be providing clinical therapy support to the expanding service based in the North supporting patients across the Cambridgeshire and Ely locality. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that patients get the best care possible in their own homes, maximising patients potential in the initial phases upon discharge from hospital in our short stay service. The service also provides therapy within our interim bed environment and supporting the prevention of hospital admissions.

Successful applicants will be expected to assist in the development of the integrated care workers to support the clinical delivery of the service and proactively work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patient flow and safety.

The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient focused, community based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital; early assessment for care needs and avoidance of hospital admission.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

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• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work
  
• To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines
  
• To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills
  
• To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate
  
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting
  
• Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately
  
• Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks
  
• To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions
  
• To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication e.g. hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain
  
• Actively involved in the development of the service/organisational aims and objectives of the Teams and the new model of care
  
• To work effectively within the team structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews
  
• To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate
  
• To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient
  
• To support with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care
  

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• Annual leave allowance 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service)
  
• Pension scheme
  
• Flexible job share opportunities
  
• Salary sacrifice schemes
  
• Staff discount schemes
  
• Professional development via the CPFT Academy which provides in-house training programmes
  
• Free on-site parking
  
• Stress awareness training
  
• Mindfulness training
  
• Counselling service
  
• Occupational health support
  

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Feb 2026