Physiotherapist - Community Home First Team

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 26 April 2026

We are offering an exciting opportunity as a Band 5 Physiotherapist to be part of the Home First service based in Leek with travel across North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

The Home First Team, D2A (Discharge to Access) is an integrated clinical and care and support service that provides short-term reablement intervention to enable people to maximise their independence and meet their health and social care needs.

The team also works to facilitate safe hospital discharges for patients leaving acute care, offer them nursing support in their own home environment and where possible, prevent hospital admissions. We pride ourselves on the delivery of quality care to community patients, many with complex needs.

This is a dynamic post which will be evaluated and adjusted to reflect the needs of the service, local population and feedback from users and staff. Your feedback and input will be essential to the development and shaping of the role.

Our team covers the whole of North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent providing clinical support for patients in the community to either avoid potential hospital admissions or to support people returning home through the Discharge to Access pathway following a period of acute care.

You will be required to travel independently over a large geographical area to meet the needs of the service.

The service operates between the working hours of 09:00am - 18:00pm and you will be required to work shift patterns 5 days over a 7-day week.

As a Band 5 Physiotherapist, you will work autonomously to provide physiotherapy assessments and treatments and manage your own caseload in a community setting and work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams/agencies.

As part of this role, you will be expected to:

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• Address a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions, reducing length of hospital admissions and improving health and wellbeing to allow patients to remain in their own homes.
  
• Use professional knowledge and judgment to take into account the range of care/support packages and treatment options available. To consider each service user's personal circumstances and preferences.
  
• 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.
  

Use professional knowledge, skills and experience when working in changing environments and across professional boundaries.

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please see attached for the full job description and person specification.

Please note that the duties and role requirements are accurate at the time of creating this job description. However, it is anticipated that service developments may influence the role and require reasonable change/adjustments commensurate with the role.

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• Degree in Physiotherapy
  
• Registration with HCPC
  
• Willing to participate in further training relevant to the post
  
• Evidence of further clinical study
  

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• Relevant experience to the role including assessment and management of various conditions within the area of clinical speciality
  
• Ability to manage time and caseload effectively.
  
• Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the impacts of disability.
  
• Working in a multidisciplinary team
  
• Demonstrate detailed understanding of clinical competence required in the delivery of care
  

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• Good working knowledge of Physiotherapy Care Pathways and their objectives
  
• A sound knowledge of the management of physiotherapy especially frail elderly patients. Ability to assess, diagnose and treat patients. Commitment to client centred non-discriminatory practice
  
• Ability to organise and prioritise own case load effectively
  
• Demonstrate detailed understanding of clinical competence required in the Discharge to assess in Pathway 1
  
• Understanding the wider NHS agenda and its application to the local context
  

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• Working across various locations and community settings and have the ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post
  
• Flexibility with working to enable 7 day services and two shift patterns
  
• Ability to make judgements, decisions and work well under pressure
  

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