Physiotherapist | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	19 Mehefin 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	19 Gorffennaf 2025
Lleoliad:	Worthing, BN11 2DH
Cwmni:	Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7243756/150-MM1780-PC

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Are you an experienced and motivated physiotherapist ready to take the next step in your career?

We’re looking for a dedicated Physiotherapist to provide advanced assessment and treatmentfor a wide range of complex patients within ourMSK outpatient servicesacross Worthing, Southlands, Littlehampton Health Centre, and satellite clinics — including hydrotherapy and group classes. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract or secondment cover opportunity.

In this rewarding role, you will also have the opportunity:

To supervise, teach and appraise Band 5 physiotherapists, technicians, assistants, students, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

To support the team lead with operational management.

To participate in CPD, IST, audit, evidence-based projects, and service development projects which may include making recommendations for change in practice.

If you're passionate about delivering high-quality care, leading by example, and shaping the future of MSK physiotherapy, we want to hear from you.






To liaise with other physiotherapists as necessaryregardingpatient care and arrange outpatient /community /clinic appointments whenrequired.


To be an active member within the team and ensuregood communicationskills with other professions both verbally and in writing e.g., in the patients’ notes andbe responsible forthe writing of legal reports when necessary.


To communicate effectively with other disciplines outside the immediate team both internally and externally to ensure an ongoing multidisciplinary approach to care. This communication will be both verbal and written such as by providing clinic letters, transfer reports.


Toinitiateand maintain contacts with local and national clinical interest groups appropriate to the clinical field.


To be able to motivate others through effective communication skills.


To communicate effectively with patients with a variety of communication difficulties e.g., blind, deaf, dysphasic, and for people who do not have English as their first language, on a one-to-one level and to enable the patient to integrate in group activities. This will involve the effective use of verbal, written, pictorial, tactile and visual communication tools.


Educate patients, carers, and relevant MDT staff on a range of topics including therapeutic positioning, exercises, mobility activities and advice and education with regards to patient condition.




We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Tobe responsible forimplementing within your clinical practice, the relevant standards, and policies, including those applicable to the Trust, and wider policies and guidelines, for example set by the CSP / NICE etc.


To ensure that as an individual practitioner the post holderadvisesthe Team Lead and Physiotherapy Manager of any changes to the service to ensure quality and effectiveness of care for their patients.


To work with the physiotherapy team to provide an efficient and effective service.


Be involved in the proposal/development and implementation of departmental policies, pathways, guidelines etc.


Tocomply withfire, health & safety, universal precautions, infection control measures and all other departmental policies.


To report all complaints/incidents to the immediate senior member of staff and document accordingly.



Toidentifyareas where the service is not working as effectively or efficiently as possible and liaise with line manager, offering reasoned ideas for solutions.


To propose and make changes to working practices in consultation with the team lead where applicable. To support the ongoing development and improvements of Physiotherapy services.


To work a rostered 7-day service when implemented.

To ensure that junior members of the team are informed of developments and changes and that they work to these standards.


Toassistin the supervision of Band 5 physiotherapists, physiotherapy technicians, and physiotherapy students on clinical placements.


To share responsibility for the training of students on placement, juniors, technicians, and assistants within the clinical area. Being proactive with teaching in practical situations, assessing competencies, deliveringgood qualityin-service training.


Toparticipatein the Trust Appraisal Scheme both as an appraiser and an appraisee.


To carry out role as an appraisee by appraising staff in-line with department appraisal guidelines, at least annually and jointly helping devise learning needs,objectives, and development plans for staff.


To give staff ongoing support to aid them in achieving theirobjectives.


To have a role in organising relevant in-service training programmes and supporting its delivery


To communicate on a regular basis with staffregardingthe trust’sobjectives, plans and business developments.


To discuss expected outcomes of training and development activity with staff prior to attending training events.


To discuss outcomes with staff after attending training and development activity and toassiststaff to transfer, develop and use new skillsacquired.


Tobe responsible formaintainingown competency to practice through continued professional development activities and recording this in a portfolio and in the KSF document.


To keep abreast of all new developments which includes activities such as attending IST, relevant study days and reading current literature.


To be pro-activeregardinglearning from senior staff and peers within the department


Tomaintaina high standard of clinical care using evidence-based practices and evaluate the outcomes.



To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant clinical caseload andidentifyingsigns of serious pathology and refer on toappropriate specialists.


To undertake the comprehensive triage and assessment of patients including those with complex presentation using investigative and analytical skills. To seek guidance from Senior staff asrequiredand give guidance to junior staff.


To devise an individualised management and/or treatment plan, using clinical reasoning skills, utilising a range of treatment options and evidence-based practice.


To be able to devise and lead specialist treatments which may include group work, e.g., in-patient pulmonary rehabilitation, back class.


Todemonstratea sound understanding of clinical governance, clinical risk and todemonstratethe use of treatment plans with an evidence-based link.


Todemonstratephysical ability to carry out assessment and interventions, including highly developed manual techniques and therapeutic handling. There is sometimes a requirement to exert moderate physical effort for some periods of the day.


Tobe responsible forimplementing within your clinical practice, the relevant standards, and policies.


Todemonstratethe trust values and attitudesregardingthe management of patients and everyday working with colleagues.


To seek guidance from senior staff as required and to give guidance to more junior staff.


Tobe responsible forthe safe use of equipment used in carrying out duties, adhering to the department’s medical devices policy. This includes competence and accuracy to use equipment by yourself and other healthcare professionals, carers, and patients e.g., monitoring andmaintainingthe safety and condition of the gym equipment.


To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting, or emotional situations in an empathetic manner including patients with chronic pain presentations and psychosocial problems.


To be solely responsible for leading outpatient classes including hydrotherapy, conditioning lower limb, dynamic lower limb, back and shoulder classes.


To be able to assess and treat patients over the phone on the physio direct advice line.


Attend mandatory training updates asrequired.


Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with the line manager as part of the personal development process.


Achieve anddemonstrateagreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.


Identifyown learning needs and jointly plan training requirements with your line manager


Participate in the Trust’s appraisal process to discuss how your role will help deliver the best possible care to our patients and help to deliver any changes in service.






This advert closes on Sunday 29 Jun 2025