Highly Specialist Physiotherapist and Deputy Team Lead
Posted 5 hours 18 minutes ago by NHS
The closing date is 26 February 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 (1 year Fixed term) Physiotherapist within the Camden Integrated Community Healthcare team. The team provides rehabilitation for patients in patients' own homes in North and West Camden. The team also co-ordinates the staying steady falls prevention service across Camden.
Main duties of the jobYou will provide evidence based rehabilitation physiotherapy to patients, often presenting with highly complex needs, within people's homes and supporting them to access the local community. You will supervise B6 and B5 staff within the community physiotherapy team, providing expert leadership and management. You will be working as part of a neighbourhood team with occupational therapists, district nurses and complex care team.
About usWe are a friendly and supportive organisation and you will be provided with regular supervision and opportunities for continuous professional development.
Job responsibilitiesClinical
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of work undertaken.
To work within the standards and guidelines of the trust, the team, professional services and professional body.
To undertake holistic assessment of patients, including those with complex medical and social backgrounds.
To use advanced clinical reasoning and analytical skills to provide an accurate diagnosis and/or prognosis of their condition.
To formulate, deliver and evaluate individual physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using advanced clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills.
Person Specification Education & Qualifications- Registration with HCPC as an Physiotherapist
- Degree/ Diploma Physiotherapy
- Post Registration courses e.g. ? Neurology ? Older people/elderly rehab ? Goal setting ? Student Placement Educator
- Member of CSP
- Post Graduate MSc Degree
- Membership and/or involvement in a CSP professional network
- Previous experience of working in the UK or a similar health economy as a physiotherapist.
- Previous general experience to include the following: ? Community working ? Older people/elderly rehab ? Medicine & general surgery ? Orthopaedics ? Falls ? Pain Management ? Neurology ? Dementia ? Respiratory ? Group work
- Experience of teaching students/ juniors & assistants
- Experience of completion of audit and service developments
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
- Personally and professionally responsible
- To be flexible, to motivate self and others
- The ability to work in a team
- Leadership skills and an interest in management skills
- Demonstrates flexibility, problem solving, initiative and leadership skills
- Able to demonstrate clinical and professional development
- Understanding the principles of Multi-Disciplinary Teamwork
- Understanding of the problems of disability and its effects
- Awareness of developments in NHS and service delivery and improvement
- Evidence of maintenance of a CPD portfolio
- Demonstration of knowledge of standards of practice, evidence and best practice guidelines
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of role of the physiotherapist in rehabilitation as well as the role of other professionals in MDT
- Able to demonstrate insight into the problems of disability and its effects
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the application of Health and Safety
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.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
£56,276 to £63,176 a year pro rata per annum incl. HCAS