Physiotherapist | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
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Overview

In HCT we know rehab matters. Join us to help continue to create opportunities for our patients and staff to excel with their rehabilitation goals. We have a large community therapy team across several localities within East and North Hertfordshire who work with a variety of different patients. We are looking for a Physiotherapist to join our forward thinking and innovative team to continue to provide excellent rehabilitation to patients within their home environment. This post is part time and is a 9 months maternity cover to commence after 1 May 2026. The service runs 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm at weekends; the post holder will be expected to contribute to the weekend rota. Travel costs are covered in line with our Travel and Expenses policy.


We are committed to supporting flexible working options where possible and welcome discussions on flexible patterns to support staff work–life balance. The service covers East and North Hertfordshire and the post holder may be required to cover across all localities.


This post will close early if we reach the maximum number of applications, so early applications are encouraged.


Responsibilities

  • To be part of an integrated health and social care team. Provide clinical leadership and support to the multidisciplinary team in providing care to avoid inappropriate admissions to hospital and to support hospital discharge.
  • To provide assessments and treatment for vulnerable patients with potentially complex needs and support patient‑led goal working within the community.

Requirements / Qualifications

  • Registered Physiotherapist (alignment with local NHS requirements).
  • Valid full driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
  • Flexible working arrangements and willingness to travel across East and North Hertfordshire.

Benefits

  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
  • One of the UK's best pension schemes
  • Special Leave for family and personal reasons
  • NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
  • Eye Care Vouchers
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Discount

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible – Apply now.


Additional Information

To be part of an integrated health and social care team. To provide clinical leadership and support to the multidisciplinary team in providing care to avoid inappropriate admissions to hospital and support hospital discharge. To provide assessments, and treatment, where required for vulnerable patients with potentially complex needs. To support patient‑led goal working within the community. Please see Job description and Personal Specification for more details. Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for adaptations (font, colour, background, Read Aloud).


*Proposed interview date: 24 March 2026*



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