Bank Community Physiotherapist Home First Band 5

The closing date is 19 March 2026

Working ad hoc shifts for Home First in North or South Staffordshire.

The service operates 9am-8pm.

Home First was previously known as Reablement.

Work is not guaranteed we are creating a pool of bank workers.

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The post holder will provide physiotherapy assessments and treatments in a community setting. This is a dynamic post that requires the post holder to work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams/agencies. The post holder may be involved in addressing a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions; reducing length of hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of the population served to allow patients to remain in their own homes.

As a Clinician, to prevent where possible hospital admissions and support with same day hospital discharges, to maintain people in their own environment. Ultimately, to contribute to the delivery of Reablement, Rehabilitation or Recovery within the D2A pathway 1.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

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• To adhere to and apply the Health and Care Professions Councils (HCPC) standards of proficiency and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Code of Members Professional Values and Behaviour and all other relevant guidance from the Partnership Trust.
  
• To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work.
  
• To establish and maintain effective working relationships both within the Partnership Trust and with external organisations, in order to meet service requirements and support and demonstrate the Trusts equality values.
  
• To assess new service user referrals and care/support needs. Assesses service users and formulates, develops, implements and evaluates programmes of treatment /care/support for individuals, families and carers. The specialist care/support plans may include the following:
  
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  • Promoting independence/self‑management and maintaining safety
    
  • Increased functional ability
    
  • Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health
    
  • Interventions in disease/condition management
    
  • Prevention and reducing of health inequalities
    
  
  
  
• To use professional knowledge and judgment to take into account the range of care/support packages and treatment options available. To consider each service users personal circumstances and preferences in order to implement and adjust individualized programs of care and intervention.
  
• To maintain and develop skills and knowledge to deliver a range of interventions, setting an example of good practice to other team members including skill sharing.
  

To work with individuals and carers who may find it difficult to engage with the service, or aspects of the service, resulting in uncooperative or challenging behaviour that requires management strategies.

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• Degree in Physiotherapy
  

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• Relevant experience to the role including assessment and management of various conditions within the area of clinical speciality
  
• Have extensive skills and knowledge to provide assessment and treatment to patients with multiple long term and sub-acute health conditions
  

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• A sound knowledge of the management of physiotherapy especial frail elderly patients. Ability to assess, diagnose and treat patients
  
• Ability to persuade and motivate patients in order that they reach their maximum function
  

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust