Community Rotational Physiotherapist | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist to join our Community band 5 rotation. The post will include rotating into Planned Community Therapy, Community Integrated Neuro and Stroke service (CINSS) and our new and transformational One Coventry Integrated Team (OCIT). This role will enable you to develop knowledge and skills that support the future of community based rehabilitation. You will play a key role in admission prevention, hospital discharge, proactive and preventative care through rehabilitation within the community. Our team of specialist therapists strive towards facilitating independence, working closely with GPs, nursing services, social care to enable an integrated care approach. You will work closely alongside them to assess patients effectively, to understand what matters most to our patients gaining skills to develop clinically reasoned intervention that make a positive difference to the lives of the people in the community. If you want to belong to services committed to supporting with your growth and development within your role and beyond, this post is for you!

A full UK driving license is essential for this role. Please note that an international driving license is not accepted. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. This opportunity will enable you to be part of an innovative therapy team where teamwork and collaborative working are the cornerstone of effective patient centred care and staff development. You will be offered a comprehensive induction to post, a robust in-service training /peer support programme and clinical supervision from experienced and specialist Physiotherapists.

• You will assess patients in their own homes, in temporary or permanent residential or nursing care to maximise and empower rehabilitation potential, return to baseline, supporting self-management and adjustment to living life differently.
• Work as an effective team member.
• Complete effective assessments of therapeutic need.
• Establish rehabilitation prognosis.
• Set appropriate person-centred goals.
• Create collaborative plans enabling self-management, supporting a proactive and preventative agenda.
• Patient care and therapeutic intervention is supported by our unregistered workforce of dedicated Assistant Practitioners and Technical Instructors. You will play a lead role in supporting their development.
• To ensure good communication with clients and carers demonstrating sensitivity in dealing with distressed or aggressive clients.
• To liaise with other team members to ensure the seamless transfer of clients within the pathway.
• In conjunction with other professionals, to work positively towards the development of multidisciplinary, multi-agency approach to client’s care, ensuring the highest quality service.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary meetings to enable the appropriate physiotherapeutic elements are integrated in the overall client management plan.
• To assess client understanding of treatment proposals and gain valid informed consent.
• To respect and ensure the confidential nature of the communication across organisations and with patients or their representatives.
• To ensure that communication is the format that is appropriate to the situation.

• Full UK driving license is essential for this role (international driving license is not accepted).
• Immunisation and vaccination report required from either the current UK occupational health provider or UK GP.
• Experience as a Physiotherapist within community settings and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team are implied by the role description.

This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Nov 2025. Closing date information will be observed as the number of applications is reached.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is rated as good by the Care Quality Commission and is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. The Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and to creating an environment where fairness, respect, dignity and autonomy are promoted as part of the organisation’s core values. The Trust is recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation.